Trivia: London went through what alcohol-induced phase during the 18th century?
Prohibition
Wine Mania
Ale Fever
Gin Craze
The correct answer is Gin Craze
So why is this answer correct? : Eighteenth-century Londoners went through a phase — they craved gin and lots of it. Popularly called “the mother’s ruin” at the time, Londoners (and many other folks from throughout England) drank so much gin that the first half of the century is now known as the “Gin Craze.” By 1730, there were around 7,000 gin shops in London alone, but this unsurprisingly led to bad habits for many. The 1751 Gin Act prohibited distillers from selling to non-licensed merchants and increased the fees for smaller shops, which helped with quality control and overconsumption.