Forget your usual gin and tonic – how about a gin tattoo instead?
Gin, a distilled grain alcohol with juniper berries, has its origins in the 11th century AD where it was used used as a medicine for hundreds of years.
Gin came to be known as such through several translations from Old English, French and Dutch words, going all the way back to the Latin juniperus – the word for juniper.
These days, it’s not recommended to self-medicate with alcohol, and yet gin is more popular than ever. There are a wide variety of gin brands now available which offer gin flavoured with other botanicals, fruits, or spices. There is, however, a legal defintion as to what can be considered gin – click here to read more.
World Gin Day falls on the second Saturday in June, but don’t let that deter you from imbibing. Let’s toast to whatever we please with these gin tattoos.
Neo trad rose and gin bottle tattoo by @beckyoq
Sparkly kawaii gin and tonic with lime slices tattoo by @keelyglitters
Dutch courage. Gin and tonic tattoo by @bendaviestattooer
Neo trad flamingo in a gin and berries drink tattoo by @joannalynnetattoo
Neo trad old fashioned gin tattoo by @_kaitlingreenwood
Neo trad gin and tonic tattoo by @jodydawber
Hendricks gin and cucumber slices tattoo by @michelle_tattooer
Graphic abstract gin and tonic tattoo by @mambotattooer
Traditional style gin bottle tattoo by @eisentraeger_
Happy kawaii gin and tonic tattoo by @nicole_draeger
Neo trad gin bottle tattoo by @adam_grdnr_tattoo
Drunk pink elephant and gin bottle tattoo by @sarahktattoo
Gin bottle and fruits tattoo by @josharch
Gin & tonic love hearts tattoo by @juliaseizure
Gin and lemon slices tattoo by @jodydawber
Drink more gin. Gin and tonic tattoo by @gregscotttattoos
Sparkly kawaii gin and tonic with lemon slices tattoo by @keelyglitters
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