Английская Википедия:Dutch courage

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Dutch courage, also known as pot-valiance or liquid courage, refers to courage gained from intoxication with alcohol.Шаблон:R

History

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The popular story dates the etymology of the term Dutch courage to English soldiers fighting in the Anglo-Dutch WarsШаблон:R (1652–1674) and perhaps as early as the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). One version states that jenever (or Dutch gin) was used by English soldiers for its calming effects before battle, and for its purported warming properties on the body in cold weather. Another version has it that English soldiers noted the bravery-inducing effects of jenever on Dutch soldiers.Шаблон:R

Gin is a Dutch invention, and was first distilled in Holland in the 16th century. The flavouring in gin comes from juniper berries. The Dutch word for 'juniper' is 'jenever', which got Anglicised to 'ginever' and then finally to 'gin'.Шаблон:R Gin would go on to become popular in Britain thanks to King William III of England (William of Orange, Шаблон:Reign), who was also Stadtholder of the Netherlands.

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Further reading

  • Discovery Channel's "How Do They Do It"
  • Andrews, S (2007). "Textbook Of Food & Beverage Management", Tata McGraw-Hill (264).