27 APRIL 1934, Page 19

GIN AND GENEVA

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] " A Spectator's Notebook " Janus writes in con- nexion with geographical names for wines, .&c. : " Gin no longer has any special association with Geneva." Has it ever had any ? Gin, a spirit flavoured with juniper berries, is called in French genievre, meaning juniper. Geneva, as the Dutch call it, is derived from genievre.—I am, Sir, &c.,