Bathtub Gin as performed by Phish Performances History Lyrics Jam Chart Artist Bathtub Gin was played at 15.42% of live Phish shows. It was last played September 13, 2025, which was 6 shows ago. There have been 1,835 shows since the live debut.
"Bathtub Gin" has been played approximately once every 6.5 shows. Since its debut, "Bathtub Gin" has been played, on average, once every 5.7. Bathtub gin refers to any style of homemade spirit made in amateur conditions.
The term first appeared in 1920, in the prohibition in the United States, in reference to the poor. In the American Prohibition era, people turned to making what they called "bathtub gin." Here's the history behind that unique booze explained. HAPPY 30th ANNIVERSARY!One of the most beautiful jam segments in the entire Phish repertoire.
Gets me every time. As the jam takes off around the 7:00 mark. A bathtub had an ideal size to produce a larger amount of macerated gin at once, hence the name "Bathtub Gin." At this time, the typical materials of bathtubs were either ceramic or metal.
Both of them were ideal for the task described above. People used bathtubs or bathtub. I run to the Riverport Gin regularly.
Just gets my blood pumping every time Reply reply RiverportGin. Phish song played by Dave and Trey on the 2003-04 Dave Matthews and Friends tour. "Bathtub Gin" originally appears on Phish's 1990 album Lawn Boy.
Bathtub Gins (also known as compound gins) are not actually made in bathtubs. Whereas most gins add juniper and other botanicals through distillation, these gins add the botanicals by simply macerating them in a neutral spirit and then filtering them out. Because of that, bathtub gin tends to have a golden hue to it.
The bathtub style refers to a gin where all of the botanicals are added via. The majority of the versions stayed within the relative framework of the typical Gin jam, making exceptions like 8/13/93, 12/5/95 and 12/29/95 all that more special. By Fall 1996 Gin was delivering major highlights regularly and by 1997 it could be counted on as a jam vehicle nearly every time out.
Gin flourished throughout London during the era when bathtub distillation was prevalent and regulations transformed its accessibility and affordability. The Gin Craze The Gin Craze saw the rise of bathtub gin and illegal production, impacting society and public health. It was a turbulent time for British gin as it made its mark in history.