It is a popular name for the locally-distilled gin, known as akpeteshie.
The glamour of these new establishments, according to most accounts, lured in curious laborers, which led to another wave of gin-drinking.
The cotton produced on the farm would generate some revenue, and the ancillary enterprises (gin, warehouse and marketing association) would generate supplemental income.
He counted gin-shops, keeping the score by notching a tally-stick.
