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Why is there no English distilled national drink?

Got anything English? Gin, vodka and whisky — Got anything English? Photograph: David Sillitoe

The Scots have whisky, the Irish whiskey, the French brandy, Germans schnapps, Italians grappa ... Why is there no English distilled national drink?

Chris Bloor, Langley Park, Co Durham

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