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- ↑ British History Online : 'Clerkenwell Road', in Survey of London: Volume 46, South and East Clerkenwell, ed. Philip Temple (London, 2008), pp. 385-406.
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- ↑ "Review: Booth's Recipe No. 1 Finest Dry Gin Cask Mellowed". 3 April 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Diageo sells portfolio of brands to Sazerac". 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ↑ "Booth's Finest Old Dry Gin - Returns!!!". summerfruitcup.wordpress.com. 15 July 2022.
