 However, since distillation requires closed distillation apparatus and cannot be accomplished in an open vessel such as a bathtub, stories of distilled alcoholic products produced in an open bathtub are likely untrue.Many gin cocktails owe their existence to bathtub gin, as they were also created in order to mask the unpleasant taste.Bathtub Gin is also the name for a gin brand produced by Ableforth's in the United Kingdom.