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This is the gin quiz for you if love gin trivia, history and gin quotes.Why not sit down with a G&T - and try your hand at some or all of the questions. Or invite family and friends for a Zoom Gin Quiz? We recommend York Gin London Dry for a classic G&T or York Gin Roman Fruit for a fruity version.There are three sections to this gin quiz: Gin history and factsGin quotesYork Gin triviaYou don't have to try all the questions or all the sections. It's all just for fun.The questi …

We’re delighted to announce our new partnership with YorkMix Radio.York Gin are sponsoring the station’s entire weekend output.The move comes after our successful sponsorship of XmasMix Radio over Christmas 2020.We’re so happy to be supporting the new local radio station for York and North Yorkshire, and hope many of our local customers will give the new station a listen.We loved Minster FM until it was closed in 2020, and have supported YorkMix from very early in York Gin’s history.The fabulous …

What is the best way to drink gin - or how do you taste gin like a pro?The simple answer is to use your nose as well as your tongue, to use all of your tongue's tastebuds - and to really concentrate on your experience. Keep these tips in mind - and you'll start to get way more from your gin tasting.This is the advice we offer during the York Gin Tasting Experience in our 16th Century shop in York. Invariably, attendees tell us the tasting tips we provide fundamentally change the way they dr …

How to choose the best gin - the perfect gin for you? You need to work out which tastes you love best, what your budget is, your emotional response to gin brands, how seriously you take sustainability, and your reaction to the design of the bottle and label.Even average pubs have 50+ types of gin to choose from. And they’re usually mainly from the big distillers. Include small distilleries like York Gin and there are literally thousands of gins to choose from, especially when you consider t …

This was our statement when we launched York Gin Chocolate & Orange(It's still part of the York Gin range.  Buy a bottle here)We've launched a new Chocolate & Orange gin in time for Christmas in our home city where the original Terry's Chocolate Orange was invented.The full-strength chocolate and orange gin is made in the York Gin distillery - only two miles from where the Terry’s Chocolate Orange was made.The Chocolate Orange was invented and manufactured in York’s Terry’s cho …