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Following the recent botched break-in at the York Gin shop, we have coined a new gin pun - gincompetent.Here are the details.Gincompetent, n.Inability to do something correctly with particular reference to gin.Eg A gincompetent burglar broke into the York Gin shop, ignored prominent signs warning that no gin was kept in the shop - and stole three display bottles of water distilled with vinegar.See Also GineptitudeThis follows the news that a man damaged two windows of our Tudor 450-year-old shop …

Our rhubarb gin has won a Silver medal at the World Gin Awards 2024.York Gin Rhubarb is already one of the prestigious Gin Guide's top rhubarb gins.Winning Silver in the Flavoured Gins category of the awards is further proof that this rhubarb gin is one of the top versions around.Buy a bottle of York Gin RhubarbThe gin took our distillers over a year to develop and perfect. They found the flavour a real challenge to work with - wanting to create a gin that wasn't too sweet but also avoided the t …

For this year's York Residents Festival, we have three different offers, including free drinks!The festival, on the weekend of 27 and 28 January, is a chance for York's businesses to treat the people who actually live here.Here are the exclusive offers from York Gin for residents:Free gin!You'll get a FREE Chocolate & Orange miniature bottle with any gin purchases over £30.Free hot mulled drinks!Dry January alcohol-free mulled drinks are FREE to residents. (£2 for non-residents.)Add a shot o …

What is Ginuary? And why would you care?Ginuary is a celebration of gin during the month of January with sales, offers and bargains. And it has its own hashtag - #ginuary. Ginuary is a counterpoint to Dry January or Dryanuary. Rather than a campaigning for people to stop drinking during January, Ginuary - or Dry Ginuary - provides reasons to drink gin (in moderation.) Shop for York Gin hereIndeed, we would argue that the idea behind Ginuary is that you shouldn't overindulge durin …

York Gin are offering free advice for people who don't know what to do with the Christmas booze they've been given.Our experts will be on hand after Christmas.People just need to message us on Facebook or Instagram with details of their alcoholic gifts with #xmasbooze - and they'll get a reply with delicious cocktail ideas.We're always a bit bored after Christmas so we're happy to help people get the most from their festive booze.We're expecting most questions about what to do with Adv …