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Find out what a garnish for gin and tonic actually is, how to match them with your favourite gins - and which weird and wonderful garnishes are out there, waiting to be tried!What is a garnish? The garnish is the fruit, herb or even vegetable that’s added to your gin and tonic.What does a garnish do?The gin garnish serves one of two (or potentially three) purposes: To harmonise with the gin – accentuating a flavour that’s already in the ginTo balance the gin – by adding a flavour that’s no …

York Gin has created a new premium gin for York Minster.The gin - made with herbs from the Minster's very own park along with York Minster Rose petals - is exclusively on sale in the Minster's gift shop.Leaves from the Artemisia arborescens tree in the Minster’s Dean’s Park, and York Minster Rose petals give this London Dry gin its unique character, rooted in the ancient city.The rose - a creamy white flower - provides a nod to the Minster’s Rose Window originally constructed over five centuries …

We've collaborated with the National Railway Museum to make a premium gin for the Flying Scotsman in time for its centenary in 2023.The gin's strength is 39.3% - mirroring the 393-mile journey from London to Edinburgh. Its botanicals (the ingredients flavouring the gin) are inspired by the Scotsman's route. They include Scottish heather, Yorkshire lavender (it stopped in York for lunch!) and black pepper (London was the end of the Spice Route).(Pic: Tom Mackie, Group Retail Operations …

We’re a bit concerned that the jokes in our Gin and Tonic crackers are a bit too funny.We panicked when we decided to make crackers this year - and used some actually quite good jokes from The York Gin Book of Gin Jokes, Puns and Quotes. Of course, on reflection we should have remembered that the tradition of Christmas crackers is to include jokes that raise only groans, not smiles or - heaven forbid - laughs.The ones we've used include:'Walk a mile in my shoes and you'll end up in a gin bar'And …

Which is the best Christmas gin?York Gin Spiced Apple was very popular in 2022 and York Gin Chocolate & Orange is always a Christmas favourite - inspired by York invention, the Terry's Chocolate Orange, the taste of Christmas.Buy York Gin Chocolate & OrangeThese were part of our Flavoured Gin Range - these gins are becoming increasingly popular: Our Mediterranean Lemon is also a real hit.Here's what we said about the launch of the spiced apple gin,We have launched a limite …