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Our London Dry gin has been named Best Gin at Good Housekeeping’s Annual Gin Taste Test 2023.Nearly 100 of the world’s best gins were whittled down to 23 that “no bar trolley should be without” by a panel of accredited gin experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute.Of those 23 best gins, York Gin London Dry came joint top along with the East London Liquor Company’s London Dry, with the top mark awarded in the contest - of 89/100.This annual taste test pits titans of the premium and super-pr …

York Gin is exhibiting at the UK’s top gin festival this summer.Junipalooza at London’s Tobacco Dock brings together dozens of the world’s top craft gin makers.Gin lovers get to meet the people who own and make the gins and are treated to exhibitions, talks and shows at what is the UK’s top gin festival.One of the things that sets Junipalooza apart is the Meet the Makers aspect. Guests actually meet the people who make the gins and own the brands. It’s unlike any other gin festival!Our Mast …

The York Gin shop has won Retailer of the Year at the Visit York Tourism Awards 2023.This is the third time the shop on Pavement has won the title - we’re starting to think the team are doing something right!The shop is in the Tudor St Thomas Herbert’s House - one of the most photographed buildings in York. It’s just opposite the medieval Shambles shopping street right in the heart of historic York.The judges loved the experience of our shop - the levels of service, the expertise of the tea …

Flying Scotsman Gin - celebrating 100 years of the famous locomotive - is now available to buy online.You can now buy this gin on the Science Museum websiteThe gin is a collaboration between York's National Railway Museum and York Gin. The gin is inspired by the route from Edinburgh Waverley station to Kings Cross station. The Flying Scotsman used to stop in York station for half an hour for lunch.Gin-spired by the Flying Scotsman routeIts botanicals include Scottish heather, York …

What is Easter Gin?Easter Gin is any gin with flavours of either chocolate or hot cross buns. Chocolate Eggs ... and Chocolate Gin? Easter time is definitely the time for overindulging chocolate - with Easter eggs the most popular treat on Easter Sunday. But there are quite a few chocolate or cocoa gins on the market now. These include York Gin Chocolate & Orange, a gold medal winner at the New York Spirits Competition. York has a history of chocolate making going ba …