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The new permanent member of our premium gin range has won its very first award.York Gin Mediterranean Lemon has just won a Silver at the World Gin Awards 2023.According to The Gin Guide to Lemon Gins, it is one of the best lemon gins around - and one of the best citrus gins.You can order a bottle from our online shop hereIt is a joyous celebration of a quintessential botanical of English gin from the 18th Century until today.We absolutely pack this gin with lemons from the sun-kissed Medite …

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 …

Here is a list of rubbish Christmas cracker jokes you can enjoy - whether or not you bought our G&T crackers this year.We didn't include any jokes in our crackers this year - so here is a list of the world's worst Christmas Cracker jokes to tell over the dinner table. And please consider buying some York Gin (we're not joking when we say it's some of the very best gin in the world).The Worst Christmas Cracker Jokes and PunsWhen is a boat just like snow?When it’s adrift.What happens to n …