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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 …

Do any gins have a Latin motto? Yes: York Gin Roman Fruit's Latin motto is: Veni, Vidi, Bibi - I came, I saw, I drank.York was founded by the Romans in AD71. Over 2,000 years later, we created a gin to celebrate this fact.The gin's motto is a twist on Julius Caesar’s slightly more famous boast, ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici’ (‘I came, I saw, I conquered’).You can buy a bottle of York Gin Roman Fruit in our online shopThe History of York Gin Roman FruitWe plundered Ancient Roman Britain to bring hi …