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There is a short answer to the question: 'Is gin bad for your liver?' 'Yes it can be.' As with any alcohol, you should drink gin in moderation.There are definitely serious dangers associated with excessive alcohol consumption.Follow the guidelinesThe World Health Organisation (WHO) advises people: to keep to strict daily limits (a maximum of two units for women and three for men)not to drink more than four units at any one time and to give yourself at least one day off the booze each week …

What is the best way to drink gin - or how do you taste gin like a pro?The simple answer is to use your nose as well as your tongue, to use all of your tongue's tastebuds - and to really concentrate on your experience. Keep these tips in mind - and you'll start to get way more from your gin tasting.This is the advice we offer during the York Gin Tasting Experience in our 16th Century shop in York. Invariably, attendees tell us the tasting tips we provide fundamentally change the way they dr …

How to choose the best gin - the perfect gin for you? You need to work out which tastes you love best, what your budget is, your emotional response to gin brands, how seriously you take sustainability, and your reaction to the design of the bottle and label.Even average pubs have 50+ types of gin to choose from. And they’re usually mainly from the big distillers. Include small distilleries like York Gin and there are literally thousands of gins to choose from, especially when you consider t …

Here’s the advice we gave gin and tonic drinkers at the start of the Covid crisis back in 2020. Most is still true.Coronavirus or Covid gin and tonic basicsWash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water. Make sure you rinse your hands thoroughly because a soapy G&T is not a good G&T.And - if you’re wearing a mask - remember to take it off while you're drinking your G&T.IngredientsA very good quality gin, such as any of the York Gin range. To keep up morale, you don’t wan …