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Gin-loving train travellers on the country’s East Coast mainline have a new reason to stop at York station - gin tastings.The hour-long events in the station’s York Gin shop on the main concourse include tasters of six different gins and two full G&Ts.Experts teach tips on tasing gin like a pro and share gin’s amazing stories and legends. They’re billed as ‘fun, fascinating and delicious’.More info and bookYork is almost equidistant from London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley on the East Coas …

We have launched our new Sparkly Christmas Gin Tastings!What better way to get in the festive mood than a gin tasting in one of the UK’s most Christmassy cities?The Sparkly York Gin Christmas Tasting is a festive, fun, fascinating and sparkly treat in the beautiful home of York Gin.As well as a Christmas gin cocktail (with edible gold!), you’ll taste the whole York Gin range, learn lots and laugh lots.Here’s what you get with the hour-long Sparkly York Gin Christmas Tasting: Welcome cocktail 'F …

In the York Gin shop, we encourage customers to really taste the gins we give them to sample. We must be doing something right - we're officially the best shop in York!And you can use the advice we give in the shop to get the most out of your gin drinking. You can also use these principles if you want to run your own gin-tasting session.Be warned – if you follow these steps, gin drinking will never be the same!The four steps1 Open the bottle and use your noseA large proportion of your experience …