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Old Tom is a sweetened style of gin - often flavoured with liquorice. Popular in the 18th and 19th Centuries, the flavourings were used to disguise its frequently very poor quality. During the 1700s and 1800s, health and safety checks were not as vigorous as they are today. And let’s just say gin could be a pretty rough drink. It was not unknown to contain sulphuric acid. In the 20th Century, Old Tom went out of fashion. But in the second and third decades of the 21st Century, Old Tom has …

The York Gin shop is offering a £1 discount for anyone wearing Christmas clothes and accessories - including angel’s wings, reindeer antlers and festive earrings. It will even give the ‘Santa Clause’ discount on gin for anyone wearing a real or fake long white beard. And dressed-up pets like York Gin dog, Inigo (pictured) count as part of the discount scheme, too. We want to get as many people as possible into the Christmas spirit at a difficult time for many.Customers can either take the disc …

A new Gin Bottle Refill Scheme in the York Gin shop reduces carbon emissions and makes the company more sustainable. It reduces the number of bottles produced - which is great for the environment. The gin bottle refill scheme encourages customers to re-use bottles they’ve already used and cleaned.Customers can bring any 70cl spirits bottle to the refill station at York Gin, Pavement. To encourage take up of the scheme, customers get a £5 discount. So it's great for the planet and great …

The York Gin shop on Pavement in the historic centre of the city has been shortlisted for a major prize.The shop - in the 16th Century Sir Thomas Herbert's House on Pavement - is up for Retailer of the Year at the Visit York Tourism Awards 2023.The shop holds the title of Shop of the Year from the city's 2022 awards.We're absolutely delighted to be up for the award again.Fellow finalists are Potions Cauldron, Antiques Centre York & Avorium. The awards ceremony will take place at the cit …

Stradivarius Gin to be won by best-dressed punter as famous horse attempts record at city’s racecourseYork Gin have made a unique ‘Stradivarius Edition’ bottle of gin to mark the famous racehorse’s attempt to win for a seventh time in a row at the city’s Ebor Festival on Friday.The bottle of York Gin London Dry has a specially-printed label in the horse’s famous yellow and black colours. Engraving is by York's PurePalletsYork Racecourse is asking fans to come along wearing outfits inspired by th …