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First Bus York is offering a new group ticket and free cans of York Gin & Tonic to welcome people back into the city centre.The First Taste of Freedom ticket costs just £5 for up to five people to travel together on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday (and Bank Holidays) using the First Bus app. A single ticket normally costs £2.As an extra bonus, two of York Gin’s newly-launched range of canned G&Ts can be enjoyed with every First Taste of Freedom ticket. The campaign starts on Friday 21 May.T …

York Gin has been named ‘England Gin Distillery of the Year’ at the New York International Spirits Competition 2021.York Gin Chocolate & Orange also won a gold medal - its first since it was launched just before Christmas.The competition received over 1,400 entries from 39 countries. It is respected around the world because all its judges work in the spirits trade full time so they have a clear understanding of what customers want.'Carrying the flag for Yorkshire'Our Master Distiller Harry …

The price of a 70cl bottle of gin in the UK can range from the low to mid teens for supermarket and mass market brands through the £30 to £50 range for small batch ‘craft’ gins to well over £100 for specialist bottles.Things to watch out for:50cl bottles: Don’t be fooled by the lower price for the smaller bottle. You’re getting a lot less gin!Gin liqueurs: These drinks have much less alcohol content. As a result the maker has to pay less duty - so they can charge less. Some question wh …

Yes - gin a type of alcoholic spirit along with others such as rum, vodka, rum, whisky, brandy etc. In the UK, it must be at least 37.5% ABV (alcohol by volume). And juniper must be its main flavour.Gin starts life as a neutral spirit (often grain spirit) and it is then distilled with botanicals (which must include juniper and often include other things such as lemon peel, cardamom and coriander).In recent years, more exotic botanicals such as seaweed, cocoa nibs and all manner of fruits have be …

Best gins: York Gin make two of them after a double World Gin Awards win.York’s reputation as a leading gin maker has been bolstered after the city’s gin company won two Best in England titles at the prestigious World Gin Awards 2021York Gin Old Tom - a collaboration with the Michelin-starred Star Inn, Harome, - won the Best English Old Tom title for the second year in a row.Respected gin reviewers, The Spirits Kiosk have previously said York Gin Old Tom is ‘one of the best gins in the world’ …