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This gin history gives you the story of our favourite spirit without going into too much detail.You don’t need to know any history to enjoy our little story. And, after reading it, you'll appreciate your modern gin and tonic a little more – how it's made in a nice clean distillery rather than a slum, and without the addition of sulphuric acid! Let’s all raise a toast to our modern delicious gin – and how far it has come in its 300-year history.And if just the thought of gin's history makes you t …

The two things you need for a drink to be described as ‘gin’ are: alcohol (gin needs to be at least 37.5% ABV - alcohol by volume), and the predominant taste needs to be juniper. So once these minimum requirements are met, a gin maker is free to do lots of interesting things with this spirit. Gin makers use all kinds of extra botanicals to create weird wonderful flavours.  The most popular of these include citrus, coriander and cardamom.  But there’s seemingly no end …

What is the difference between gin and gin liqueur? The major difference between gin and gin liqueurs is that gin liqueurs have more sugar and a lower alcohol content than proper gin. While gin must have a minimum 37.5% ABV (alcohol by volume), gin liqueurs are usually closer to 20%. Gin liqueurs tend to be cheaper than full-strength gin (because there is less alcohol duty for the maker to pay). As with full-strength gin, there is a huge range of flavours - lots of fruit flavours and even &lsquo …

York City fans can now raise a toast to their old ground while they await their first match in their new digs - with a bottle of ‘Farewell Bootham Crescent’ charity gin.Each bottle of a limited run of 89 bottles unique bottles sold out within minutes of going on sale.Bottles marking the club's whole history at the ground are still on sale in the York Gin shopThe normal York Gin logo has been replaced with illustrations from the ground’s history by award-winning artist Chrissy Moon, and the motto …

This is the gin quiz for you if love gin trivia, history and gin quotes.Why not sit down with a G&T - and try your hand at some or all of the questions. Or invite family and friends for a Zoom Gin Quiz? We recommend York Gin London Dry for a classic G&T or York Gin Roman Fruit for a fruity version.There are three sections to this gin quiz: Gin history and factsGin quotesYork Gin triviaYou don't have to try all the questions or all the sections. It's all just for fun.The questi …