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Here is a list of rubbish Christmas cracker jokes you can enjoy with your festive G&T. Here is a list of the world's worst Christmas Cracker jokes to tell over the dinner table. And please consider buying some York Gin (we're not joking when we say it's some of the very best gin in the world). The Worst Christmas Cracker Jokes and Puns When is a boat just like snow?When it’s adrift. What happens to naughty elves?Santa gives them the sack. Who delivers presents to cats?Santa Paws. How …

Our brand-new lemon curd from Bessie's Yorkshire Preserves is terrific on toast in the morning - and makes a marvellous Martini later in the day. The York Gin Lemon Curd Martini is really easy to make - even if you don’t have any cocktail-making kit. Here’s how: A. Add ice, a double measure of gin and a heaped teaspoon of Bessie’s lemon curd in a cocktail maker. (A jar with a lid is just as good.) B. Put the lid on and shake for 15 to 20 seconds. C. Strain into a Martini glass …

July's Independent of the Month: York Gin at The Exhibition Hotel York We are delighted to be working with the fantastic Exhibition Hotel York for July's Deal of the Month. Here’s how it works: Buy any 70cl bottle  from our York Gin shop on Pavement and we’ll give you a receipt that entitles you to 10% off York Gin Mediterranean Lemon at The Exhibition Hotel York (we recommend it served in a copa glass with Fever Tree Raspberry soda – perfect for summer!). Likewise, if you …

Wine & Crisp Pairing a Huge Hit. Join Us Next Time This Thursday, the newly opened Wine & Crisps Pairing Evening at York Distillery – located in the cool, speakeasy-style Middleton’s Hotel – was an absolute hit! Hosted by WSET-qualified wine expert Emma Moore, the event brought a refreshingly playful twist to wine tasting, pairing six wines with six varieties of crisps. Guests enjoyed three reds, two whites, and a fizz matched with everything from hand-cooked artisan cr …

World Gin Day is a global celebration of gin, held each year on the second Saturday of June. World Gin Day 2025 is on Saturday 14 June.  The first event was held in 2009. World Gin Day events happen in over 30 countries - with the details of events available on the World Gin Day website The idea is to celebrate gin - in a G&T, in cocktails or neat.  We've collected some easy-to-make gin cocktails - why not give them a try? They're truly delicious - and you don't need any …