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Halloween cocktails are the adult equivalent of Trick or Treat. All these spooky cocktails are a real Treat. We’ve made these with our new limited edition Halloween gin - Mad Alice’s Bloody Orange Gin. It’s getting rave reviews and the bottles are selling fast.  You can buy a bottle here. York Spritz (Spirits..!) 50ml Mad Alice’s Bloody Orange gin 75ml fresh grapefruit juice or Grenadine (for a blood red cocktail) 15ml fresh lemon juice Topped with soda  …

Join York’s spookiest and tastiest tour this Halloween-time with award-winning guide Mad Alice at 6pm on 23rd October, starting at the Mansion House.Mad Alice - ‘one of Britain’s top tour guides’ - will uncover centuries-old secrets of the haunted Lord Mayor’s Mansion House and its spookiest surrounding streets.The one-off tour starts and ends at the Mansion House as Alice terrifies and entertains her guests in equal measure. Tickets - supporting local charities - are selling fast. There’s only …

A scary tour guide in 'Europe's most haunted city' has launched a 'bloodthirsty' Halloween gin in time for spooky season.We've teamed up with 'Mad Alice' and her Bloody Tour of York to create a 'Bloody Orange' gin.Several nights each week, Mad Alice takes guests on a walking tour of York's centuries of blood-curdling stories and legends. They are entertained and scared out of their wits in equal measure. These stories provide the inspiration for the gin which comes in a blood-red bottle with a s …

The York Gin Shop has won the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award for 2023. The award recognises businesses earning consistently excellent reviews. Only the top 10% of listings on Tripadvisor receive the award. The York Gin shop has also won Visit York Tourism Awards Retailer of the Year for 2023.And well over 100 Google reviews now average a score of 4.8 out of 5.Wonky house sells gin and souvenirsThe shop on Pavement in the historic heart of York is in the 16th Century Sir Thomas He …

We are launching a month-long campaign to educate drinkers about Old Tom gin.We have found that even seasoned gin drinkers are confused about what Old Tom actually is.So we've produced a pamphlet about Old Tom’s history (from the early 18th Century), taste (sweeter than London Dry) and best serves (including the classic Tom Collins).We will also be spending August running Old Tom classes for our trade partners and giving customers in our shops the lowdown on the gin. York Gin Old Tom’s sugar syr …