Sustainable success for self-built Yorkshire distillery as it beats first-year targets Rosalind Erskine June 10, 2019 Drink, News, Spirits North Yorkshire-based Cooper King Distillery is celebrating its first year of trading since it released its award-winning sustainable gin. Beating its financial targets whilst raising more than £4000 for a...
Steep and Cheerful – Summer Gin Christine Austin May 30, 2018 Drink, Wine The Wright Wine Company in Skipton doesn’t just have a shelf-full of gin, they have a roomful and if you are not sure which one you might like, the staff are happy for you to taste before you buy. ‘We...
Five of the Best: Yorkshire cocktail bars Yorkshire Food & Drink September 11, 2017 Drink, Spirits Mixologist Adam Hanson takes us through his top 5 cocktail bars across Yorkshire. From Harrogate to Sheffield, Alex covers some of the best gin and cocktails hotspots around the region.
Treasury’s Tonic – Gin sales surge Christine Austin July 28, 2017 Drink, Spirits, Wine ‘At the last count we had 322 gins, but we are moving our stock of Burgundies to another part of the shop just to make more room for gin. That means we will soon have enough space for 500 different gins,’...
New gin on the block Catherine Scott February 7, 2017 Drink, News, Spirits It’s home is in Yorkshire but it was initially inspired by the Spanish approach to drinks and drinking, particularly the Gintonic. Tinker’s journey began back in November when the husband and wife team...
Blog: Yorkshire Gin is great! Christine Austin January 12, 2017 Drink, Wine ‘The cocktail scene in Leeds is astonishing,’ said Chris Hill, Proprietor of Latitude in The Calls, Leeds. ‘Just a couple of years ago we had 50 gins and we thought that was a lot. When I...
World Gin Day Yorkshire Food & Drink June 9, 2016 Drink, Spirits It’s World Gin Day this Saturday, this paired with the Queen’s 90th birthday means double the festivities are in order this weekend.
Blog: Spirit of Harrogate Gin tasting Catherine Scott March 23, 2016 Drink, Spirits If you like artisan gin then you'll love the Spirit of Harrogate, as Catherine Scott discovers
Yorkshire meets Spain in new gin Yorkshire Food & Drink February 26, 2016 Drink, Spirits GIN Lovers in Leeds are spoiled for choice, with the city boasting dedicated gin bars and even gin festivals. But a new drink is about to mix things up and could be a recipe for success. Tapas restaurant...
World Gin Day Yorkshire Food & Drink June 8, 2015 Drink, News The independent restaurant Norse celebrated World Gin Day by serving a rare Nordic ant-infused gin. The restaurant has recently acquired one of only ninety-nine bottles produced of the newly-launched...