York Gin

York Gin

Distillery: York Gin Distillery
ABV: 42.5% (Base Spirit: Wheat)
Price Band: £36
Botanicals: 9 including juniper, coriander, orris root, angelica root, cardamom, lemon peel, grains of paradise, cinnamon, black pepper

Launched in March 2018, the idea for York Gin was born in one of the city's pubs. Its 9 botanicals were chosen because they would all have been available in the city via 18th Century spice routes - a nod to the gin craze of that time.

York Gin celebrates the city's long history and association with cats by featuring a hand-drawn picture of the walls and a black cat on the label. The cat design is inspired by a cat named Rutterkin that appeared in a 17th Century woodcut of the Bottesford Witches. The castle and walls on the label reflect the two miles of Roman walls that remain standing in York and the distinctive lettering is based on 17th Century fonts.