Environment, charities and collaborations

Environment

We are trying to make our operation as sustainable as possible. Here's how:

• Our distillery is run on 100% renewable power with Good Energy, a British renewable electricity company.
• Our copper still runs on this renewable energy too - rather than gas power.
• We recycle 100% of our cardboard waste, 100% of our glass waste (including providing used bottles to upcycling crafts people) and 100% of our recyclable plastic waste.
• We make all our local deliveries in our electric vehicle.
• All our bottles are 100% plastic free.
• We encourage customers to re-use their old bottles.
• We work with local York company PurePallets that re-use discarded wood for our shop fittings and gifts.

We are now working hard on our 2020 Carbon Neutral Plan. This will be attained by a mix of composting our botanicals, recycling and re-using even more materials, a bottle refill & re-use scheme, tree planting initiatives, support for litter picking projects and an environmental audit of all our suppliers.

Gluten-free and Vegan

All our gins are vegan, containing absolutely no animal products. 

Charities 

York Cats Protection

We support York Cats Protection by providing an annual financial contribution, promoting the adoption of difficult-to-home cats on our social media channels and by offering a York Gin mini bottle to all adopters, to toast their new feline family member. 

St Leonard’s Hospice 

We support our local hospice with financial support and promotion on our social media channels. 

Trade & professional groups

We are proud members of the following professional and trade groups:

Made In Yorkshire 

She Loves York 

Visit York 

Welcome to Yorkshire

Collaborations

We collaborate with a growing number of York and Yorkshire businesses. Please contact us if you have a collaboration in mind.

Barley Hall: Medieval gin available exclusively at this beautiful restored medieval museum.

JORVIK Viking Centre:  Viking Gin available exclusively at the Coppergate site. 

Millers: Gin-themed three-course dinners at the UK’s best fish & chip shop.

PippaTEAS: Using highest quality speciality teas in our infused gins including York Gin Roman Fruit and Earl Grey for York Gin Grey Lady.

PurePallets: Upcycling wood and engraving.

The Star group of restaurants: The sugar syrup in York Gin Old Tom is created in the kitchens of the Michelin-starred Star Inn, Harome.

York Mix: Local news & info site.

Yorvale: York Gin ice cream & sorbet.