York Gin perfect serves: Gin & Tonic

For a perfect G&T, use large chunks of ice (they don't melt as quickly). Add 50ml of York Gin and 100ml of premium tonic. Garnish to taste.
Watch YouTube 'How to make a York G&T' video (26 seconds)

Recommended tonics and garnishes

York Gin Chocolate & Orange: Fever-Tree Light or Clementine. Slice of fresh orange or cocoa nibs. 

York Gin London Dry: Fever-Tree Light. Curl of lemon peel or juniper berries.

York Gin Roman Fruit: Fever-Tree Mediterranean or Lemonade. Dried hibiscus or fresh strawberries and raspberries.

York Gin Outlaw Navy Strength: Fever-Tree Indian Tonic. Black pepper.

York Gin Old Tom: Fever-Tree Light. Pink peppercorns or Star Anise.

York Gin Grey Lady: Fever-Tree Light. Orange peel.

York Gin perfect serves: Cocktails

Each Friday at 12.30, York Gin joins the Victoria Charles Show on YorkMix Radio to make a Quick Cocktail in time for the weekend.

We also make a two-minute video for you to follow. We hope it gives you some inspiration for your cocktail making!

Salty Dog

50ml York Gin Old Tom
4 Blueberries
15ml Lemon juice
100ml Grapefruit juice
Salt, Fever-Tree Soda top, Ice

Method

Wipe the grapefruit on the rim on the glass and dip in salt.
Muddle four blueberries and add ice, add the gin and juices and stir.
Garnish with a wedge of grapefruit.

More cocktail inspiration

Here are some Chocolate & Orange gin cocktails plus classics, including the Gimlet, Martini, Tom Collins and Martinez. Enjoy!

York Gin Chocolate & Orange Negroni

25ml York Gin Chocolate & Orange 

25ml Campari

25ml Red Vermouth

Soda water (optional to taste)

Method:
Pour the three ingredients into a tumbler full of ice.
Top up with soda to make a longer drink.
Garnish with burnt orange twist.

York Gin Chocolate & Orange Espresso Martini

25ml York Gin Chocolate & Orange

15ml Tia Maria

10ml Cointreau 

Shot of espresso

Method:

All shaken in a Boston shaker with ice (to cool the coffee)

Strain into a Martini glass

Add a dusting of chocolate

York Gin Chocolate & Orange Snowball

25ml York Gin Chocolate & Orange

35ml Advocaat

Soda

Method:
Serve over ice topped with soda. Garnish with crumbled chocolate.

Buy York Gin Chocolate & Orange

York Gin Outlaw Martini

60ml York Gin Outlaw

1 Tsp Dry Vermouth

Olive  / 

Method:

Add the gin, dry vermouth and some ice in a cocktail shaker. Either shake or stir the ingredients. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Serve with an olive on a cocktail stick.

Roman Fruit punch-style fizz

50ml York Gin Roman Fruit

150ml Fever-Tree Sicilian Lemonade

Over ice in a tall glass

Garnish - Dried Fruit or hibiscus – enhances both the flavour and colour

Method:

Ice first, gin next, then lemonade, gently stir and add your garnish.

Ginger Tom with Cinnamon

50ml Old Tom Gin

100ml Fever-Tree Ginger Ale#

Ice

Garnish -  Cinnamon bark

Optional – Sugar syrup / Orange peel

Method:

Ice first, gin next, then ginger ale, gently stir and add your garnish.

More York Gin cocktails to try

York Gin London Dry Gimlet:

50ml York Gin London Dry

30-50ml Rose’s Lime Cordial

Dash of soda water (optional)

Fresh lime garnish

Method:

Put all the ingredients (except the garnish) into a long glass over ice, stir well.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh lime.

York Gin Roman Fruit: Roman Fizz cocktail

25ml York Gin Roman Fruit

Prosecco or Champagne

Raspberries and hibiscus

Method:

Add the gin then the fizz followed by the garnish.

Classics don Negroni (a homage to Dame Prof Mary Beard, our celebrity fan)

20ml York Gin Roman Fruit

20ml Sweet Vermouth - Carpano Antica, Cinzano Rosso or Punt e Mes

20ml Campari

Lots of ice

Garnish: Fresh orange peel

Method:

Pour York Gin Roman Fruit, Campari and sweet vermouth into a mixing glass, add the ice and give it a good stir until it's chilled. 

Strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with orange peel.

York Gin Old Tom Collins

50ml York Gin Old Tom

25ml lemon juice

25ml sugar syrup

125ml chilled soda water

Garnish: Slice of lemon

Method:

Build the drink over lots of ice in a Collins or a hi-ball glass, stir and add a slice of lemon at the end.

Susy Atkins Martinez

40ml York Gin Old Tom

40ml sweet red vermouth

10ml orange liqueur (eg Cointreau)

Dash of orange bitters (optional)

Ice cubes

Garnish: Twist of lemon juice

Method:

Stir all the liquid ingredients over ice, then strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a thin, twisted strip of lemon zest.