York Gin perfect serves: Gin & Tonic

Here's how to make the perfect York Gin and tonic. If it takes more than a minute you're probably spending too long on the preparation and not long enough on the drinking!

Method: Make sure your glass has large chunks of ice (they don't melt as quickly), add 50ml of your favourite York Gin and 100ml of a premium tonic. Add garnish to taste.

Recommended tonics and garnishes

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

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.