York Gin Tastings are fun, fascinating, and one of the best things to do in York. Come along with friends and enjoy two full G&Ts (or other mixer!) while tasting a wide selection of your award-winning range. You'll learn lots and laugh lots with your famously friendly and knowledgeable York Gin Experts, who'll take you through the amazing legends, myths and history of gin. Includes: Two drinks, 6 tasters, optional snacks, 10% discount on everything at the event. Speakeasy setting within York City walls. Dog friendly.
In demand: 9 of the next 30 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 6.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
York Gin Tasting Experience lasts about 1h 45min.
Prices start at $54 per person for this York experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 4:00 PM.
It can: 9 of the next 30 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is How to find us: Go along Skeldergate - it's not the main entrance to Middleton's hotel. The entrance is through the small raised bed garden on Skeldergate, (shared with Emperor's Gym). Go through the garden and turn immediately to your left We are just down the steps. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 26 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 46 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by York Distillery. - a home of York Gin.
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Excellent experience, that we both enjoyed. The explainers Isobel and Emily were really excellent. Would fully recommend.
Thank you so much for this lovely review. We will make sure our wonderful Isabelle and Emily see it! 😄
Intimate experience in a small group setting. Really well organised. Kind and generous host. Must do.
Susannah and Cammy were both delightful! Really loved this event. From start to finish they were engaging, entertaining and informative. Light humor involved too! The whole experience felt welcoming and enjoyable rather than lets rush people through this and out. Really appreciate how this was delivered and we will deffo be back to try the cocktail class! I’m sure all the hosts are great but we will deffo try get Susannah and Cammy again. Would also like to note when booking Emma was also amazing! Thanks again! Chris and Jess!
Hi guys. Thank you so much for this fabulous review. We’re just so happy you enjoyed the experience and we’ll make sure the ladies get to see it! See you again soon for cocktails! 😄
A great couple of hours in a small group tasting experience with an entertaining and engaging host
Thank you for the lovely review, Jonathan. We’re so happy you enjoyed the gin-tasting experience. 😄
Came with my husband and our friends (another couple) to celebrate my husbands 50th. Lovely venue, cosy and attractive. Everything was set up ready for us and we were guided through the history of gin and gin making whilst stopping now and again to try a variety of gins. Fever tree tonics provided also. Very knowledgeable and friendly guide. Great experience and I would recommend.
Thank you for taking the time to write such a lovely detailed review. We’re thrilled you enjoyed your experience with us. Cheers! 😄
Lovely experience. Very well presented and informative, with lots of historical facts. Emily was lovely. More gins to taste than expected, with quite generous helpings Minor thing, but, perhaps some salted peanuts instead of corn nuts as a snack, just a personal preference! As dont like pretzels etc.
Thank you for the lovely review. RE: Nuts - we’ve made the decision to avoid issues of allergies. And we do have a choice of four snacks! 😄
A smashing and informative tasting tucked away in the city centre. We had great fun and were made to feel completely at home. Fantastic!
Thank you for this fab review! 😄
An enjoyable and generous tasting experience at York Gin Distillery. We were given a welcome G&T upon arrival and then taken through the history of Gin and the distilling process by our guide 'Emma' who was very engaging and knowledgeable throughout the experience. We sampled 6 different gins and then chose a final G&T to complete our experience. The experience package was very good value for money and lasted about 1hr 45 - 2hrs. My only very slight negatives were that I personally felt the last few tastings were a little rushed and initially trying to find the location of the distillery was far from easy due to lack of signage.
Thank you for this lovely review. 😄
Really enjoyed our gin tasting experience. Tried six gins in total and it was really nice we were offered lemonade as me and my partner both don’t like tonic. I liked that all mixers was in glass bottles rather than draught. Really lovely venue and the host was great at explaining everything and the history was fascinating. The nibbles were a fantastic idea and helped us recover in between drinks!! Would highly recommend!
We’re so happy you loved the gin tasting! 😄
Excellent afternoon’s entertainment. Very generous in terms of the amount of gin tasted and also the tonics and mixers. We tried 7 different ones plus a lively London gin and tonic to start off. Both hosts were lovely, very engaging, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Discounts applied if you bought bottles on the day
Thank you so much Sue. We’re so happy you loved the tasting.
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