MEET THE DISTILLERS

SLOEMOTION, BARTON-LE-WILLOWS 

SLOEMOTION IS A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS FOUNDED IN 2006 BASED ON GREEN FARM JUST OUTSIDE OF YORK, THEY ARE A PRODUCER OF HIGH-QUALITY HEDGEROW AND ORCHARD FRUIT LIQUEURS. SLOEMOTION PRODUCE THEIR NEW HEDGEROW GIN, A STRAIGHT GIN MADE FROM FORAGED BOTANICAL'S AROUND GREEN FARM.

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​WITH A KEEN INTEREST IN RECYCLING AND USING NATURES OWN INGREDIENTS SLOEMOTION ALSO PRODUCE UNIQUE PRODUCTS SUCH AS HAND-MADE SLOE GIN CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES AND CHUTNEYS FROM THE ALCOHOL-SOAKED FRUIT OF THE LIQUEURS.
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​NESTLED IN AT 2 TALBOT YARD, MALTON, RARE BIRD BRING A TASTE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BACK TO ENGLAND, BUT KEEPING THE YORKSHIRE SPIRIT AT HEART.
 
RARE BIRD DISTILLERY, MALTON

RARE BIRD DISTILLERY IS A WORKING DISTILLERY, SHOP, BAR AND GIN SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. OPENED IN OCTOBER 2017, THEIR AIM IS TO MAKE A GIN THAT IS SPECIAL, DIFFERENT, AND ONE THAT WILL BE ENJOYED BY ALL. 

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​THE YORK GIN COMPANY ARE A TEAM HEADED UP BY FOUR LOCAL YORK PEOPLE, WITH A LOVE OF GIN AND A LOVE OF THE ANCIENT CITY. YORK GIN WAS FIRST AVAILABLE TO BUY ON MARCH 1 2018.
YORK GIN, YORK

THE FIRST AND ONLY GIN FROM THE CITY OF YORK. AWARD-WINNING YORK GIN IS DISTILLED AND BOTTLED IN THE CITY OF YORK, USING TRADITIONAL METHODS. THEIR JUNIPER-LED GIN IS HAND-MADE IN A BEAUTIFUL COPPER STILL NAMED EBOR, AFTER THE ROMAN NAME FOR YORK, EBORACUM.
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​TAKING INSPIRATION FROM OUR STUNNING SURROUNDINGS, YORKSHIRE DALES DISTILLERY HANDCRAFTS EXCEPTIONAL SPIRITS, WHICH EMBODY THE ESSENCE OF YORKSHIRE – SO YOU CAN TAKE A DROP OF THE DALES ON YOUR ADVENTURES, TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
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YORKSHIRE DALES DISTILLERY, RICHMOND

YORKSHIRE DALES DISTILLERY IS A FAMILY RUN MULTI-AWARD WINNING CRAFT DISTILLERY SET ON THE EDGE OF THE YORKSHIRE DALES JUST OUTSIDE THE HISTORIC MARKET TOWN OF RICHMOND.


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The Yorkshire Explorer, Yorkshire Dales
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A passion for adventure, Yorkshire and good spirits inspired the founder, Callum to create spirits that capture the taste of the English seasons using botanicals found whilst exploring across Yorkshire.
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​Based in the heart of Yorkshire their team of foragers and explorers carefully curate a range of unique recipes. the team are deeply-rooted in the rich tradition of gin, yet, love to experiment, invent and develop exciting and unique products.


​The stark contrast between land and sea has been one of their greatest sources of inspiration; from the botanicals used to flavour Whitby Gin, to the packaging and design. from exploring the rugged coastline and dipping below the ocean surface to source a diverse range of native botanicals.
WHITBY DISTILLERY, WHITBY

INSPIRED BY THE DIVERSE LOCAL LANDSCAPE AND RICH HISTORY, WHITBY GIN IS DISTILLED WITH HAND-FORAGED BOTANICALS AND CRAFTED WITH PASSION. AN AWARD WINNING COMBINATION.
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​ONCE A SCIENTIST AND AN ARCHITECT, CHRIS AND ABBIE ARE THE FOUNDERS OF ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING DISTILLERIES IN ENGLAND. IN 2014, A DESIRE TO LEAVE THE RAT RACE LED THEM ACROSS THE GLOBE TO AUSTRALIA IN SEARCH OF SUN, SAND AND ADVENTURE, AND ULTIMATELY BEGINNING A NEW DISTILLERY IN NORTH YORKSHIRE. 
COOPER KING DISTILLERY,
SUTTON ON THE FOREST

FRIENDS, FAMILY AND FOUNDERS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO BUILD A TRUELY INDEPENDENT DISTILLERY FROM THE GROUND UP. WITH THE STILLS NOW FIRED UP, YOU CAN ENJOY FINE SPIRITS PRODUCED IN SMALL BATCHES WITHOUT AUTOMATION, USING THE VERY BEST INGREDIENTS THAT ENGLAND HAS TO OFFER.
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​LAURA AND SIMON WANTED TO MAKE 'WEDDING' FAVOURS WITH GIN. SO, THEY THOUGHT THEY'D TRY TO MAKE THE GIN FROM SCRATCH. SOON DISCOVERING, AFTER LOTS OF EXPERIMENTING AND RESEARCH, THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY MAKE A BLOOMIN' GOOD GIN. 
THE BLIND TASTING WAS AT THEIR WEDDING, PEOPLE TRIED IT AND LOVED IT.
HARRISON DISTILLERY, SKELMANTHORPE

PASSION ABOUT HAND CRAFTED GINS, SIMON AND LAURA HAVE EMERCED THEMSELVES INTO THIS FASCINATING WORLD OF BOTANICAL GIN FLAVOURS. CONSTANTLY ON THE QUEST FOR NEW AROMATIC BLENDS AND CREATING NEW AND EXCITING GINS, LIKE CRAFTY FOX, THEIR PREMIUM GIN.
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HIS TWIN SONS RICHARD AND JAMES ARE NOW CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE GIN MAKING, WHILE HIS WIFE, CARON, ENJOYS THE TASTING SESSIONS. 
LIVING IN KETTLESING VILLAGE, DEEP IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES, THIS 'AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY' INSPIRED THE GINS CHARACTER AND THE SING NAME. 
SING GIN, KETTLESING

SING GIN CAME TO BE BECAUSE IAN OUR FOUNDER DREAMED OF CREATING A FAMILY LEGACY. NOT ANY ORDINARY LEGACY THOUGH. IAN WANTED TO HONOUR AND CELEBRATE HIS BELOVED YORKSHIRE DALES WITH SOMETHING THAT COULD PASS DOWN THE GENERATIONS. 
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​KINGTREE, NAMED AFTER A STATELY HOME THAT ONCE STOOD IN COTTINGHAM, THEIR HOME VILLAGE, IS PRODUCED USING A HANDMADE PORTUGUESE STILL NAMED BARBARA AFTER JOHNS AUNT.  
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MILL HOUSE DISTILLERY, COTTINGHAM

NAMED AFTER THE MILL THAT HAS STOOD SINCE THE 11TH CENTURY AND WAS MENTIONED IN THE DOMESDAY BOOK, TODAY MILL HOUSE IS A HIVE OF ACTIVETY PRODUCING KINGTREE GIN. HEAD DISTILLER AND FOUNDER, JOHN, HAS CRAFTED TWO GINS NAMED KINGTREE.
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