Yorkshire Heart, located near York, has introduced around 100 Merlot vines, as warmer conditions are making it possible to experiment with varieties traditionally…
Yorkshire Heart, located near York, has introduced around 100 Merlot vines, as warmer conditions are making it possible to experiment with varieties traditionally…
Jeff Evans back with his bimonthly beer review. RUDGATE PILSNØR, 4.7% The quality of lager brewed in Britain was once a joke, but it has improved dramatically in recent years as illustrated by this latest offering from Rudgate in North Yorkshire. The name of this crystal clear, golden “English pilsner” is a play on its northern roots but the inspiration is wholly German and,…
Cooper King Distillery has announced it now produces carbon-negative gins as part of its ongoing commitment to fighting climate change. The Yorkshire producer’s Dry and Herb Gins are now classed as carbon-negative, which means that for every bottle of spirit created, Cooper King removes more carbon from the atmosphere than is emitted. To achieve this status, the distiller said it reduced the carbon footprint of…
Masons of Yorkshire has revealed a bold new look for the brand, as well as a new addition to its range of gins. The brand refresh features a bespoke arched bottle, new logo and bold flavour cues to create greater on-shelf standout. The brand is also being given a “subtle but important” reposition as “Masons of Yorkshire” to reflect its regional heritage. The new addition…
Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has launched its first ‘sherry finished’ release, Filey Bay Moscatel Finish. Co-Founder of the North Yorkshire distillery, David Thompson, said: “We’re in strange times at the moment. We’ve been planning this release since autumn last year. We wanted to continue with the launch, but we’ve evolved our plan so that it’s available to pre-order now and will be delivered with free…
The Spirit of Yorkshire has launched a second release single malt whisky, following the success of its first release last year. Filey Bay Second Release is described as “the next step” of the Hunmanby distillery’s journey to its flagship single malt bottling and it has been created by marrying a selection of bourbon casks together with one sherry cask. The result is a light and…
Black Sheep Brewery has extended out of beer and created its first-ever gin, with plans to produce a full collection of sprits in the future. Black Sheep Yorkshire Dry Gin is described as “an artisan Yorkshire take on the classic London dry gin”. The gin, which contains a blend of 14 botanicals, is a single shot distilled in a copper alembic still over an open…
Yorkshire’s first malt distillery has launched the second of its Distillery Projects, ahead of the first bottling of its single malt whisky in 2019. Spirit of Yorkshire’s Distillery Projects 002 is a limited edition Maturing Malt spirit, which offers “a glimpse into the maturing casks” at the Hunmanby, North Yorkshire distillery. The second of a series of four collectible spirits, DP002, is described as being…
