York Gin Jorvik Spring is Craft Gin Club's March 2023 Gin of the Month!

Discover everything you need to know about York Gin Jorvik Spring, Craft Gin Club’s stunning March 2023 Gin of the Month, right here!

In this feature, we are taking a veritable York Gin tour, finding out how York Gin Jorvik Spring is made, what it tastes like, how to serve it, as well as taking a look at more of the York Gin range.

So without further ado, let’s get started…

How is York Gin Jorvik Spring made?

York Gin Jorvik Spring is made by the Yorkshire gin distillery York Gin, which was founded by five friends: Emma Godivala, Harry Cooke, Paul Crossman, Peter McNichol and Jon Farrow.

Taking inspiration from York’s Viking history and Yorkshire’s beautiful landscape in spring, the York Gin team create York Gin Jorvik Spring taking botanicals synonymous with the Yorkshire landscape like heather and lavender.

They then combine those botanicals with other botanical ingredients that nod to Yorkshire’s cultural heritage, like ginger, which is famously used in Yorkshire parkin cake, white rose - the age-old symbol of Yorkshire - and Szchezuan pepper, here used as a reference to York’s key position on trade routes in the north of England.

You can find York Gin Jorvik Spring’s full list of botanicals here: juniper, lavender, heather, liquorice, ginger, white rose, coriander, angelica, dried orange peel and Szechuan pepper.

Those botanicals are all distilled together by York Gin and the resulting gin is bottled in York Gin’s icon square glass gin bottle. Et voila!

What does “Jorvik” mean?

“Jorvik” is both the Viking name for York and the old Norse word for spring.

What does York Gin Jorvik Spring taste like?

On the nose, English lavender and heather leap out of the glass, atop that classic, rich juniper base. Yorkshire liquorice and ginger provide a spiced backbone on the palate, with a lingering note of sweet orange that lasts long into the delectably moreish finish. It’s a true taste of Yorkshire from a true Yorkshire gin company.

How do you serve York Gin Jorvik Spring?

We recommend serving York Gin Jorvik Spring with Schweppes Slimline Elderflower Tonic, using slices of lime and black peppercorns to garnish. Together, they make for a wonderfully complex gin and tonic suggestion that’s brimming with vibrant floral, citrus and spice tones. Find the full recipe here!

York Gin Jorvik Spring is also fantastic served in cocktails like Craft Gin Club’s Rhubarb & Custard. The joyous citrus and floral notes of the gin work so well with Dalston’s Rhubarb Soda and Craft Gin Club’s Rhubarb & Custard Cocktail Syrup in this easy cocktail recipe. Learn how to make this York Gin cocktail here!

Where is York Gin made?

York Gin is made in the City of York in North Yorkshire. The York Gin shop can be found near the centre of York, opposite the world-famous Shambles. There, you can meet the York Gin company team and even do a York Gin tasting experience. Find out more here!

What other gins does York Gin distil?

York Gin London Dry - 42.5% ABV

Winner of the Gold Medal at the New York International Spirits Competition and named “Perfect” at the Great Taste Awards, York Gin London Dry is wonderfully complex and smooth, with a gorgeous balance of classic London Dry flavours.

York Gin Roman Fruit - 42.5% ABV

Described as “Mouthwatering” at the Great Taste Awards, this fruity red gin is made with botanicals from ancient Rome like hibiscus and strawberry. Made with no added sugar or sweeteners, it’s a punchy dry gin that is utterly scrumptious.

York Gin Chocolate & Orange - 42.5% ABV

Coming from the city that brought the world Terry’s Chocolate Orange, it’s no wonder the master distillers at York Gin have turned their attention to that incredible flavour combination that is chocolate and orange. This award-winning tipple is deliciously indulgent and perfect for any gin and chocolate fans. You need to give it a try!

York Gin Old Tom - 42.5% ABV

Winner of the Best English Old Tom award at the World Gin Awards, this masterfully crafted Old Tom gin was made in collaboration between York Gin distillery and the Star Inn, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Harome. It’s slightly sweeter than York Gin London Dry, herbaceous and floral in all of the right places.

York Gin Outlaw Navy Strength - 57% ABV

York Gin’s amazing take on a Navy Strength gin is inspired by some of York’s most famous historical villains like Dick Turpin and Guy Fawkes. Ultra smooth and delectably complex, it’s no wonder that it won Best English Navy Gin at the World Gin Awards 2021.

York Gin Grey Lady

This remarkable craft gin won the Gold Medal at the London Spirits Competition 2022. It’s brimming with citrus and Earl Grey tea flavours and the use of pea flower as a botanical gives the gin a gorgeous blue-grey hue. It is not to be missed!

Where to buy York Gin?

York Gins and York Gin miniatures are available to buy at the York Gin shop in York. You can also have York Gin delivered to your door from the Craft Gin Club online shop at the button below.

York Gin Jorvik Spring is available to purchase as part of Craft Gin Club’s March 2023 Gin of the Month box, here.