York Minster Gin – made with herbs and flowers from the Minster’s own garden – is now available to buy nationwide.
The spirit is created in collaboration with York Gin but was previously only on sale at the cathedral’s gift shop.
It’s now on York Gin’s website – and during its first few days it has become a best seller.
York Gin London Dry’s nine classic botanicals are complemented by herbs from the Minster’s very own park along with York Minster Rose petals.
Leaves from the Artemisia arborescens tree in the Minster’s Dean’s Park add herbaceous notes to the drink, “planting it firmly in York”.
The petals provide a floral nod to the Minster’s Rose Window – constructed more than five centuries ago.
Natalie Hall, director of York Gin owner York Drinks, said: “We’re so happy that lovers of York Minster across the country can now enjoy a real taste of its garden.
“And it’s fantastic that a proportion of the sale of each bottle goes towards the upkeep of the Minster.
“People are obviously keen to try it – in the first few days since its release on the York Gin website it has outsold all our other gins.”
The gin is also on sale in the York Gin shop. Meanwhile, the Minster Refectory is exclusively serving York Minster Gin and tonics.