York Gin has just got the keys to a huge new distillery, as demand for its gins rockets – even before the Christmas rush.
The company is having to work seven days a week at its current distillery in Acaster Malbis to keep up with rocketing demand for its range of six gins.
York Gin uses traditional methods to make its gins in a 300-litre copper still. The new site – within Evans Property Group’s Quad development at York Business Park, on Great North Way in Poppleton – will have space to multiply production.
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Master distiller Harry Cooke said: “It really is a case of us outgrowing our original distillery.
“Our shop in the centre of York is selling more than ever. Local bars, restaurants and pubs are selling our gins in record quantities. And we have orders coming in from all over the country.
“We’ve gone from two runs a week to sometimes having to do two runs every day.
“We’ve absolutely loved being at Acaster Malbis and will be here for a couple more months at least.“We’re thrilled with the new distillery – it’s a brand new state of the art facility with lots of space for us to expand production.
“And, once the Christmas rush is over we’ll be developing a visitors’ centre so people can see how we make our gins.”
New shop coming
The company has grown from one full-time employee in 2018 to 10 full-time employees and an army of part-time staff manning the York Gin shop and events.
York Gin sold its first bottles on 1 March 2018 and since then has developed a range of six gins.
They have won gone on to win gold medals at the biggest competitions in San Francisco, New York and the International Wine & Spirit Competition and Spirts Business Gin Masters.
As well the new distillery, York Gin are planning to open a new shop in the city’s railway station before Christmas.
York Gin’s move to the 5,250 sq ft Unit 4 at York Business Park completes the £1.4m Quad development delivered by Evans Property Group.
The other three units, totalling 11,125 sq ft, were let to Network Rail and escooter and ebike operator Tier Operations within three months of completion earlier this year.
The new distillery unit was completed later in the summer and was launched to market by Flanagan James and Savills.