City attraction to bring together everything related to gin
A new gin joint is coming to York’s Coppergate Centre – housing everything gin-related under one roof.
The Distillery will feature an interactive visitor attraction, a high-end cocktail bar, and will produce gin in a copper and steel still. It will also offer gin tasting, gin making and cocktail making classes. A shop will sell the full York Gin range.
It is the brainchild of the York Gin Company.
Bosses at York Gin are creating the three-floor attraction in the old Boots store. The artificial ceiling has been removed, revealing a ten-metre, cathedral-like structure.
The Distillery will be on three floors, with the shop, gin experience and distillery on the first floor, the 200-cover bar on the second floor and space for classes and experiences on the third floor.
Marketing director Emma Godivala said: “We want The Distillery to be so brilliant that it attracts people to come to York – like the Minster, the Jorvik Viking Centre and the walls.
“The Gin Lane experience will take visitors through the incredible story of gin with the sights, sounds and smells of its history from the last 300 years. It will be a go-to experience.
“The Distillery Cocktail Bar will be the place in York to enjoy a range of gin and other cocktails and paired dishes.
“The interactive classes will build on our reputation for brilliant, fun and fascinating activities for people to do with their friends.
“And the shop will be the place to buy world-class gin and top quality York-made souvenirs.”
The Distillery is set to create around 10 to 12 new full-time jobs and up to 20 part-time, and will be open seven days a week.
York Gin has been working with York-based Native Architects, local construction firm TekContracting, as well as other local businesses including Haywards Electric, Millers of Haxby and PurePallets.
