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Discover Viking-inspired gin this summer!
Celebrate Bloom! in York this summer with our Viking-inspired gin, JORVIK Botanicals, in partnership with York Gin.
Using flavours familiar to the Vikings, including Bilberries; a fruit grown in the moorland around the city with a sharp, bitter taste, which complements the slightly peppery flavour of nettles, another ubiquitous plant during the Viking period.
Buy JORVIK Botanicals Today
You can purchase JORVIK Botanicals gift packs, which include both intriguing Norse-themed flavours, exclusively at the JORVIK Viking Centre Gift Shop £8.50 for 5cl, £35 for 50cl.
Rediscover Viking-age flavours with a modern twist this summer!
Serving Suggestions
As well as sampling the drink neat, with the infusions included, you can also try a Viking-inspired cocktail, developed in partnership with Evil Eye, York, the Guiness world-record holder for stocking over 1,000 varieties of gin, which will be available throughout the month of July.
Alternatively you can try our Norse ForaGin cocktail yourself:
1. Make a tea with 2 part nettles and 1 part bilberries
2. Leave to brew for 5 minutes
3. Strain it making sure all the bits are removed
4. Add 2 spoons of honey every 150 ml of tea
Measure into a shaker:
- 50 ml of York Gin
- 25 ml of mead
- 50 ml of tea infused
- 12.5 ml of gomme/sugar syrup
- 12.5 ml lemon juice
- Hand full of basil
Then, to serve:
- Shake the drink energetically and fine strain into a tall glass.
- Add ice cube and crushed ice on top.
- Garnish with basil head and bilberries
Even our very own Viking Knutr was inspired to give this cocktail a go:
Please drink responsibly, for further information please visit drinkaware.co.uk.