Masons Yorkshire Tea Gin 70cl

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Karl Mason, Masons of Yorkshire No stranger to a crisis: Masons of Yorkshire draws strength from distillery fire experience to face Covid-19 challenge Masons’ meticulous attention to detail paid off when it released its first gin, The Original, which went on to earn several accolades including the Great Taste Award 2017, Gold at the World Gin Awards 2018 and 2020 and Gold at The Spirits Business Awards 2020. Everyone forgot their regular jobs and helped out wherever they could, which included securing offices to work from and communicating with consumers. They were amazing.” Muddle sage leaves in a Boston shaker, then add all the ingredients. Shake well, fine strain over cubed ice and garnish with sage sprig and lime wedge.

We have taken our award-winning Tea Edition and mixed up our classic serve suggestion by using Fentimans Bitter Lemonade.He said: “Distillers used to send me a wide variety of gins to review, and one day I thought ‘We can do this!’” The early success of The Original allowed Karl and Cathy to move away from small scale production through outsourced distillers and open their own premises in their home town of Bedale. Karl said: “We always wanted to open a distillery in our hometown. Cathy used to work at the local school and has lived here her entire life.”

LAVENDER EDITION: Lime peel is a great garnish when serving with premium tonic or ginger ale, or spruce it up with Fentimans’ Herbal Tonic and a sprig of rosemary. Masons got straight to work on strengthening their digital channels to meet the surge in online demand as on-trade venues closed down. This involved recruiting digital experts, bolstering relationships with online retailers and maintaining effective communication with consumers as government guidance changed. Masons has been dubbed ‘Yorkshire’s first gin’ since its birth in 2013, being the first gin distiller to represent the county’s long association with quality food and drink. Founders Karl and Cathy Mason, however, wanted the world to know they have even more to offer. Karl is optimistic for the future with his dedicated team and the supportive gin community banding together yet again. And, in keeping with Masons’ no-nonsense outlook, he has a simple ambition for 2021. A twist on an Aperol Spritz and a classic G&T! In collaboration with The Ice Co we created the ‘Summer Spritz’ using our award-winning Original gin. Busting with citrussy flavours, this is the perfect serve for summertime.

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Karl said: “There are a number of multicoloured bottles these days trying to grab your attention, but we wanted to show we’re all about what’s inside.” Our expert panel worked their way through each item in 21 gift sets, looking for smooth, easy-drinking gins with well-balanced botanicals. Additional items were judged on flavour and quality, while also taking into consideration the overall presentation. Masons uses a single-shot distilling process with a London Dry method for its gins, including botanicals from Yorkshire and beyond. Karl continued: “We’re very critical of ourselves and scrutinise every step in the distilling process to get the best possible flavour out of our gins. This means we do things very, very slowly to get it right.” Karl described: “There’s no smoke and mirrors here. We simply do everything in the best way we can for taste and quality, never for speed or low cost.” Masons’ honest and straight-talking attitude is a major appeal for its consumer base, which is reflected in the way the business sets out to make its world-famous gins.

Shake all the ingredients except the cucumber and lemon zest with ice and strain into a tall glass with filled with fresh ice Looking for something extra special? You'll also find a selection of premium offerings containing full-size bottles of gin. How we test gin gift sets

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Add all of the ingredients and ice into a chilled mixing glass and stir. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon peel. Karl said: “A big challenge now is every distiller is competing for online sales, but we are all in this together and willing to help each other out as I learned in 2019.” Born in London, but with an added Yorkshire twist, Masons Lavender edition gin and fresh Yorkshire raspberries. This modern classic mingles delicate Lavender gin with sweet Crème de Mure and sharp lemon juice. The revived business was ready to take 2020 by storm, and although the Covid-19 outbreak changed the plans of every distiller, Masons was prepared for the unexpected. Karl explained: “We were so used to adapting to the worst possible circumstances that we approached Covid-19 quite calmly.

The couple’s reputation within the community allowed them to recruit dedicated and passionate staff, who would prove vital to the brand’s survival when fire broke out in 2019 and destroyed the distillery.