The Spirit of Yorkshire

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Enjoying: Pot Still Pop-Up – “Birds on the Loose”

On Thursday evening, the Pot Still kitchen transformed from coffee shop to restaurant as we welcomed back ‘Birds on the Loose – two chefs and their chick game for anything.’ As Head Tutor at the Malton Cookery School, and the founder of the ‘Yorkshire Food Finder’ respectively, Gilly Robinson and Sue Nelson are known throughout the county for their innovative approach to ingredients and their desire to use local produce, popping-up in less than usual locations. Guests started the evening with a Yorkshire approach to a Scottish classic – Cullen... Read More

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Living: BBC Look North at the Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery

Earlier this month we were really pleased to welcome Spencer Stokes from Look North to the Distillery. He and his crew spent most of the day with us, chatting about our ethos, our spirit so far and our aims for our single malt next year. They filmed at the Distillery and up at the farm and brewery too. To hear about our ambitions (and see the Distillery for yourself if you’ve not been before) then head here to see an edited version of the show.

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Enjoying: The Yorkshire Whisky Festival

***UPDATE***… we won! We’re really pleased to say that we won both ‘Dram of the Day’ and ‘Stand of the Day.’ Given the calibre of Distilleries and Single Malts at the show, we’re incredibly proud and honoured to have been awarded these two accolades. We love York, and the work The Whisky Lounge does, and so we were really pleased to be invited to the Yorkshire Whisky Festival at the Racecourse this weekend (6th October). Throughout the afternoon and into the evening, we shared cask samples, chatted about our ethos... Read More