Craft spirits vs supermarket alcohol: is there ...

Is craft gin really worth the extra cost? We explore the differences between craft spirits and supermarket alcohol, from ingredients and flavour to small-batch production and quality.

Rum vs Whisky: What's the Difference?

What Is the Difference Between Rum and Whisky? A Guide for the Curious Drinker They are both dark, both warming, and both sipped neat by people who look like they...

Unique Yorkshire drinks gifts you can buy online

Looking for a truly Yorkshire gift? Discover handcrafted gin, rum and vodka from Wicstun Distillery. Made in East Yorkshire and available for UK-wide delivery, our premium spirits make memorable gifts...

Stag Do Ideas in East Yorkshire

Stag Do Ideas in East Yorkshire: Activities the Whole Group Will Actually Enjoy Not every stag do needs to be a weekend in a city centre that nobody remembers. East...

Can You Visit a Distillery If You Don't Drink?

Can You Visit a Distillery If You Do Not Drink? Yes, and Here Is Why You Should Distillery tours are not just about the tasting. If you are a non-drinker,...

Best Pub Walks in the Yorkshire Wolds

The Best Pub Walks in the Yorkshire Wolds: Routes That End Where They Should A good walk needs a good ending. These routes across the Wolds all finish at a...

Best alcohol gifts UK (2026 guide)

Best Alcohol Gifts UK 2026 | Spirits, Gin & Rum Ideas Finding the perfect gift is not always easy. You want something thoughtful, memorable, and genuinely enjoyable — something that...

What Does Small Batch Mean? A Distiller Explains

What Does "Small Batch" Actually Mean? A Distiller's Honest Answer Every spirits brand calls themselves small batch these days. Most of them are not. Here is how to tell the...

Beginner's Guide to Craft Spirits

A Beginner's Guide to Craft Spirits: Where to Start When You Do Not Know What You Like You want to get into gin or rum or vodka properly but the...

What It's Like to Visit a Small Craft Distillery

What It Is Actually Like to Visit a Small Craft Distillery It is nothing like visiting a brewery or a winery. Here is what really happens when you walk through...

Date Night Ideas in East Yorkshire

Date Night Ideas in East Yorkshire That Do Not Involve a Cinema or a Chain Restaurant If your date nights have become predictable, East Yorkshire has enough going on to...

What To Expect On A Wicstun Distillery Tour

What to Expect on a Wicstun Distillery Tour | Book Now  Yorkshire Distillery Tour with Gin & Rum Tasting If you’ve ever wondered what happens on a distillery tour, there’s...

Best Distillery Tours In East Yorkshire

Discover the best distillery tours East Yorkshire has to offer at Wicstun Distillery in Market Weighton. Explore behind-the-scenes craft distilling, sample award-winning Yorkshire spirits, and enjoy guided tastings with head...

Hen Party Ideas in East Yorkshire

Hen Party Ideas in East Yorkshire: Beyond the L Plates and the Sashes Planning a hen do that the whole group will actually enjoy? East Yorkshire has more to offer...

Gin vs Vodka: What's the Difference?

What Is the Difference Between Gin and Vodka? A Distiller's Honest Explanation They start as the same thing. What happens next is what makes them completely different spirits. This is...

From Boarding School To Yorkshire Distillery: T...

Discover the story behind Wicstun Distillery and founder Jago Packer — from military life and early distilling experiments to building East Yorkshire’s first licensed craft distillery in Market Weighton. Explore...

Our 5 Best Selling Spirits | Wicstun Distillery

Wicstun Distillery's Best Sellers: The 5 Spirits Our Customers Cannot Stop Buying Out of everything we produce, these five bottles are the ones that fly off the shelf fastest. Here...

Things to Do in Market Weighton: A Local's Guide

Things to Do in Market Weighton: A Local's Guide to the Heart of the Yorkshire Wolds Tucked between York and the East Yorkshire coast, Market Weighton is a small town...

The Best Distillery Tours in Yorkshire: What to...

The Best Distillery Tours in Yorkshire: What to Expect and Where to Go in 2026 From copper stills and hand-crafted botanicals to behind-the-scenes tastings, here is everything you need to...

Artisan Gin: The Definitive Guide to Small-Batc...

If a spirit is pumped out of a 50,000-litre industrial vat, it isn't artisan gin, regardless of how many hand-drawn botanicals decorate the label. You've probably stood in the spirit...

A Guide to Glasses Used in UK Bars

The Different Glasses Used for Drinks in the UK: A Complete Guide When you order a drink in a British pub or bar, the type of glass you receive isn’t...

Top 10 Pubs to Visit Along the Yorkshire Wolds Way

The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a pub lover's dream The Yorkshire Wolds Way stretches for 79 miles from Hessle to Filey, winding through rolling hills, quiet villages, and some of...

Discover the Top Distillery and Brewery Tours i...

Discover the Top Distillery and Brewery Tours in North & East Yorkshire Yorkshire’s distilleries and breweries combine craftsmanship, heritage, and hospitality. A tour gives you a front-row seat to see...

Wicstun Distillery are Finalists in the Delicio...

Wicstun Distillery are a Finalist in the Deliciously Yorkshire Food & Drink Awards 2025 in the Best Spirit Category. We are excited to announce that our Scarborough Gin has made...

Cosy Autumn Nights with Toffee Vodka

Cosy Autumn Nights with Toffee Vodka As the evenings draw in and the leaves turn golden, there’s nothing quite like a warming drink to take the chill off. That’s where...

New Website

New Wicstun Distillery Website Wicstun Distillery is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. The new website offers our customers an improved shopping experience and enhanced functionality. As...

Yorkshire Pudding Beer Now In Cans

Yorkshire Pudding Beer Now In Cans We are excited to announce that Yorkshire Pudding Beer is now available in 440ml cans. You can still purchase this beer in 500ml Bottles...

Sad News - 3 July 2025

            Lisa Packer   It is with a heavy heart that I announce the loss of my wife Lisa, who is also one of the...

HMRC Approval Granted

    We are pleased to confirm we have received our HMRC approval for the distillation and compounding of spirits.  This has been a dream of ours for many years...

Alcohol Wholesalers Licence Granted

Alcohol Wholesalers Licence Granted We have been granted our Alcohol Wholesalers licence by HMRC which means we can now sell our spirits to the licensed trades such as shop, restaurants...

The Final Licence Is In Place

    Fantastic news, we are now fully licensed to produce and sell our own spirits to both the general public and the licensed trade. this has been a long...

We Are Now On Instagram

    We are pleased to announce that we are now on Instagram. you can search for us "Wicstun Distillery" or just go directly to us wicstun_distillery

Free Local Shipping

    We are now offering free shipping on all orders delivered in the Market Weighton, Pocklington and Dunnington areas.

Solberge Hall Stock Wicstun Distillery Gin

    More fantastic news.   Wicstun Distillery Gin is going to be stocked at Solberge Hall Hotel, which is near Northallerton  We look forward to working with them. https://www.classiclodges.co.uk/solberge-hall/...

The Fiddle Drill Is Now Stocking Our Gin - 22 M...

    We are pleased to announce you can now purchase Wicstun Distillery Gin at The Fiddle Drill cafe in Goodmanham, East Yorkshire. 

The Flower Merchant Is Stocking Wicstun Gin - 2...

    We are pleased to announce you can now buy Wicstun Gin by the bottle from the Flower Merchant in Market Weighton.

Applecross Distillery Is Now Open

Malton Food Lovers Festival 2023

Malton Food Lovers Festival 2023 Wicstun Distillery will have a stall at the 2023 Malton Food Lovers Festival. We will have plenty of samples for you to try. Sat 27...

Wicstun Caribbean Honey Rum now available

Wicstun Caribbean Honey Rum Introducing Wicstun Honey Rum – a captivating fusion of Caribbean White Rum and the rich essence of Yorkshire Heather Honey. Prepare to embark on a tantalising...

Discount Off Caribbean Spirit While Stocks Last

    Caribbean Spirit is now available at a reduced price of £25 per 70cl bottle or £17.50 per 50cl bottle. A warming grain spirit drink infused with the flavours...

Finalist In The Deliciously Yorkshire Taste Awards

Finalist In The Deliciously Yorkshire Taste Awards Wicstun Distillery is proud to announce that we are finalists in the Deliciously Yorkshire Taste Awards for 2023 in 2 categories. - Best...

Tommy Cannon To Launch The New Dove House Spiri...

Tommy Cannon To Launch The New Dove House Spirits Range   We invite you to join us at Dove House in Market Weighton on 12 Oct 2023 at 3pm for...

Dove House Spirits Range Now Available - 10 Oct...

Dove House Spirits Range Now Available - 10 October 2023   Our new range of Spirits made for Dove House Hospice are now available to order from our Website.  www.wicstun-distillery.co.uk...

Tommy Cannon launches Dove House Range Of Spirits

Tommy Cannon launches Dove House Range Of Spirits We had a wonderful day with Tommy Cannon and his wife Hazel at the Market Weighton Dove House shop, where Tommy officially...

The Breakfast Show With Piers

    We are pleased to be working with The Breakfast Show with Piers, who are running monthly competitions with our spirits as the prizes. The show goes out on...

Spooktacular Halloween Drinks With Wicstun Dist...

Spooktacular Halloween Drinks With Wicstun Distillery As Halloween approaches, it's time to get into the spirit of this spooky season by concocting some bewitching and flavourful drinks to enjoy with...

Drewtons Farm Shop Now Stock Wicstun Spirits

Drewtons Farm Shop Now Stock Wicstun Spirits   We are pleased to announce that the award-winning Drewtons Farm Shop in South Cave is now stocking a wide range of Wicstun...

The Mile Farm Shop Now Stock Wicstun Spirits

    We are pleased to announce that the Mile Farm Shop in Pocklington are now stock a range of Wicstun Distillery Spirits. We will be carrying out tasting sessions...

Wicstun Team Visit The York Opera House Panto -...

    Jago & Lisa from the Wicstun Distillery team hand-delivered some rum to cast members Martin Barrass and Suzy Cooper from the York Opera House Panto today. Both Lisa...

Restaurant Myse Awarded First Michelin Star

Restaurant Myse Awarded First Michelin Star We are so pleased that Josh and Vicky Overington, one of our customers, have been awarded their first Michelin Star for Restaurant Myse, which...