The St George Hotel in Harrogate is set to launch a new bar, which will exclusively stock gin.
Paul Donkin, the hotel’s new general manager, first floated the idea of a gin bar in a story on the Stray Ferret. It received lots of interest so he has decided to follow through with it.
The Duck in Gin Lounge, which opens tomorrow, will have about 40 different brands of gins on offer.
Besides gin, the bar will also have a series of quirky bar snacks called ‘duck feed’ created by the head chef.
The snacks include salt and vinegar scraps, maple bacon popcorn, raspberry and white chocolate and more. That menu will change over time as well.
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Mr Donkin told the Stray Ferret:
“When I first got here that bar was a nice space but it was under utilised. Surprisingly, considering the popularity of gin, there are no dedicated gin bars in Harrogate.
“We are lucky to have this space. Like I said I spoke to your colleague and made an off-hand comment about a gin bar.
“But the amount of interest we got made us realise that actually we needed to go for it.”
Becky Edmundson, sales manager, also told the Stray Ferret:
“We are definitely looking forward to opening. I think we thought as well that following coronavirus people are feeling quite anxious about going to bars.
“Whereas in here you can come and sit down and be a bit more distanced from people. Now that things are opening up we are getting lots of enquiries now.”
