<p class="p1">In this week’s podcast digital editor Alex travels to the Yorkshire dales to meet Kathy from Mason’s Gin and finds out how they are using some very local ingredients to flavour their distinctive gin. Then later on in the episode drinks writer Hannah meets up with Xavier from French cider company Sassy to discuss the unique properties of Normandy cider.</p> <iframe title="Spotify Embed: ep 145 - DRINKS SPECIAL with Mason&apos;s Gin from Yorkshire and Sassy Cider from Normandy" style="border-radius: 12px" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/6m3eHZrFqGkG7jSJ8JwM2n?utm_source=oembed"></iframe> <hr> <h3><a href="https://www.olivemagazine.com/drink/best-british-gins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here for the best British gins to buy…</a></h3> <div class="image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect" style="padding-bottom: calc(100% / 1.501210653753);"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 320px)" 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