The British spirits company, Hayman Distillers, has dusted off an old family recipe for Old Tom, and the vintage gin is now being brought on the UK Market by importer Love Drinks. Old Tom Gin is a botanically intensive Gin balanced by a light sweetness, which was popular in 18th-century England that now is rarely available. Hayman's Old Tom Gin is a subtle surprise; it isn't just the equivalent of a modern gin doused with sugar. Rather, it is a medium bodied spirit in which the slight sweetness is balanced with more robust botanicals… hello coriander! – than most dry gins. The name 'Old Tom Gin' purportedly came from wooden plaques shaped like a black cat (an 'Old Tom') mounted on the outside wall of some pubs above a public walkway in the 1700s England. After a pedestrian deposited a penny in the cat's mouth, they would place their lips around a small tube between the cat's paws. From the tube would come a shot of Gin, poured by the bartender inside the pub. Hayman Distillers is the longest serving family owned gin distiller in England today. Hayman's Old Tom Gin is made under the careful supervision of their Chairman, Christopher Hayman. Hayman's Old Tom Gin is a botanically-intensive and lightly sweetened style of gin that consequently delivers a balanced and mild undertone which results in a subtle and distinctive gin experience. The re-introduction of Hayman's Old Tom Gin came at the request of the London Cocktail community, interested as having a full range of gins as specified in the recipes of so many classic gin based cocktails. The creation of the Old Tom Gin is bringing back The Tom Collins, The Martinez and many more favourites as featured. Hayman's Old Tom Gin, Distilled from 100% Grain. 40% alcohol by volume. Distilled and bottled in the United Kingdom.

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