Hayman's Old Tom Gin

As many of you will already know, ‘Old Tom’ is a style of gin originally popular in the 18th century. Back then distillation techniques were not as advanced and consequently the base spirits from which the gins of the day were produced tended on the rough side. To mask this and produce a more palatable spirit, gin makers added sugar so producing a slightly sweetened gin. This style of gin gradually died out giving way to the London dry style which dominates the gin market today. This was driven by improved distillation and also a change in fashion, partly led by the launch of the brut style of champagne.

Hayman’s Old Tom is made by Christopher Hayman, the great grandson of James Burrough, founder of Beefeater gin and is said to be based on an 18th century family recipe.
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