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Tom & Jerez

Name: Tom and Jerez
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Old Tom gin; 22.5 ml Manzanilla sherry; 22.5 ml Pear liqueur; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Orgeat syrup

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

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Ingredients
3/4 fl oz	Hayman's Old Tom Gin
3/4 fl oz	Lustau Manzanilla Papirusa Sherry
3/4 fl oz	Giffard Poire William liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar 1920 Retro Coupette 15cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered green olives.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered olives.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Tom & Jerez contains 146 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
13.81% alc./vol. (27.62° proof)
14.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Manzanilla sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) — Nuts

History

Adapted from a cocktail created by Tim McCarthy at Hawksmoor Guildhall, London. The Tom & Jerez remains one of the restaurant chain's "The Sacred Six", and we discovered it in 2025 at Hawksmoor Manchester, where it was promoted as "Spain in a glass."

Review

A dry sherry and pear sour laced with old tom gin and enriched with almond syrup. The garnish is a savoury distraction from the sweet and sourness.

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Shogi Redbrook Premium Member 46w

A bit underrated at 4 stars for my money! Old Tom and manzanilla is a great combination, and this is my favourite version of the pairing so far. Love the little hint of brine from the olives and the smooth note from the orgeat.