Entries to 2023 Hayman's Old Tom, New Cocktail Competition

Strawberry Fields of Fire

With strawberry liqueur or syrup being a much maligned ingredient for cocktails, at least in my part of the world, it was difficult to secure the product.

Vegetable energy

In the wall breaker add 30ml beetroot juice 5 fresh spinach leaves 10g lemon zest 15ml lemon juice 15ml syrup and strain the residue to make super

Fleming's Lab

Think the gin equivalent of a Oaxaca Old Fashioned and Penicillin lovechild.

Lee's Milk Punch

The botanicals from Hayman's Old Tom are are the forefront, giving structure and nuance, while the flavors of the teas, coconut, and pandan transform

Apple Pie Illusion

Shake & Strain in a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with lemon zest and cinnamon stick

The Melbourne Negroni

Char the orange with a lighter or chef's torch. Express the charred orange over the cocktail prior to garnishing to release smoky oils

一抹阳光

Aroma of white peach oolong tea in the front, and sacred wood wood and flowers in the middle middle Finish with licorice notes. 白桃乌龙圣木金酒60ml

An Increasingly Close Relationship

I wanted to combine the historic elements of British Gin with the complex modern flavours often found in Japan, utilising a yuzu-flavoured sake. Balancing

Toms orchard

Using fresh English spring ingredients to compliment the gins botanicals with the use of honey and ginger then using English apple cider instead of apple

Burrough Path

Sharp & Dry, Fruty & Floral, long finish

Blushing Tom

In a shaker tin combine Haymans old tom gin, Cappelleti (may be substituted with Apperol of not available), strawberry syrup, passion fruit juice and lime

Soulshine

This complex sour was designed to warm your soul with a combination of fresh flavors that elevate the Haymans Old Tom and it is all tied together with

Slick Rick

If you can't find Batavia Arrack, any funky white rum that's at least 100 proof will work.

The Silence

For the almonds, pan roast them until they were golden, I used a 2:1 ratio of sugar to water to create the syrup. I then boiled them in the syrup for 20

Friends with benefits!

Add ice in a boston shaker. Add all the ingredients and shake for 18-20 seconds. Add ice to the Hurricane glass and strain the cocktail from the shaker

Improved Martinez

It is a very complex and structured drink with various nuances of taste ranging from the sweetness of the bitter which gives an extra nuance to the vinegar,