For Hayman's Old Tom New Cocktail Competition 2023
If not using a house strawberry syrup, reduce simple to 1/4 oz.
I grew up reading every book that I could get my hands on – and my imagination always put myself in the midst of the story... selling my hair alongside
This cocktail, some alcohol, coffee flavor, fruity, some sweet and sour with a bit of bitterness, comfortable layers, sea salt balance the other ingredients
floral, herby
Tropical fruit and like the sea
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
Very refreshing,fruity and funky
Make sure the grapefruit juice is as fresh as possible and the tin is properly chilled
Herb bitter sweet and mint
This is a very gin, juniper forward cocktail with slight sharp citrue notes, but makes for a balanced and rich finish.
Intended to encapsulate the environment of the space it comes from - a large garden patio bar situated in the midst of Philadelphia's richest business
Floral, Aromatic and Fizzy
Floral, Bold, Delicatly Sweet
This cocktail has a sweet and tangy taste with a hint of chocolate from the creme de cacao.
Amber is the harderned resin of ancient pine trees which I found very fitting given juniper gives off the pine smell and taste.
Launched in 2008 and a classic London Dry gin in style, it is distilled with ten botanicals: juniper berries, coriander seed, nutmeg, cinnamon, angelica
Hayman's Old Tom is a modern-day recreation of an original family recipe dating from the 1860s. It is made with the same ten botanicals that feature in
This traditional sloe gin liqueur is made by steeping wild English hand-picked sloe berries, harvested in the Autumn in Hayman's Gin for several months.
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