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

Tom & Jerez
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Photographed in an Urban Bar 1920 Retro Coupette 15cl

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

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered Fragata Green Olives.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with skewered olives.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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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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."

Nutrition:

One serving of Tom & Jerez contains 146 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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