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Purslane
1.Use a spoon to scoop out 12.5ml of cherry jam from the jar and put it into a clean three-piece cocktail shaker.
2.Add 22.5ml of fresh squeezed yellow lemon juice and use a straw to taste if the sweet and sour balance is right.
3.Pour 45ml of Hayman's Old Tom Gin into the cocktail shaker.
4.Add enough ice cubes, seal the shaker, and shake vigorously to fully mix all ingredients.
5.Remove the shaker lid and strain the cocktail into a clean Collins glass.
6.Slowly pour Comp Tea along the glass wall, you can use a straw or spoon to assist pouring and be careful not to lose the bubbles in the tea.
7.Gently stir the cocktail with a bar spoon to fully blend the Comp Tea and the mixed liquor, but avoid over-stirring.
8.Wash and dry some purslane leaves, then slant them against the glass rim as a decoration.
1 1/2 fl oz | Hayman's Old Tom Gin |
5/12 fl oz | Syrup from Luxardo Maraschino Cherries |
3/4 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
2 2/3 fl oz | Thomas Henry Soda Water |
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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