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Entries to 2023 Hayman's Old Tom, New Cocktail Competition
A Cure for Thursdays
It starts with a extreme citrus from the lemon that is dialed back into the mango with the London dry gin balancing the profiles out with the herbatious
Paanch
All most Indian cuisine
Pink Perfection
A sweet cocktail, reminiscent of the taste of raspberry ice cream with an almond aftertaste. The color is gentle, milky pink Pink perfection - words that
Father&Son
Just enjoy!
Tom Calling
full of port and passion fruit aromas, and the old tom gin provides a good base, thick and full
Down By The Bay
Created by Scott Swain in 2023 for the Hayman's Old Tom New Cocktail Competition. The cocktail is named after the famous children's song of the same name.
Port of Call
I used Fonseca Siroco Extra Dry White Port & Rothman and Winter Apricot Liqueur.
A Star is Born
My Recipe is a twist on the classic Gin Sour. A light and delicate cocktail made more complex with the added ingredients. Floral, sweet and sour notes!
The Gorgon's Gaze
Playing with myths, legends, and stories is one of the most exciting parts of cocktail making for me. Attaching mythology to a cocktail makes it feel like
Cat Eyes
A slightly sweeter cocktail with a touch of salinity to balance. The dry sherry & briny olive accent the citrus notes of the Hayman's Old Tom.
Old Tom Bliss
Old Tom Bliss is exotically flavoured , The first sip of the cocktail broadens and taste buds all in one sip. Perfect cocktail to showcase gin rich, rounded
The Principle
I have had Old Tom Gin in my bar for a while, but I noticed lack of demand towards it, so I wanted to find a way to popularise it by introducing it through
5:22am
inspiration and from work
Hit the Hay
This recipe was inspired by the sweetness of Hayman's old Tom gin, leading me to create a nightcap style cocktail by upping the sweetness even more with
Short but Sweet
Sweet and floral notes with a thick creamy texture adding an interesting mouthfeel to this "short but sweet" cocktail
Mayflower
Created by Reece Lewis a Head Bartender at Blues Kitchen Shorditch. This recipe is a summer time easy drinker that would be perfect on the beach, in a
Hayman's London Dry Gin
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 Gin
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
Hayman's Sloe Gin
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.
