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

Bacchus' Day Off

Shake all ingredients with ice. Fine strain into a chilled glass.

Recover

When the guests asked us if the Singapore Commander could make it cleaner and fresher, we replaced pineapples and cherries with basil and raspberries,

Strega Nona

I made this while I was the head bartender at Ristorante Massimo in Portsmouth, NH. We had an unopened bottle of Strega that had been sitting in storage

Morning Ritual

Rich and full flavoured, vanilla, coffee and banana provide plenty of depth and sweetness that's balanced by the lively refreshing bitterness of gin and

The TRIO

Refreshing taste and rich layers

Ciao Tom

Boozy and refreshing cocktail with with citrus notes which makes it easy and pleasant to drink.

Bitter Spring

It was made for my ex at the beginning of spring we broke up, it's a bitter pain spring for me and also means a new beginning.

Strawberry Spring

If not using a house strawberry syrup, reduce simple to 1/4 oz.

Hay Hay Man

Designed as a take on a Vesper / Martinez Hybrid showcasing both Hayman's Old Tom Gin and Hayman's Sloe Gin

Tom and the Witch

The cocktail is fresh, easy to drink, with rich notes of saffron. Perfect for an Italian sunset aperitif

Goddess of the Luo River

The berry notes of rose mixed with dates draw you into the cocktail, then the dates blend seamlessly with the herbal notes of old Tom gin, and the floral

The Commonwealth

It's also very good with a mint sprig, I didn't have it in the picture and for the sake of simplicity I left it out but it highlights the botanicals even

Saturday Morning Cartoons

I was sitting with a group of friends one night and we were talking about breakfast cereal and how the fruity cereals are basically just a combination

Herbal Hopper

Herb/fresh grass/berries/black pepper/ginger/

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

Shanghai Fizz

Floral whit a bitterness a small hint of bitterness and fizziness that's almost remanded like a sparkeling mint thee, to raise the floral not spray the