2025 Semi-Finalists
View all semi-finalists' recipes from the 2025 Hayman's The Original Gin Cocktail Competition.
Double Feature
I'm always looking for a fresh take on a classic, and this tweak on everybody's favorite aperitif cocktail ups the fruit and adds a little smoke, while
Between the Chords
This cocktail is like an old tune on the piano in a cozy London bar. It is based on Hayman's Old Tom Gin, soft, spicy and classic, like the first note
Thorn Reflection
Its taste amazes with the richness and harmony of various ingredients - you will hear the bitter, aromatic taste of thorn gin, the delicate sweetness of
Unshuckedtini
A good day out drinking haymans gin with tonic, in cocktails before eating a huge number of oysters. So I wanted to replicate that night but without the
Leap of joy
This cocktail adapts the "Paper plane" and is named "Leap of Joy", inspired by Tom – a cheerful kitten leaping through London's streets
To Peach Their Own
The cocktail has a silky texture, primarily due to the syrup, which adds richness while remaining light enough to be refreshing. The balance of sweetness
Dolce far niente
The sweetness of doing nothing! bittersweet taste, fizzy, perfect for a sunny spring day while awaiting summer days.
Sloe and Low
The cocktail was created for Hayman's Cocktail Competition 2025, where Hayman's Sloe Gin the main ingredient. Named 'Sloe & Low,' the drink pays
Hey Man
Good taste
Mello-Drama
Tasting Notes – Mello-drama Appearance A fresh, melon-green cocktail served over ice in a chilled Old Fashioned glass, garnished with a mint sprig. A
East by south
East by South A cocktail that charts tradition-and then quietly sails beyond it. The name East by South recalls a compass point just off the expected
Tuxedo1863
The dilution accounts for approximately 25% of the liquid volume. 3drop saline（1:10）
The Golden Ratio
Sharp , fruity notes and sour oxidized profile
Saudade
Inspired by the fresh tomato salads found in every London restaurant I wanted to creat a classic style serve that replicated that fresh tomato salad style.
Royal smash
Grassy, refreshing, bubbly
Peas and Love
Use fresh pea pods to get maximum flavor
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.
