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Swing dancing with Socrates. I met a girl-who we will call Sasha-at a local dance class. Sasha and I got along splendidly. one day while enjoying a post-dance
The expression of the orange peel can help tie all the components of the cocktail together, complimenting each one. Although if you wanted a tiny bit of
Make sure to breathe in and smell the aroma of the drink before taking the first sip to embrace the full experience and natural taste of the Cocktail
Shake & Strain in a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with lemon zest and cinnamon stick
Char the orange with a lighter or chef's torch. Express the charred orange over the cocktail prior to garnishing to release smoky oils
The drink is velvety and balanced. Not too tart, not too sweet, lovely and herbal with a little pine character shining through from the Old Tom.
Fresh refreshing
The idea behind this drink is a simple twist on classic based on the IBA cocktail Bramble; the soft taste of Old Tom in contrast with the sour coming from
Complex, aromatic, sweet spice with a nice round sweetness and hints of citrus.
This recipe was heavily inspired by my grandpa. Back home we would go to sunflower fields that had just been harvested. We would then find any sunflowers
The top notes are spicy with a ginger flavor. The middle part is sweet and sour with sweet and sour mango and strawberry flavors. The base notes are the
I added Shiso leaves as a personal preference ingredient in the video. As shiso leaf is an ineligible ingriedient, I deleted it in my final submission,
Slap 6-8 fresh mint leaves to express the oils and add to the shaker. Next, add the Hayman's Old Tom Gin and the Giffard Cherry brandy. Then, add the lemon
Shaking fo Make
I came up with this drink for the Haymans Old Tom competition, I love a Negroni and I love Cream Soda.
I wanted to accentuate the floral, citrusy and fruity notes of the Hayman's Old Tom, and utilise British ingredients to emphasise tradition, making use
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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