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2025 Semi-Finalists
View all semi-finalists' recipes from the 2025 Hayman's The Original Gin Cocktail Competition.
The Salty Thorn
Tastes like a salted carmel chocolate with sweet notes from the caper berrie
Thames Azure
For Gomme Syrup Best choose is Giffard Sirop Gomme
Terrapin
This recipe originated as a riff of a classic Diamondback, which I love, but also realise it is not the most accessible cocktail in the world. I wanted
Hey Man
Good taste
Nick & Sloe
This is a vibrant and sophisticated cocktail with a rich mid-palate and a clean, slightly bitter finish. Sloe berries provide structure and fruit, Bénédictine
The Pentatonic
Built as a highball and topped with soda, The Pentatonic dances with effervescence - a multi-layered drinking experience that evolves with each sip, echoing
Third Act
The Third Act is made using a generous pour of Hayman's Old Tom Gin, combining 4 secondary ingredients that can be commonly found in any cocktail bar worth
Velvet Green
This is a straight foward cocktail with a fresh and minty aroma and zesty,herbaceous, floreal and has a rich presence on the palate. I advised to be serve
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
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
Peas and Love
Use fresh pea pods to get maximum flavor
In Bloom With A View
Fresh, approachable twist on a classic gin martini
Crimson Reverie
As the name implies just by looking at it you have a dark red color. On the nose you have a fresh lemon and the flavor is a complex dark fruit, herbal
Sage in Bloom
This cocktail unfolds like a story, built around the timeless elegance of Hayman's Gin. A spirit that embraces the classic London Dry traditions, yet offers
Jade Cloud
The pandan liqueur is Mathieu Teisseire Pandan Syrup. Subtle hint of coconut on the nose. Zesty, grassy pandan and silky coconut on the palate. A bit
Back to Our Roots
Bright, earthy, rich, floral, light tartness, citrusy, umami
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.
