Hayman's Old Tom Gin

Sweet with juniper, lemon and pepper. Has a really nice mouthfeel. Doesn’t punch you in the face and makes a really nice Tom Collins

Sweeter, but only slightly. Well rounded. I expected this to be more different than London Dry.

Sugar really does round out the juniper. Versatile in cocktails, smooth like Plymouth. Very drinkable with tonic.

Nose: Lemon and orange aromas - juice, zest, peel - at the beginning that's about all you can smell. After a while it shows a floral icing-sugar fragrance but the nose remains steadfastly centered on citrus. After a long time (and in the dry glass) there is some herbal complexity with lemon thyme and citronella appearing, but the juniper is light here. Palate: Very sweet and soft arrival with citrus flavours - orange, sherbet lemon, sweet lime, mandarin and a trace note of juniper way in the background. Less herbal on the palate than the nose but some mild warm spices do appear. The texture is thick and syrupy, plush and almost cloying. Finish: Medium. Sweet and citrus to the very end. If you handed me this blind and said it was a subtle lemon/orange liqueur I'd believe you, it's so sweet and easy to sip neat. You can instantly see how people lapped this up as a neat spirit in the old days. It is a very confectionery sort of profile - like lemon candy or lemon frosted spongecake. The hefty sugar presence makes for a very gentle and rolling finish, but as a mixer I'm on the fence about this. It does make a palatable and easy sipping gin and tonic (no citrus needed - just tonic) but it lacks the intensity of juniper I like. Texture is what this spirit has going for it so if used in cocktails that require syrup, try leaving that out - there may be enough sweetness from the gin and you might find your usual sweet cocktail gains a pleasantly dry aspect at the expense of some heft in the flavour profile. I'd recommend experimenting with old-time cocktails but it does not work so well as the base for a martini, it's too sweet. On the whole I enjoyed this gin. "Above Average" : 80/100 (3 stars)

목넘김이 맑고 개운한 편. 과하지 않은 단맛과 허브향이 강함. 청량한 편이고 알콜향이 진하지 않음.

3.9 감귤향 늬앙스가 확실했다. 아마 오렌지 필의 상큼한 향에 당도가 더해지니 느껴진 노트가 아닐까 싶다.