Haymans, Sloe Gin.

Hayman’s Sloe Gin is the latest addition to their Gin portfolio, made to a long standing family recipe that had previously only been available for private use.

Carefully selected wild English grown sloe berries are gently steeped for several months with Hayman’s Gin before being blended with natural sugar creating a rich ruby red liqueur with smooth and intense bitter sweet fruit flavours.

Sloe Gin was a popular drink alongside other fruit gins from the 19th century onwards. Traditionally sipped as a digestif and as a winter warmer at outside sporting events, today it is still enjoyed on its own, over ice or as a long drink. It was also an important ingredient in the first cocktail era of the late 19th and early 20th century, used in classic cocktails such as Sloe Gin Fizz and The Blackthorne.

Nose: Hayman’s Old Tom Gin has a botanically-intensive, lightly sweetened fruity nose, with aromas of almond and creamy lemon-citrus. Hints of ginger, dark chocolate, and sweet, spiced coffee, with a light herbalspiciness from juniper and coriander, give a more rounded fragrance.

Palate: A rich, soft, round mouth feel, yielding to a sweet, medium body of ginger, orange peel and lemon zest, with accents of violets, rosewater and anise, provide the nicely-balanced, traditional flavour of this lightly-sweetened gin style.

Finish: After an initial delicate sweetness, hints of Juniper and spices supply a equisite, smooth finish.