Lemon peel coats the tongue with fresh, piney juniper in tow, and a lovely floral embrace from the meadowsweet. Old Tom Gin is made from the same distilled gin as Hernö Gin and Hernö Navy Strength Gin except Hernö Old Tom Gin has an extra amount of Meadowsweet in the distillation and after diluting it down to 43% a touch of honey is added. Hernö Old Tom Gin is made from the same distilled gin as Hernö Gin, but with an extra amount of Meadowsweet added in the distillation and after diluting it down to 43% we add a touch of sugar.

Read my review to find out about the Hernö story, how their Old Tom is made, its tasting notes and how to serve.Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox! Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. The slight tweak to the Old Tom recipe from the London Dry and Navy gins is that there is more meadowsweet used for the Old Tom, and of course, added sweetness post-distillation. Produced to the almost same recipe as Herno`s excellent dry gin, their sweetened Old Tom sees the addition of a hint of extra Meadowsweet.

Made with only 8 natural and organic botanicals, although an increased use of meadowsweet, a hint of honey and small amount of sugar instantly makes this a choice Old Tom. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. Herno Old Tom Gin is made from the same distilled gin as Herno Gin and Herno Navy Strength Gin except Herno Old Tom Gin has an extra amount of Meadowsweet in the distillation and after diluting it down to 43%, a touch of honey is added for sweetness. They use the same botanical selection as their Hernö Dry Gin for this, although they've dialled up the amount of meadowsweet used.Hernö Old Tom Gin is made from the same distilled gin as Hernö Gin, but with an extra amount of Meadowsweet added in the distillation and after diluting it down to 43%, a touch of sugar is added. Their flagship London Dry gin was released in 2012 and there are now several expressions in the range, including a navy strength and the focus of this review, an Old Tom. I tried it in numerous tonics and it just works so well in them all – even full sugar tonics didn’t bring too much sweetness, such is the beautiful balance of the gin. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. According to the legend, when a penny was placed in the cat’s mouth the gin was served through a tube hidden in one of the paws. NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. When he bought an 1800-century farm in Dala, situated in The High Coast of Sweden, and started to create truly organic, artisan gin inspired by the natural beauty of the region, magic began to happen.On a personal note, in 2019, Jon Hillgren became the third person to be inducted into the Gin Magazine Hall of fame, where he sits with iconic names such as Desmond Payne (Beefeater) and Charles Maxwell (Thames). Other non-essential cookies are used to track visits anonymously and collect information for making reports. Hernö Gin began when Jon Hillgren, founder and Master Distiller, bought an 18th century farm in Dala, situated in the The High Coast of Sweden, and started to create truly organic, artisan gin inspired by the natural beauty of the region. Hernö Gin was founded by Jon Hillgren in 2011, but the story of the distillery can be traced back to London in 1999. It’s quite transportational and takes me to the remote fields and forests of Dala, and the distillery’s home.

Using Herno's flagship classic gin as the base, this Old Tom version has extra amounts of Meadowsweet in the distillation and they add some honey and sugar to slightly sweeten the gin as this style dictates. The juniper and coriander are macerated for 16 hours in warm spirit diluted to 50% ABV, allowing the essential oils to be gently released. Being an Old Tom, the gin is then sweetened using organic sugar at a ratio of 19 grams/litre, before being bottled. The distillery’s Old Tom gin was launched in 2014 and as well as being a double winner of best gin at the World Gin Awards, it was 2020 winner of the IWSC award for best gin and tonic.Fever-Tree Mediterranean was my favourite pairing but it’s my go-to tonic for most gins, so probably some bias there, on my part. The hand hammered copper stills Kierstin and Marit craft award-winning organic gin from natural botanicals. It's got a cat's face on the bottle, harking back to how Old Tom Gin got its name - the tom cat-shaped plaques outside London gin houses from the olden days, where you'd put a coin in the cat's mouth and the bartender would dispense a shot of gin from the cat's paw.