Herno Old Tom Gin Hernö, 50cl

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This spirit leaves a floral sweetness combined with woody spice and a long-lasting taste of juniper. 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). These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

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. According to the legend, when a penny was placed in the cats mouth the gin was served by the bartender in the pub through a tube hidden in one of the paws.I’m a gin lover, but have yet to really explore the Old Tom style in much detail, I have to say that this is lovely. If you continue without changing your cookies settings, we’ll assume you’re happy with the use of all cookies on our site. Lemon peel coats the tongue with fresh, piney juniper in tow, and a lovely floral embrace from the meadowsweet.

They’ve also dabbled in successful collaborations with Australian distillery Four Pillars, releasing Dry Island and Botany Bay. 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. 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.The sweetening of Old Tom lifts the floral notes, releases an array of juniper and makes it even smoother. 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% they add a touch of sugar.

Being an Old Tom, the gin is then sweetened using organic sugar at a ratio of 19 grams/litre, before being bottled.

The long connection between the Royal Navy and rum can be traced back to 1655 and Vice-Admiral William Penn's expedition to the West Indies.