Herno Old Tom Gin Hernö, 50cl

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Founded in 2011, Hernö Gin has gone on to become one of the most revered gin brands in the world, decorated with countless awards across its range. 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. Being an Old Tom, the gin is then sweetened using organic sugar at a ratio of 19 grams/litre, before being bottled.

Palate A strong backbone of pine resin and chewy juniper, with honey'd sweetness and a touch of lemon zest following it up. Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox! 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.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. They use the same botanical selection as their Hernö Dry Gin for this, although they've dialled up the amount of meadowsweet used. From browsing photos of Dala, the home of Hernö Gin, there can be few more picturesque locations to make gin.

Using the same organic botanicals as the Herno Dry Gin, Herno have dialled up the amount of meadowsweet used and once distilled, they have added a touch of honey and sugar, giving it the delicious sweet element you look for in a traditional Old Tom Gin.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. 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. This sweetening lifts the floral notes, releases an array of juniper notes and makes the gin even smoother. 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.

This is Sweden's first dedicated Gin distillery which is made in two hand-beaten copper stills, Kerstin and Marit. Herno Old Tom Gin is made from the same distilled gin as Herno 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. They use the same botanical selection as their Hernö Dry Gin for this, although they’ve dialled up the amount of meadowsweet used. This spirit leaves a floral sweetness combined with woody spice and a long-lasting taste of juniper. Other non-essential cookies are used to track visits anonymously and collect information for making reports.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. With the number of accolades its received, it really doesn’t need me to add my voice to the army of advocates of the gin, as well as the distillery itself. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Herno Old Tom Gin is made with the same botanicals as the standard, but with extra meadowsweet to impart extra sweetness.

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. 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.

Lemon peel coats the tongue with fresh, piney juniper in tow, and a lovely floral embrace from the meadowsweet. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.