Hayman's - London Dry Gin 750ml
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Distilling with a century-old 10-botanical recipe that undergoes a full 24-hour warm maceration before firing, Hayman's captures the authentic, structural weight of traditional English pot-still London Dry. Unlike modern contemporary gins that suppress juniper in favor of delicate florals or fruit syrups, and unlike mass-market industrial bottlings diluted down to 40% ABV, this historic expression retains an unyielding resinous backbone bottled at a sturdy 47% ABV. Distilling exclusively in small copper pot stills preserves the dense volatile oils of juniper, whole citrus peel, and warm baking spices, ensuring structural clarity even through heavy ice dilution.
Palate weight registers with substantial viscosity, opening with bracing pine, cracked coriander, and zesty bitter orange peel before giving way to warming cassia and earthy orris root. In-house testing at USQ showed that the elevated 47% ABV proof holds its architectural frame exceptionally well against fortified wine dilution. Our team recommends stirring a traditional 1:1 Fifty-Fifty Martini: stir 1.5 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin and 1.5 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth with a dash of orange bitters over cracked ice for 30 seconds, then strain into a chilled coupe and express with a lemon twist. It performs with equal precision in a French 75: shake 1 oz gin, 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice, and 0.5 oz simple syrup with ice, strain into a flute, and top with 3 oz brut Champagne.
Country
EnglandRegion
LondonABV
47%Brand
Hayman DistillersProduction
24-hour slow botanical maceration in pure wheat spirit followed by single-batch distillation in small traditional copper pot stills; strictly no added sugars, flavors, or essences post-distillation
Distillation Process
Small copper-pot stills
Classic 50/50 Dry Martini, French 75, classic Gin & Tonic with bitter cinchona tonic, or raw shellfish and oysters on the half shell