Hayman's Gently Rested Gin 70cl

Description

Hayman's Gently Rested Gin

In 1863 when James Burrough, opened a small distillery in Chelsea, London. He experimented with a number of gin recipes, giving them names such as Burrough’s, Olde Chelsey, Beefeater and Black Cat.

It was James who poineered the London Dry gin which is known and loved today (at that time, London's gin of choice was Old Tom). It was this which led to the development of the Beefeater Gin brand.... but it also spurred the Hayman's gin brand. The current Master Distiller of Hayman's (Christopher Hayman) is the great grandson of James Burrough.

For their Gently Rested Gin Hayman's looks again to history. Gin always used to be rested in casks during the Gin Palace heyday of the 1800's, and so again Hayman's repeats history and uses old Scotch Whisky barrels to rest their gin in for a period of three weeks.

The result of this short (gentle) resting period lifts the botanical flavours in the gin, enhancing the peppery spice notes. 

The result is a really smooth, well-rounded balanced gin. It has peppery and spicy notes from the dominant botanicals – juniper and coriander – which add to its full-flavoured individuality.

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Perfect Serve

Easily enjoyed with a tonic, however we really liked the spicy peppery notes paired with a fiery Ginger Ale. Take a large glass filled with ice and add 50ml of the gin. Gently pour over 150ml of ginger ale (we liked Fentimans Ginger Ale with this), and garnish with a slice of orange.

This also works well in the mix, try in a martini paired with grapefruit bitters.