10 Best Old Tom Gin Brands March 2015

#1 of 10 Best Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - The Dorchester Old Tom Gin is one that hasn’t been on the market until recently. This is a London Dry gin that is a little sweeter than most with a few notes that comprise the flavor. The beverage is made from an original recipe. There are notes of flowers when smelling and tasting. Juniper is a prominent flavor and can be smelled over the other scents of the drink. When finishing, there is a hint of spice and fruit that leaves a smoothness that is desired.

#2 of 10 Best Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - The gin of choice during 19th century Victorian England, Hayman's Old Tom has been distilled to the same family recipe since the 1870's; a genuine English hallmark. This is a richly flavored, botanically intense spirit, the aromas of creamy-lemon citrus and almond evident in the light, sweet fruity nose. Touches of warm ginger, coriander, and herbal spiciness help to round out the flavor. The palate is a rich, soft, round mouth feel, submitting to hints of orange peel, lemon zest and floral notes. After an initial understated sweetness, earthy notes and hints of juniper provide an effortless, yet complicated finish.

#3 of 10 Leading Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - Old Tom Gin is both a distilling method and a product at the Left Turn Distillery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Allowing the juniper berry essence to take a back seat in the flavor profile, this gin is delectably redolent of cardamom, elder flower, and citrus. It makes for a different sort of spiritual experience, whether enjoyed for its own distinctive palate or as a part of a more complex cocktail. As the only distillery located in Albuquerque, Left Turn takes pride in offering the local crowd something different, something subtle to pique their interest, and a spirit worth writing home about.

#4 of 10 Leading Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - Xoriguer is a drink that has a clear color, although it does have a green tint when you look at it in the bottle. When you smell the gin, it has an odor of something that is older, similar to what you would smell in an attic of a home. However, the flavor notes give a different impression. There are spice notes that linger as well as notes of citrus and other fruits. This is a drink that is smooth in taste and settles easily after drinking.

#5 of 10 Best Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - Step back in time with Jensen Old Tom Gin. Based on an 1840 recipe, this unique spirit is truly one of a kind. In part to make up for the relatively harsh end result of some contemporary distillation methods, nineteenth century gin makers often flavored their spirits with a particularly generous array of botanicals. This helped to cover up the less than desirable elements of what was, at heart, a rather harsh spirit. Necessity turned out to be a virtue, though. These highly flavored gins were quite interesting and delicious. Jensen Old Tom Gin was created as a faithful representation of a classic London old tom.

#6 of 10 Best Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - Gin is a spirit possessed of an incredibly complex flavor spectrum more often seen in cordials and tonics of old. It incorporates herbs, flowers, fruits and spices along with juniper berries to produce a unique and powerful impression. However, many may think that all gin carries the characteristic piney punch offered by high proportions of the delicate but oil-rich juniper berries. Old Tom gin is a style of distilling that makes more use of the floral, spice, and fruit notes present in the recipe. Rested in oak barrels for a month after distillation, Sound Spirits' offering blossoms on the palate with flavors of elder flower, orange, and cardamom.

#7 of 10 Top Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - Gin's lineage begins with a malty, Dutch beverage from 500 years ago known as genever. A malty, sweet drink is much different from the clean and crisp spirit that is gin. Something must have come in between. In fact, that "something" is old tom gin. This more-lively gin take was popular in London in the 19th century. For decades, old tom gin had been lost. Due to craft distillers like Ransom, old tom is on the rise. Ransom Old Tom Gin is briefly aged in wine casks before it is bottled, which lends it a brown hue. Try some responsibly!

#8 of 10 Best Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - Arcus is the largest purveyor and producer of spirits in Norway. They are responsible for purchasing local products for export to international markets and providing plenty of delicious options for the consumers in their domestic markets. One of these products is the Old Tom Gin style of Golden Cock. Rather than resting too heavily on the essences of juniper berries, this style of gin distillation brings the pleasing palate of citrus and cardamom with just a subtle kiss of elder flowers to each sip. Golden Cock is a fine example of this method, allowing for a distinctive cocktail experience apart from other types of gin.

#9 of 10 Best Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - Downslope Distilling brings you the art of the bottle at its most refined in their Ould Tom Gin. While most London Dry gin is distilled from grain into a neutral spirit, which is then blended with various botanical essences, the dedicated craftsmen at Downslope elected to use cane as an alcohol base. An additional artistic flourish, they use a small craft still and allow the vapors of the fermenting cane and the eleven distinctive botanical ingredients to mingle as they rise towards condensation. This allows them to offer a spirit of unrivaled complexity--a prolonged juniper impression bolstered by citrus and a subtle, yet powerful spice finish.

#10 of 10 Leading Old Tom Gin Labels of 2015 - Haromex is proud to offer the Secret Treasures Collection. One of the most distinguished and distinctive spirits in this array is the Old Tom style Gin. Crafted by master distiller, Hubertus Vallendar in the city of Kail, Germany, this spirit makes use of the finest juniper berries from the Apennines Mountains. Using a specialized double-distillation process, Vallendar evokes the most subtle and richly accentuated essences of the juniper berry, while bringing forward the beguiling citrus notes and whispers of cardamom often eclipsed in other gins by the piney clout of the juniper. This is indeed a spirit worthy of the word treasure.