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. Some of the gin bottles are in 3c samples to give to a taste of the gin before you purchase a full 70cl bottle.

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. All the botanicals are certified organic, while the lingonberries are the sole botanical sourced from Sweden. If you continue without changing your cookies settings, we’ll assume you’re happy with the use of all cookies on our site. They use the same botanical selection as their Hernö Dry Gin for this, although they've dialled up the amount of meadowsweet used.

These are juniper, dried meadowsweet, coriander, cassia, black pepper, vanilla, fresh lingonberry and fresh lemon zest.

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. When established, Hernö was Sweden’s first gin-only distillery and they’ve been at the cutting edge of the country’s gin scene ever since – one which has come on leaps and bounds.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. 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. They’ve also dabbled in successful collaborations with Australian distillery Four Pillars, releasing Dry Island and Botany Bay.

The juniper and coriander are macerated for 16 hours in warm spirit diluted to 50% ABV, allowing the essential oils to be gently released. 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. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.This sweetening lifts the floral notes, releases an array of juniper notes and makes the gin even smoother. Using Herno's flagship classic gin as the base, this Old Tom version has extra amounts of Meadowsweet in the distillation and they add some honey and sugar to slightly sweeten the gin as this style dictates. 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.