Hayman’s Sloe Gin 70cl
€33.10 inc. VAT
A True English Sloe Gin, defined by its impeccable balance. Not too sweet, not too bitter, not too tart. Taste the Gin and the Fruits. Voted the World’s best and English Best Sloe Gin by the World Gin Awards in 2020 and 2022.
Hayman’s Sloe Gin is gently steeped in wild-harvested English Sloe Berries in the Hayman’s classical English Gin for three to four months following a traditional old family recipe. The result is an exceptionally balanced Sloe Gin with hints of almond, but mainly fruity flavours like plums, frangipane and wild-foraged berries; all underpinned with a classical English Gin flavour.
Pair with white or sparkling wine as a refreshing late Sunday morning aperitif during our hot Maltese summers. So called Sloe Royale!
Tasting notes :
Nose : Soft Plum with a tinge of almond frangipane and other ripe red fruits.
Palate : Rich Warm Gin with a slight sweetness.
Finish : Sweet plum flavours accompanied by warm spices.
| Format : 70cl | ABV : 26% |
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Description
First off : sloes do NOT taste good raw!
Sloe gin is a British red liqueur made with gin and blackthorn fruits (sloes), which are the drupe fruit of the Prunus spinosa tree, which is a relative of the plum. Sloe gin is made by combining an existing gin with lots of sugar and sloe berries. Over time, the flavour of the sloe berries steeps into the gin, and the mixture forms into a deep, fruity and sweet ruby-red liqueur. Due to this process, the alcohol level for sloe gin is also lower than ‘normal’ gin. The European Union regulations established 25 per cent ABV as the minimal alcoholic content for the blackthorn beverage to be a sloe gin.
Historically, despite being a liqueur based upon gin, the EU included the colloquial name sloe gin to the legal definitions; thus, sloe gin is the only alcoholic beverage that legally uses the term gin without appending the liqueur suffix. Sloe gin is made from ripe sloes, which are traditionally picked after the first frost of winter (late October to early November in the northern hemisphere). Each sloe is pricked, traditionally with a thorn taken from the blackthorn bush on which they grow. An alternative folktale says that one should not prick the sloes with a metal fork unless it is made of silver.
A wide-necked jar is filled half way with pricked sloes and some sugar. The jar is then filled with gin, sealed, turned several times to mix and stored in a cool, dark place. After a few months, the gin will now have a deep ruby red colour : Sloe Gin!
Brand
Hayman’s Gin
Hayman's has been making Gin since 1863 when James Burrough , a pharmacist experimented with a number of Gin recipes. Gin is a family tradition, Christopher Hayman is the great grandson of James. Christopher is the Hayman's master distillery and his children James and Miranda run the business.
Hayman have used the same botanicals and the same recipe for more than 150 years, they obtain their ingredients from all over the globe such as Macedonia, Bulgaria, Spain, Belgium, France, amongst others. There are 10 botanicals include juniper berries, Coriander , Lemon peel, Orange peel, Angelica root, Cinnamon, Cassia bark, Liquorice, Nutmeg, orris root; that are used in varying measure depending on the type of Gin. Recently Hayman has moved back to London in a larger distillery and training facility.
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Staff: Edward –
Personal favourite. Enjoy in the evenings, reading the last emails of the day.
Careful : too easy to drink. 🙂
Staff : Wines and Spirits Malta –
Voted the World’s best and English Best Sloe Gin by the World Gin Awards in 2020 and 2022.
https://www.worldginawards.com/news/world-gin-awards-winners-2020
https://worldginawards.com/winner-gin/country-winner-34530-world-gin-awards-2022
https://www.worldginawards.com/winner-gin/winner-98-world-gin-awards-2020
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“Brick red in colour. Nice gin and sloe notes on the nose with a touch of amaretto. Very good balance of sloe, gin, spices and sweetness on the palate with hints of raisins and almonds. A very good example of a sloe gin.”
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