Bathtub Gin – Old Tom Gin 50cl

Bathtub Gin Old Tom Gin 

Ableforth’s produces Bathtub Gin, including their Old Tom variety, known for its rich, smooth flavours and traditional crafting methods. The distillery is celebrated for its small-batch, high-quality gins, with Bathtub Old Tom offering a slightly sweeter twist on the classic recipe.

• The Old Tom Gin in the Ableforth’s series is the very definition of what an Old Tom style gin should be. A slightly sweetened, traditional style of gin, very popular in 18th and 19th century England
• Sweet on the nose from the liquorice root, with a sugary mouth feel and a lingering finish. It has a slightly earthy warmth but the sugary element brings out the citrusy, juniper note
• Old Tom got its name from an unusual dispensing method used by London gin houses
• A tom cat-shaped plaque would be hung outside where passers-by could drop a coin in the animal’s mouth. The proprietor would then dispense a shot of gin from a tube under the cat’s paws

This almost forgotten style of gin is perfect in sweet gin cocktails, it’s how the classic Tom Collins got its name and makes a tasty G&T.