Until recently, it was impossible to get hold of at all. That gin is Old Tom: a lighter, sweeter style of gin that would have been favoured by any self-respecting Victorian boozer out on a ...

A minor, but persistent, historical mystery in the annals of alcohol is the precise nature of the great 19th-century English favorite, Old Tom gin ... in the history of gin: Philip Booth ...

The Tom Collins has a long and lustrous history ... Thomas as a delightful drink of “gin and sparkling lemonade.” It was originally created with Old Tom gin, a mixing friendly, sweeter ...

Not long after, Holland gin got replaced by the sweeter Old Tom gin, which is one possible explanation for the name change. By the start of the 20th century, however, Old Tom gin fell out of favor ...

The cat at the Beefeater Gin Distillery (Picture: Tripadviser/ Haymans) Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, Londoners would get their gin fix from the jaws of a giant cat. The historical ...

It might have been branded ‘mother’s ruin’ more than a century ago, but Old Tom is seeing a resurgence on the craft gin scene. Old Tom Gin is making a comeback… but what is it and why was ...

Diageo has engaged Sedley Place to create the packaging for a limited edition run of its Tanqueray Old Tom gin. Tasked with treading ... regenerated Tanqueray seal logo and pineapple device.