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Our Address

Hayman’s Distillery
8a Weir Road
London
SW12 0NA

How to get to us

We are a 12-minute walk from Balham station (Northern line, zone 3 Overground and Underground) or a 15-minute walk from Clapham South station (Northern line, zone 2 Underground).

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Est. 1863

Sloe Gin Fizz

You will need…

  • 50ml Sloe Gin
  • 25ml citrus (lemon or lime)
  • 2 dashes of foaming bitters
  • Top up with soda

Steps to make…

Add the first 3 ingredients into a cocktail shaker.  Shake hard, add ice and shake again.  Double strain over ice in a tall, chilled highball.  Garnish with seasonal herbs.

Pomegranate Fizz

You will need…

  • 50ml Hayman’s Sloe Gin
  • 40ml Pomegranate Juice
  • 15ml Lemon Juice
  • 20ml Sugar Syrup
  • 100ml Double Dutch Cranberry & Ginger Tonic Water
  • A Pinch of Maldon Salt
  • Rosemary sprig and pomegranate seeds to garnish

Steps to make…

Pour the Hayman’s Sloe gin, pomegranate juice, lemon juice, sugar syrup and Double Dutch Cranberry & Ginger tonic water into a shaker and shake for 15 seconds. Add ice and shake again for 30 seconds until the shaker feels cold. Add a pinch of Maldon Salt to bring out the sweetness, and strain into a glass. Garnish with a rosemary sprig and some pomegranate seeds.

Enjoy!

Hayman’s Winter Spritz

You will need…

  • 35ml Hayman’s Sloe Gin
  • 15ml Aperol
  • Fever Tree Blood Orange Soda
  • Orange Wheel and Rosemary to garnish

Steps to make…

Pour 35ml Hayman’s Sloe Gin and 15ml Aperol into a glass with ice. Top up with blood orange soda and give it a quick stir. Garnish with a dehydrated orange wheel and a sprig of rosemary.

Hayman’s Autumn Sloe Spritz

You will need…

  • 35ml Hayman’s Sloe Gin
  • 15ml Aperol
  • Fever-Tree Blood Orange Soda
  • Orange wheel and rosemary sprig to garnish

Steps to make…

  1. Add the Sloe Gin and Aperol to a large wine glass full of ice.
  2. Top with the Fever-Tree Blood Orange Soda.
  3. Garnish with a orange wheel and rosemary spring.

Long Sloe Negroni

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You will need…

  • 1 part (25ml) Hayman’s Sloe Gin
  • 1 part (25ml) Starlino Rosso Vermouth
  • 1 part (25ml) Campari
  • 2 parts (50ml) Sparking water

Steps to make…

  1. Add all the ingredients  to a large glass full of ice.
  2. Stir.
  3. Garnish with a rosemary spring.

Thanks to Joel Dram for the recipe! Enjoy this recipe? We would love to see you #EnjoyTheMoment on Instagram. 

Winter Spritz

If you have visited Hayman’s on a Drinks at the Distillery experience you might have tried this delicious cocktail. Now… you can try making it at home with the recipe below.

You will need…

  • 35ml Hayman’s Sloe Gin
  • 15ml Aperol
  • Fever-Tree Blood Orange Soda
  • Orange Wheel and Rosemary Sprig to garnish

Steps to make…

  1. Add the Sloe Gin and Aperol to a large wine glass full of ice.
  2. Top with the Fever-Tree Blood Orange Soda.
  3. Garnish with a orange wheel and rosemary spring.

Enjoy this recipe? We would love to see you #EnjoyTheMoment on Instagram. 

Sloe-groni

You will need…

  • 25ml Hayman’s Sloe Gin
  • 25ml Campari
  • 25ml Sweet Vermouth
  • 2 Dash orange bitters
  • Garnish with orange twist

Steps to make…

  1. Fill a rocks glass with ice.
  2. Measure out the ingredients over the ice.
  3. Stir with the ice for one minute.
  4. Garnish with a wedge of orange.

Enjoy this recipe? We would love to see you #EnjoyTheMoment on Instagram. 

Sloe Gin Cooler

You will need…

Steps to make…

  1. Fill a highball with cubed ice.
  2. Pour in the gin.
  3. Top with the Bitter Lemon.
  4. Garnish with a slice of lemon zest.

For the true taste

A classic Sloe Gin has a perfect balance of sweet and sharp notes, all underpinned by a deep plum fruitiness. To enhance these sweet fruity notes, add a couple of fresh blackberries or cherries for a true English seasonal garnish.

Wibble

You will need…

Steps to make…

  1. Chill a martini glass
  2. Shake all the ingredients thoroughly
  3. Strain into the chilled glass
  4. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel and blackberries

For the true taste

While it requires some extra effort, home-squeezed grapefruit will retain the fruit’s natural sweetness without the bitter edge that can dominate shop-bought juice. Use pink grapefruit for a slightly sweeter finish, and white grapefruit for a touch of natural bitterness.

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