Hayman’s Vibrant Citrus Gin

The Hayman family was the first gin distiller in London to use citrus as a key botanical, more than 150 years ago — so a citrus-forward Hayman's isn't a trend chase, it's the family playing to its oldest strength. Vibrant Citrus (sold as Exotic Citrus in the UK) starts from the classic ten-botanical London Dry recipe and adds four sun-dried fruit peels chosen for their aromatic intensity: kumquat, pomelo, Persian lime, and mandarin. Everything goes through Hayman's signature two-day process — botanicals steeped a full 24 hours before distillation in traditional copper pot stills at the family distillery in Balham, South London — so the citrus is genuinely distilled rather than flavored in afterward. Bottled at 44.4% ABV (88.8 proof), a touch above the standard London Dry for extra grip. Difford's Guide found pungent, zesty citrus led by kumquat over a juniper-forward backbone: citrus oils reading slightly sweet at first before piney juniper and spice dry the palate, finishing long on juniper, orange, and kumquat. The Gin Is In noted a surprisingly rich, almost unctuous impression from the licorice root underneath, with an intense mandarin-and-lemon note arriving late. The key point from every reviewer: despite the citrus, there's enough juniper here that it stays a real gin — versatile in a G&T with dry Indian tonic, even better in a gin and soda, and it adds genuine zest to a Martini, a Tom Collins, or a French 75. Bright, clean, and unmistakably Hayman's.

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