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Post #423720 by Xndr du Sauvage on Sun, Dec 14, 2008 7:41 AM

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Speaking of Old Tom, here's Felten's column from yesterday:
Reviving the Martini's Lost Ancestor

"As recently as a year ago, David Wondrich lamented in his book "Imbibe!" that hopes for tasting a Martinez were slim: "The loss of Old Tom gin is irreparable."

But no longer. A British spirits company, Hayman Distillers, has dusted off an old family recipe for Old Tom, and the vintage gin is now being brought into the U.S. by importers Haus Alpenz. "