# Old Tom gin

> Used in 2 IBA official cocktails, around 42% ABV.

A softer, lightly sweetened gin style from the 1800s.

- Shelf: Spirits
- Spirit family: [Gin cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/gin-cocktails/index.md)
- Also searched as: tom gin

## Cocktails with Old Tom gin

- [Casino](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/casino/index.md): uses 40 ml
- [Tuxedo](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/tuxedo/index.md): uses 30 ml

## Goes with

What shows up alongside Old Tom gin most often on the IBA list.

- [Maraschino liqueur](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/maraschino/index.md): in 2 of these cocktails
- [Orange bitters](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/orange-bitters/index.md): in 2 of these cocktails
- [Lemon juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lemon/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Absinthe](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/absinthe/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Dry vermouth](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/dry-vermouth/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails

## Close substitutes

With substitutes switched on in My bar, any of these count as Old Tom gin.

- [Gin](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/gin/index.md): 25 cocktails

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