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Sloe Gin is still a popular drink, especially amongst the festival community. To make it you will need
- 1lb/454gm of washed sloes (these are best picked by hand in October/ November after the first frosts, from Blackthorn hedgerows)
- 75cl bottle of medium gin
- 4 ozs/112gm of sugar
- Sterilised 1 litre (or more depending on how much you want!) Le Parfait jar or wide necked bottle
- 2-3 drops of almond essence
For extra flavour you can also add a few cloves and a stick of Cinnamon.
Now the fun part! Cut the sloes and drop half into the bottle with the Gin. Top up until the Gin reaches the top of the jar. Add the sugar and almond essence, cover, and store in a cool dark place. Voila, you're done! Now all you have to do is turn the bottle daily for one week, and then weekly for one or two months.
After this time it will technically be ready to drink, but the best flavour comes from leaving it until the next winter.
Enjoy :)
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What is the difference between gin and sloe gin?
Gin is a clear spirit made from juniper berries and other botanicals, while sloe gin is a red liqueur made by infusing gin with sloe berries, a type of wild plum. The main difference is that sloe gin has a sweeter, fruitier flavor compared to regular gin.
What's the difference between gin and sloe gin?
Gin is a clear spirit made from juniper berries and other botanicals, while sloe gin is a red liqueur made by infusing gin with sloe berries, which are small, tart fruits. The main difference is that sloe gin has a sweeter, fruitier flavor compared to traditional gin.
How do you tell if sloe gin goes bad?
Sloe Gin, like most alcohol products, don't really go "bad" as the alcohol kills the bacteria that could cause "badness". However, the taste will change over time as the solution oxidises, this is what happens to wine and why you tend not to drink wine that has been open for a long time; it's not bad it just doesn't taste as good. Sloe Gin tends to have more alcohol and sugar than wine so the "sloe gin" taste will last longer. We tend to find that after about 6 months after opening the taste gets a little "woody" and a bit like sherry. I sell sloe gin for a living and I often hear people tell me that they have bottles that have been on the go for anything up to 10 years and still taste ok. At this point they'll also generally say that "it's really strong in alcohol", which unfortunately is not true, the longer you leave the sloe gin, especially if the sloes are still in, the lower the alcohol gets; you are "compounding" not "fermenting"!
What is a gin-fizz flavor?
sloe gin fiz
What is a reddish liqueur?
Sloe Gin
What actors and actresses appeared in Sloe Gin Nights - 2009?
The cast of Sloe Gin Nights - 2009 includes: Liam Ineson Rob Maney
What is a homophone for slow?
A homophone for "slow" is "sloe", which is a type of small, dark fruit similar to a plum.
What is the alcohol content of tanqueray gin?
47.3%
What is a blackthorn liqueur?
blackthorn liqueur is sloe gin
What fruit comes from the blackthorn?
The fruit is the sloe, which is a plum-like fruit used largely for the flavoring of alcoholic beverages, e.g., sloe gin.
What is the blackthorn berry called?
The blackthorn berry is commonly known as the sloe. It is the fruit of the blackthorn shrub, or Prunus spinosa, and is small, dark purple to black in color. Sloes are often used to make drinks like sloe gin, as they have a tart flavor that benefits from the addition of sugar and alcohol.
What is pub measure of sloe gin?
Whatever the landlord decides. The weights and measures act for spirits in the UK includes gin, rum, vodka and whisky and does not cover sloe gin or any other spirit or liqueur. Though generally these are also dispensed in measures of 25 or 35 ml or multiples thereof, at the discretion of the licensee.
