Topic: Sloe Gin - a revival

[Sarah V Bertram]

Damson Gin is lovely too. Afraid I rambled a bit about this under 'Elderflower Cordial'. In fact I prefer the Damson to the Sloe actually!

[Bannerdown]

To all Sloe ginners,  DON'T throw the sloes away after making the gin.  Keep a box of flesh (pips removed) in the freezer to add to your Christmas Truffles!  Absolute word beater! Cheers, Tony.

[derbex]

Too right Tony,

now how about a truffle recipe -mine was far too rich last year (ate them anyway :))

Come to think of it maybe it was the chocolate -it was very strong, dark and bitter (there's a joke there, somewhere) 80 or 85% stuff.


Jeremy

[muddy]

Hey -- sloe down everyone .... is there a definitive recipie ?? and does it matter if you buy cheap gin?? I've got my eye on a cache of sloe berries and want to give it a whirl -- any assistance would be appreciated.

[derbex]

Doris gave a recipe in the Sloe Gin thread further along in drinks.

[Doris_Pinks]

I buy the cheapest Gin I can Muddy, after a couple of glasses you can't tell!! :o  ;D  Honestly cheap is fine!
Here is the link  http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/yabbse/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=287

[muddy]

Brilliant -- just what I needed -- the berries are in the freezer and I'm counting down the days... cheers everyone  :)

[Bannerdown]

As a regular producer of Sloe Gin,  it is said thet it starts to taste better after seven years!  Also they say not to pick the sloes untill they have had a frost on them, but with this farce they call global warming a night in the freezer may have to surfice.  Cheers, Tony.

[Mrs Ava]

7 YEARS!!!!!!! :o :o :o  I am lucky if I can keep away from it for 7 days!

[Mrs Ava]

Got sloe gin brewing.  Got damson gin brewing.  What about bullace gin?  Have masses in my freezer and am reaching jam explosion zone!  ;D

[tina]

Hubby and I drank the last of his Dad's Sloe Gin the other week, and it must be about 6 or 7 years old, as his Dad died 4 years ago.

Our verdict was that we thought it needed drinking up, and possibly wouldn't get much better!

It was a really nice way to remember his Dad, but we feel we should make our own now to keep up the tradition!

[Mrs Ava]

Do make it, good for tradition, good for the soul, bad for your head!  ;)  Made it for the first time last autumn and it was lucky to last until Spring!  Have made double the quantity this year and a batch of damson gin also.  Shall bring it out in smaller bottles this time so it lasts a touch longer!

[tim]

All the local sloes have been 'acquired' - I let the damsons mould during the week we were feeding 18 - so why not plum gin? Any thoughts, please?
We've got masses of unusually small Victorias this year. = Tim

[Mrs Ava]

Well why not Tim.  I have access to bucket fulls of Bullaces and was thinking bullace gin has an unusual ring to it..... ;D

[tim]

Chuckle - I quite like this. Grabbed one of many sweet jars for the brew. Only later noticed that it was labelled 'nitro-chalk'. Do you think that that will keep the predators away??
Something must!!

Now only waiting for 5 1/4 pints of gin from Tesco.......$$$$ = Tim