sloe gin

Pubs and and pints... beer, wine and spirits by LoisJanuary 6, 2014September 13, 2018

Sloe gin update…

The sloe gin has been tried! The flavour is good… but not quite as intense as I’d hoped; I think there needs to be a fraction more sugar… and I noticed that we’d only used 35% gin… oops… I think with an extra few % it would have made a big difference. On the other […]

Time to sample the sloe gin?

Pubs and and pints... beer, wine and spirits by LoisJanuary 4, 2014January 4, 2014

Food by LoisSeptember 23, 2013September 28, 2013

Shy sloes

I’m not a big fan of sweet drinks or liqueurs, but one thing I do like… I’m not sure I know anyone who doesn’t like it, is sloe gin. Sloes are the fruit of the wild blackthorn, a very prickly small tree; they are extremely sour and bitter, if you eat one raw your face […]