Sloe Gin Recipe River Cottage

August 19, 2021

How to make sloe gin: A bit like with hot vimto, the flavour of berries is greatly enhanced when heated.

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Give them a good stir and pop the top on firmly.

Sloe gin recipe river cottage. Pile into one (or more) sterilised glass jars. Sloe gin had to wait until the beginning of the 20th century before it became a drink that could speak its name. Gradually add in the gin until all combined.

Then add to a pan over a medium heat with the rest of the sugar until it’s all dissolved and glossy. Bring this lot to the boil. Now everyone, well everyone round here , makes it and is proud.

Pop the sloes in a bucket and pour on 1 gallon of boiling water. Sloe gin is not gin at all. Just cover these with cold water and then add the lemon juice.

Take a sample out to taste Prick the sloes with a needle and put them in the pot with the apples. Then, after a suitable amount of time, decanting the beautifully flavoured (and now weaker!) gin to serve as a drink in its own right.

Line a plastic sieve with a square of muslin (or use a coffee. However, sloe gin is made by soaking the sloes in the gin (maybe with sugar) to infuse the sloe flavour into the gin. 2lb sloes, trimmed and washed 1 lb of cooking apples, cut into quarters juice of one lemon sugar.

As this is a hot beverage i find that sloe gin works best here. Pop the lid on tightly and store somewhere cool and dark, stirring/shaking occasionally. Other fruit gins and vodkas are made in the same way.

Freeze sloes for a minimum of 24 hours; I blitz the blackberries with 1/4 of the sugar, then push through a sieve. Reduce the heat and simmer for one hour or until the fruit is soft.

Add some lemon and some spritz, and we have a lovely drink perfect for brunch. Using a funnel, pour into a sterilised bottle* for sloe gin: Store the jar in a cool, dark place and leave for two to three months.

Once a day for seven days, give the jar a good shake. Place the bucket somewhere warm (about 20 c) for 2 months to allow a mould to grow on the top. Tip in the sugar, pour in the vodka and stir a little.

Store the jar in a cool, dark place and leave for two to three months. However, if you would like a more. Sloe gin comes from little fruits called sloes, a relative of larger plums.

50ml bramley & gage organic sloe gin; Once a day for seven days, give the jar a good shake. Add the sugar and gin, then seal the jar.

Leave for 3 months, turning the jar a couple of times;

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