What is the best sloe gin?

What is the best sloe gin?

Like with other distilled liquors, it's generally best to use the opened bottle of gin within a year. The gin won't go off, but the longer it's stored opened, the worse its taste will be.

Are sloe berries poisonous?

While a small amount of raw berry will probably have little effect, the berries do contain hydrogen cyanide, which in larger doses may definitely have toxic effect. However, the berries are processed commercially into sloe gin as well as in wine making and preserves.

What does sloe gin taste like?

“High quality [sloe gin] is going to taste plummy and have an earthy, raisiny like quality. They are often very sweet. Good ones tend to also have notes of almonds, which comes from the pit of the fruit.”

What do you do with sloes after making sloe gin?

Happily, leftover berries from sloe gin can also be used to re-macerate in other spirits. Brandy is a fine and Christmassy choice: leave yours to steep with 500g of leftover sloe gin berries, red wine, and a wee bit of sugar. In a month or two, you'll have another burgundy-hued treat to toast with this winter.

What do you drink with sloe gin?

Instructions: Add 1½ ounces of sloe gin to a tall glass or a rocks glass with ice. Top with 4 ounces of tonic water. Garnish with a lime wedge.

How do you identify Sloes?

A: Sloe Gin is a liqueur made from the sloe berry, while gin is an alcohol distilled from grain and flavored with juniper berries. The alcohol content of Gin is much greater than that of Sloe Gin and Gin is clear in color while Sloe Gin is red.

Where can I pick sloes in London?

Sloe bushes have been positively identified in the parks at Tower Hamlets cemetery park, Hampstead Heath, Wormwood Scrubs, Hampton Court, Wimbledon Common, Wandsworth Common, Wimbledon Common, Battersea Park, One Tree Hill and the University of Greenwich.

How do you identify Sloes in the UK?

Thanks to an unseasonably wet August, fans of sloe berries, and sloe gin, are in luck. While the berries are usually ripe for picking in October or November, an excess of rain and low temperatures uncommon for the season have caused the sloes to start fruiting early.

Are Sloes good for you?

It is the ripe berries we use most. Both the plums and berries can be cooked into jams and jellies often with crab apples and other hedgerow fruits. Sloes are high in vitamin C and a good tonic for stomach and bladder, as well as soothing chest, mouth and throat when troublesome.

What can I do with sloes?

The fruit is often made into sloe wine or gin. Sloes are also used to make jam and jelly. The flowers can be sugared for edible cake decorations REF and a tea can be made from the leaves.

Where do Sloes come from?

Prunus spinosa, called blackthorn or sloe, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand, Tasmania and eastern North America.

How long can you keep sloe berries in the freezer?

Leave in a cool dark place for 3-6 months – the longer the better but leaving it more than 6 months doesn't give any real advantage – it doesn't cause any harm either but the taste can go a bit “almondy”, by all accounts – probably the taste of the stone leeching out.

What is Gordons sloe gin?

Gordon's Sloe gin, a British classic, was first released in 1906 and builds on centuries of tradition. The result is a wonderful tipple that marries the dryness of Gordon's with cassis sweetness – perfect in cocktails, as an alternative G&T, or simply on its own (but always with friends!).