I got very excited when I noticed that there were sloes in a local hedgerow. Today was teh first dry day in over a week so picked a pound in 10 minutes. Enough for my first ever batch of sle gin. This recipe was taken from the Cottage Small Holder although I have adapted it slightly.
Ingrediants
1lb sloes
175g granulated sugar
700ml gin
1/2tsp almond flavouring
Clean, destalk and prick every sloe and place in a large sterile jar.
The jar will need to accomodate at least 1litre of fluid
Add the other ingrediants.
Shake daily until the sugar has disolved.
Leave to mature for at least three months.
If you intend to drink this after 3months then it would be advisable to taste after one month and add extra sugar to taste if needed. However, the sloe-gin is reported to be much better if left to mature for 12 months.
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