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Ok, so having been out this morning and picked another 20lb or so of Sloes, for this years batch of "Christmas Sloe Gin", it occurred to me to provide you with some "food for thought" if you've also been out getting sloes this year.
Now it's fair to point out, that while a lot of us might be in the habit of making sloe gin (easy as pie and if you can find some cheap vodka, you can even make it more cheaply by making the gin yourself).
Anyway, I thought that I'd present this link for you to have a think about.
I'm guessing that you could make it the same way i.e. cheap vodka, commercial flavouring, sugar and fruit. I've got it on good authority, that it's a very nice drop. Judging by the colour, I'd guess that it's something like the 1 pint spirit, 1 lb fruit, 8 oz sugar and as it's listed as about 17% ABV, it's been let down with water, so it's still tasting of the fruit, spirit and sugar, but not so syrupy as to be sickly.
I'm hoping to get enough sloes this year for my sloe gin and to have a go at the sloe brandy as well.....
regards
jtfb
Now it's fair to point out, that while a lot of us might be in the habit of making sloe gin (easy as pie and if you can find some cheap vodka, you can even make it more cheaply by making the gin yourself).
Anyway, I thought that I'd present this link for you to have a think about.
I'm guessing that you could make it the same way i.e. cheap vodka, commercial flavouring, sugar and fruit. I've got it on good authority, that it's a very nice drop. Judging by the colour, I'd guess that it's something like the 1 pint spirit, 1 lb fruit, 8 oz sugar and as it's listed as about 17% ABV, it's been let down with water, so it's still tasting of the fruit, spirit and sugar, but not so syrupy as to be sickly.
I'm hoping to get enough sloes this year for my sloe gin and to have a go at the sloe brandy as well.....
regards
jtfb
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