During my day trips around Yorkshire (unfortunately no sunny Italy for me this summer!) I’ve come across something totally new and unusual to me: SLOEgin. It is a liqueur distilled in a farm near York. I didn’t know that that a sloe is a wild plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). Hedgerow sloes are ready to be harvested from late September onwards.
The SLOEgin is made in the traditional way steeping hand-picked hedgerow sloes in London gin and sugar, then leaving it to mature. The result is a delicious ruby liqueur with the unique aromatic cherry-like notes of the sloe, a hint of the dryness of the gin and a strong warming glow.
I was told that you can also try it as a cocktail mixer with orange juice or lime (or both), vermouth or ginger beer or even champagne or sparkling wine.
Useless to say that this drink will feature as my welcome drink to my visiting friends until the end of the summer! You learn something new (and delicious!) every day.
The SLOEgin is made in the traditional way steeping hand-picked hedgerow sloes in London gin and sugar, then leaving it to mature. The result is a delicious ruby liqueur with the unique aromatic cherry-like notes of the sloe, a hint of the dryness of the gin and a strong warming glow.
I was told that you can also try it as a cocktail mixer with orange juice or lime (or both), vermouth or ginger beer or even champagne or sparkling wine.
Useless to say that this drink will feature as my welcome drink to my visiting friends until the end of the summer! You learn something new (and delicious!) every day.
