Comments | chocolateyclair: Really Slow Gin

chocolateyclair

Really Slow Gin

Sep 10, 2007 20:49

I am in the process of making sloe gin, I feel like Mrs Beeton or somebody. I've added a bottle of gin to the half pound of sloes I collected from Western Park yesterday along with some sugar. Now I have to shake it up everyday, add some almond essence in a fortnight, and then wait until Christmas when it'll be ready to drink. I'm quite excited ( Read more... )

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p0is0n_girl September 10 2007, 20:04:13 UTC

Woah!!! Thats most cool :) You should open a brewery hehe

chocolateyclair September 10 2007, 20:42:53 UTC

yeah! i could make really big batches of stuff in the bathtub!

lucifiction September 10 2007, 20:20:09 UTC

Wow! You never fail to surprise me with your skills! Can I drink some? Also, get a facebook!

chocolateyclair September 10 2007, 20:49:08 UTC

i know, i'm like a domestic goddess or something! you most certainly can drink some, no doubt i'll be forcing it onto everyone at Christmas time! As for the facebook, i dunno if i can really be arsed, it took me long enough to get a livejournal, we shall see though.

boydonegood September 11 2007, 13:44:19 UTC

Droooooool. I love sloe gin. Isn't it a bit early to be picking them, though? They're best picked after they're bletted (had the first frost on them) although I suppose you could compensate by adding extra sugar.

My dad hates gin, so he makes sloe vodka instead. The Philistine! It tastes ok, actually.

chocolateyclair September 11 2007, 14:10:02 UTC

hmmmm well having never picked sloes before, i wouldn't know when the best time is, i just saw them on a bush and decided to go for it! the first frost might be ages away, and you have to leave it to steep for at least two months, and i want it ready for Christmas, sooooo, i'll let you know how it turns out!