SLOE GIN

[anita_margarita]

I spent a number of evenings in my misspent youth in a pleasant bar (attached to a steakhouse) drinking sloe gin fizzes. This was due partly largely (I'm blaming two parties)to my late mother, who said they were quite the thing in her younger days, and also due to Tim Curry singing "Sloe Gin." (Tender ears please turn the sound down.)

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[anita_margarita]

I have never run across sloes or damsons, though there is a wild plum tree nearby... I wonder if that would work?

[bialy]

Perhaps you can find Plymouth's export version. This article is somewhat old, but fancy cocktail culture has only grown in the US since then. If not, I'd suggest hitting the nicest liquor store in your area, or the most craft/artisanal cocktail place, and asking if they have suggestions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/style/tmagazine/04tcecchini.html?_r=0

[anita_margarita]

Great, thanks! I've heard of Plymouth gin but I don't remember ever seeing it on the shelf... maybe next time I am in San Francisco (I live in Podunksville) I can find it.