While were walking around the stone circle in Avebury, we came across a bush covered in sloes. Fantastic, we thought. More sloe gin on it’s way.
Despite the fact that they were possibly possessed with very druid-like greatness, we decided it wouldn’t be such a good idea to start picking them, after all we were on a site of very historical interest. We took to the road and looked out for more bushes.
A few miles up the road we took a turning to nowhere in particular and found not one, not two, but five bushes absolutely stuffed full of the most massive sloes I had ever seen. 😯
Maybe it was because we were in the south, maybe they get less rain and more sun. Who knows, but we filled a bag in no time at all – leaving the bushes still full for the next pickers.
Now we have 3 litres of sloe gin on the brew.
Oh and yes – I couldn’t wait until Christmas…. I had a little taste of the first batch I started. :yum: :yum: :yum: :yum:
Series - Sloe Berries
- Sloe Gin!
- Making Sloe Gin (inc. Ingredients)
- Poor Sloe Berry Harvest
- More sloes than a very sloe thing
I hope you’re planning a horizontal tasting. It will be interesting to compare the flavour of the fat southern sloes against the hardy northern ones! 😈
After tasting both at the same time the tasters are quite likely to be horizontal 😯
I kept the southern sloes in separate bottles so I could compare them – the northern batch is now in a Bombay Sapphire bottle.
Strangely, the sloes reduce the alcohol content. Can the chemists among us tell us why?
However, I’m sure if I drink enough, I will still end up horizontal one way or another. 😆