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Ingredients for Sloe Gin
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.
Sloe Gin brewing
Oh and yes – I couldn’t wait until Christmas…. I had a little taste of the first batch I started. 
Article Series - Sloe Berries
- Sloe Gin!
- Making Sloe Gin (inc. Ingredients)
- Poor Sloe Berry Harvest
- More sloes than a very sloe thing
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3 Responses to “More sloes than a very sloe thing”
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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.