Sloe Gin 2020

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Is anyone harvesting sloes yet? I think my local ones are ready.

Any special tips or favourite recipes? I saw one suggesting golden castor sugar, has anyone tried that?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Picked a couple of kilos today. Most of the berries were very large and juicy so I'm hopeful for a good result. Used a BBC recipe with golden castor sugar. Have made two litres so far but have run out of bottles and gin (well, I've got loads of the good stuff left but no more cheap Gordon's).

The rest of the berries are in the freezer and I'll make more next weekend.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Just got more gin. A 2 x 1 litre pack of Gordon's is 23 EUR here and I've just noticed it's the 47% stuff. This next batch is going to be a strong 'un!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Luxembourg, staff shop. I can get it cheaper but need to get on with it. Not a bad gig.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

What's bullace? A couple of mentions here but I'd not heard of it.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

That's rather what I imagined!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

I decanted and filtered today. About 3 litres in total, but I need to find some smaller bottles to be able to offer some as gifts. Tastes great, and is the best I have made.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

I'm pleased you've had a good year, but also envious. Last year was a bumper one for me, but this year there were vanishingly few sloes on my patch. A colleague found some but there's nothing local to me.
You've reminded me actually; I must decant and filter the rest of the large 2022 production.