Having spent a fairly long time waiting for your sloe gin to be ready, Joanne recommends that you drink it straight, sipping it from a small glass, rather than mixing it with any other drinks.

Sloe gin has a complicated reputation. In the U.S., it is perhaps most associated with the famous Alabama Slammer, which ruled the college drinking scene in the '70s and '80s. However, sloe gin ...

Making sloe gin is slow but not laborious. There's no cooking required, just patience as the sloes steep in the gin. Sloes are too bitter and sour to eat raw, but taste superb when preserved.

In a highball glass, combine gin, Plymouth sloe gin, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup. Mix with ice and top with soda water. Garnish with a lemon edge. (Published 2011) ...

then look no further than sloe gin,” says Clancy. “Deliciously balanced with citrus in any cocktail, but best sipped neat at the end of a meal with a good wedge of Stilton: you can’t go ...

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