How do you serve sloe gin liqueur?

Not sure how to drink your sloe gin? Well, traditionally it is drunk neat or in warm drinks like a hot toddy, but it’s also delicious over ice, combined with a light, neutral tonic with a sprig of rosemary to garnish, or even topped up with prosecco for a fabulous sparkling aperitif!

Is sloe gin liqueur the same as sloe gin?

Sloe gin can be classified as a liqueur and gin is a spirit. Sloe gin can have a lower alcohol content than gin. Gin is less sweet than sloe gin. Gin is made from traditional distillation processes while sloe gin is made from mixing sugar and sloe berries and steeping in gin.

What is the best sloe gin to buy?

13 Best Sloe Gins and Where to Find Them

• Hayman’s Sloe Gin. Hayman’s.
• Boodles Mulberry Gin. Boodles Mulberry Gin.
• Solway Spirits. Solway Spirits.
• Gordons Sloe Gin. Gordon’s.
• Pickering’s Sloe Gin. Pickering’s.
• Sipsmith Sloe Gin. Sipsmith.
• Warner Edwards Harrington Sloe Gin. Warner Edwards.
• 6 O’clock Sloe Gin. 6 o’clock Gin.

What does sloe taste like?

Sloes are too bitter and sour to eat raw, but taste superb when preserved. They have an intense plum taste. Flavour them with orange zest, cloves, cinnamon or almond essence. Preserve them as sloe gin, sloe wine, sloe jelly, sloe syrup, and sloe plum cheese.

What makes Plymouth sloe gin so good for You?

“Infinitely better than any other Sloe Gin out there.Unlike the bulk of Sloe Gins out there today, Plymouth Sloe Gin is made from a excellent gin base and fresh sloe berries.” One of the most popular cocktails on sale at the Refectory Bar, the iconic cocktail bar located in the Plymouth Gin Distillery itself.

What makes sloe gin different from other gins?

Sloe Gin is a Gin-based Liqueur which is made by infusing sloe berries, from the blackthorn bush, in Gin. The Gin takes on the colour and the sugar content from the sloes, resulting in a sweet, berry coloured Liqueur.

How long does it take to make sloe gin?

Cover the sloes with the alcohol-sugar mixture, close the jars or bottles with a lid, and store in a cool dark place. Shake the bottle every couple of days until the liqueur is ready, which can take up to 2 months, but the longer the better. Strain and reserve the sloes, taste the liqueur and add sugar to taste.

Is it OK to drink sloe gin at Christmas?

Christmas would never be the same without a bottle (or using Vodka depending on your tipple), but Sloe Gin is also a lovely liqueur to drink at any time.