How to make sloe gin at home
Looking for a homemade, tasteful digestif? Try the British traditional sloe gin! It is smooth, fruity, pleasant, and super easy to make. With just three ingredients, you can make it at home and enjoy it after a very filling dinner. If you are wondering how to make sloe gin, let me tell you it is super easy to make. However, you just have to be a patient because the maturing takes three months.
12 November 2021
Ingredients
- 205 ml or ¾ cup plus 2 tbsp gin
- 112 g or ½ cup sloes
- 60 g or ¾ cup sugar
Method
STEP 1
Wash the sloes and pick them over. Pat them dry using a kitchen towel. Place them in a 50 cl bottle.
STEP 2
Add sugar on top and pour gin in the bottle. Seal the bottle tightly and shake it vigorously so that everything is well combined.
STEP 3
Place the bottle in a cool, dry, and dark place.
Shake every day for the next seven days, or all the sugar dissolves.
STEP 4
Store the bottle in a cool and dark place for at least three months so that all the flavours are infused.
STEP 5
Once three months have passed, unseal the bottle and strain it over a sieve lined with cheesecloth. Discard the residue and store the liquid in a clean bottle.
STEP 6
Store this gin for about six months and enjoy.