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.

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. Prick the tough skin of the sloes all over with a clean needle and put in a ...

Sloe gin is a fruity liqueur that can be served neat, with a mixer or even used in cooking. Learn how to forage for sloe ...

Blackthorn is blossoming in hedgerows across the country and for tenant farmer Jonathan Curtoys, this pre-empts a good harvest. 'I am an expert in sloe economy', he says, 'sloes are now the most ...

So you like gin, hey? Well, you might like drinking it (us too), but do you know your Sloe Gin from your Old Tom? Ladies, it’s time to become a connoisseur. Although we respect your right to ...