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.

The transformation of sloes into sweet autumnal sloe gin is very simple and requires just three ingredients. It is the ...

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 ...

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 ...