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Chris's famous sloe gin recipe!

It's come to the time of year when Chris gives out his sloe gin recipe.

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Mon 21 Sep 2015 18:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Norfolk

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Chris Skinner's sloe gin recipe

Chris Skinner's sloe gin recipe
This recipe was handed down from Chris's grandmother Rose Skinner, who is believed to have originally written it in around 1910. Here are Chris's instructions as heard on-air several times down the years on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Norfolk!

  • Each bottle of 'neat' gin produces two bottles of sloe gin (75cl)
  • Use a good quality gin, ideally 40% alcohol for maximum colour
  • Pick clean, sound, dry sloes with bloom. (Bloom is the blue colour 'hue' on the skin of the ripe plum species) Careful of the thorns!
  • Half fill a clean, clear glass bottle with gin (75cl size)
  • Add 4 ounces (100 grams) of caster sugar
  • Add half a teaspoon of almond essence for added piquancy (just two or three drops)
  • Add pricked sloes to fill the bottle - ensuring all sloes are covered in gin. (Or instead of pricking, freeze the sloes for 24 hours to break the skin)
  • Gently turn the bottle weekly, until all the sugar is dissolved. Wait a minimum of eight weeks before drinking!
  • For super-clear sloe gin, filter through a double muslin, then re-add the sloes

Makes inexpensive and very welcome seasonal gifts in small, 180ml bottles.

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  • Mon 21 Sep 2015 18:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Norfolk

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