Alcoholic beveragemade by flavouring ginwith the juices of sloes, the fruit of the blackthorn bush. The berries are picked traditionally in October to November, although global warmingis edging this back into September. The best stuff is a deep shadowy red and tastes like a mixture of woodsmoke, sugar, fire, and something more sublime again. If you want the genuine article, make it yourself.
Good homemade sloe gin is the nectar of the gods.
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