Harsh winter ???

[Greyman 28,798]

23 minutes ago, Sox74 said:

I wouldn't do this way either to be honest. 

I just freeze the sloes till the sink is split on them, then just add the sugar and what ever alcohol you like.

I use vodka and white rum, leave in a dark press for about 6 weeks. 

Strain the fruit, put it back into the jar and top it up again with cider, leave again for a couple of weeks. A nice drink.

I have done this with cherries, blackberries and blueberries. With some fresh chillie slices add as well for flavour. 

Atb Sox 

 

All out of likes

[Sox74 20]

One thing i would like to add to thia is, make sure your containers are air tight.

Otherwise the alcohol will evaporate, and it will loose a lot of it content

Atb sox

[Greyman 28,798]

1 minute ago, Sox74 said:

One thing i would like to add to thia is, make sure your containers are air tight.

Otherwise the alcohol will evaporate, and it will loose a lot of it content

Atb sox

I use kilner jars I think they are called with a rubber seal and a wire clip that pulls the lid tight rubber does perish but they work well for a few years

[Sox74 20]

5 minutes ago, Greyman said:

I use kilner jars I think they are called with a rubber seal and a wire clip that pulls the lid tight rubber does perish but they work well for a few years

I bought new ones last year for making sloe ect liqueurs, and lost a lot of the alcohol content. 

Can't explain why, just something that happened. Was disappointing.

Might buy new seals this year, and try one batch to see how it goes.

Atb Sox 

[Sox74 20]

The nicest one I ever made was a plum liqueur. Had a real syrup texture to it, very smooth to drink.

Atb Sox 

[Arry 22,198]

All way been told sloes are better after a frost, no idea if it's true.

Cheers Arry

[socks 32,253]

8 minutes ago, Arry said:

All way been told sloes are better after a frost, no idea if it's true.

Cheers Arry

That’s because they need to split to be used and they split in the frost

[Arry 22,198]

2 hours ago, socks said:

That’s because they need to split to be used and they split in the frost

Out of likes mate. makes sense to me.

Buy the way very nice to have met you at the comp Socks. That knife and drinking horn was really something and fetch a huge sum. Big respect.

Cheers Arry

[kinkell 787]

Best way is to put fruit in the oven sprinkled with sugar and cook in oven till it makes a syrup 1lb fruit sloes , blackcurrant raspberry or what takes your fancy half pound caster sugar when cooled in killer jar 1litre gin or whiskey what ever .2 weeks and strained through muslin cloth then drink .Mrs keeps the fruit then makes jam

[low plains drifter 10,672]

9 hours ago, Ted Newgent said:

what did facebook say?

How's the tomatoes doing ?

[keepitcovert 842]

Any body else on here make sloe whisky, its better than the trendy gin culture.

[keepitcovert 842]

1 minute ago, Balaur said:

I'd go as far as a whisky Mac in my hip flask but prefer my whisky neat . Sacrilege springs to mind.... lol

 

1 minute ago, Balaur said:

I'd go as far as a whisky Mac in my hip flask but prefer my whisky neat . Sacrilege springs to mind.... lol

Without a doubt as it comes, but sloe whisky beats gin.

[Ted Newgent 4,896]

28 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

How's the tomatoes doing ?

Tomato plants are five feet and no fruits really but the other tomato plants are bud heavy

[Greyman 28,798]

8 hours ago, Balaur said:

I've never tried it tbh, not a fan of chilli vodka that was popular couple of years back.

My favourite hunting drink when it's Baltic has to be bullshot. Which is minestrone soup and vodka with loads of pepper and Tabasco served hot. 

Brandy and loveage in a hip flask mate, absolute cracker in the cold loveage is a slightly alcoholic cordial made from the lovage plant give it a go this winter

[lurcherman 887 13,246]

We can only hope