First taste of this year's sloe gin tonight

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First taste of this year's sloe gin tonight

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Seems a long time since last autumn but worth the wait.

very nice - cheers.
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My sloes are still in the freezer :oops:
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Great that you enjoyed it )t'

:oops: Qu now i made some sloe gin this year and am unsure how to drink it? do i add tonic? in a sherry glass or similar?

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I just drink it as it comes - although it's nice with amaretto too :oops:
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Ok i'll try it soon )t'
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Oooh that reminds me, ours is still in the cupboard untouched! :-D )t' )hic(
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Ours has all gone {cry}
Can't think how that happened +confused+
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Mad Chick wrote:Ours has all gone {cry}
Can't think how that happened +confused+

{rofwl} {rofwl} the gin fairies must've quaffed it Lucy {rofwl}
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I made sloe gin for the first time this year after my BIL did some the year before. Opened it for Xmas, and it was delicious! Still have a bit left to enjoy.
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I didn't make any last year. :?

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Ours has nearly gone but still have some frozen sloes in the freezer. The orange brandy is looking a bit depleted as well. It was very much enjoyed. )hic(
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My sloes are still in the freezer
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Time to get them out and into the gin then, They are not doing any good in the freezer. No point buying expensive gin to make sloe gin; use cheap stuff the sugar and sloes add the extra flavor.
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They're not in the freezer any more )grin2( I did them at about 3 o'clock this morning {rofwl}
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{rofwl} LBF {rofwl} , the power of the forum!!

I'm drinking my sloe gin now, OH doesn't like it so all the more for me!
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My dh forgets that he likes sloe gin, so every year I drink most of it & then he realises he quite likes it when it's mostly gone {rofwl}
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