bull101 35 Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 (edited) well iv gathered enough sloe's to make 2ltr's of sloe gin, which i will be starting tommorow 1ltr is going to be left for 3months ish and the other litre im going to leave for a year till i bottle it, what's youre choices on gin, sugar, amounts of sugar, almond essance, maturing times etc?? Edited October 20, 2010 by bull101 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 I do a basic sloe gin with 4oz sugar, 4oz sloes and cheap supermarket gin. Maturing times vary for me as i have an annoying tendency to drink it much too soon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
big boy 16 Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 done my first batch 3rd sloes 3rd suger 3rd gin, hopeing it turns out ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bull101 35 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 (edited) I do a basic sloe gin with 4oz sugar, 4oz sloes and cheap supermarket gin. Maturing times vary for me as i have an annoying tendency to drink it much too soon! haha yes i know what you mean, its too hard to resist to not open it. have you noticed much difference between length of time its matured? (taste wise)? cheers Edited October 23, 2010 by bull101 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Everyone will say something different. I managed to leave a batch for 18months - That was a sloe gin, bramble gin and bramble whisky but it was too long. I think 3 months is ideal personally, but i just made 3 bottles last week and very much doubt whether they will last past christmas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattydski 560 Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 I found a bottle of 14 year old stuff when I last visited my mother . Lets just say it was worth the wait.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 If i had one tip it would be not to put too much sugar in. John b (fourteen acre) on here is a dab hand at sloe gin - he helped me a lot a couple of years ago. If you have any specific questions you could ask him, i did! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bull101 35 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 (edited) thanks for that TRAPPA pal, Edited October 23, 2010 by bull101 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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