Gordon's Sloe Gin

With the weather turning chilly and the first frosts arriving, it is once again the right time of year to go sloe gathering and make sloe gin. But for lazy people like me who don't want to risk poisoning themselves by picking the wrong little purple hedgerow fruit, there is always the option of buying some ready-made. Plus it has the advantage that you don't have to wait months for your hard work to come to fruition. As well as their regular green bottle of regular gin, Gordon's also have a sloe version costing £16.99 for a 70cl bottle, it is rather a lot more expensive than your typical gin. Plus at only 26% vol, it is much lower in alcohol content, meaning ...  Read the complete review

The Sloe: purple bitter berry of the blackthorn - did you know you could use it to make delicious Sloe Gin? My parents used to make bottles of the stuff - sweet and tasty liqueur which was great as a winter warmer for the cold nights leading up to Christmas. Although you can't beat the flavour of homemade Sloe Gin, you can buy a version made by Gordon's which retails at £15.49 for the 70cl bottle. The bottle itself is quite a fancy looking piece of glass with a flat front, and the words 'Gordon's Sloe Gin' embossed onto its surface - the label is predominantly white with a metallic looking purple band running across it. Appearance & ...  Read the complete review