So I have had a crack at some sloe gin, by rehydrating sloes adding caster sugar, then adding some OEG. Let it sit for 2 months, then syphoned off the nice clear liquid, before adding a further litre of OEG. That has since sat for another 2 months, before I took off the nice clear layer, intending to discard the rest.
However, thought I'd give it one more round, after tasting the 2nd batch - not as strong in sloe flavour as the first batch as you would expect, so I figured the worst thing that could happen is that I need to blend off some of batch 1 with 3 - anyway, I'll find out in a couple of months!
Batch 1 has a strong sloe flavour, but not over powering; Batch 2 is a little softer but still has the beautiful sloe flavour. Half of batch 1 has already gone
Got me thinking about what to do with the last batch. Thinking to add some neutral, juniper and coriander; let it sit for a bit, then run it through the still to see if I can get any sloe infusion in a clear gin...... The other thought, is to add some more OEG instead of neutral, juniper and coriander.......
Recipe:
500g Dried Sloe Berries
1L OEG @ 42%
250g Caster Sugar
Rehydrate berries for 3hrs in warm water, add sugar and OEG, allow to cool in a dark place. Shake weekly for 2 months then syphon off clear layer.
For the next batch, I just added 1L of OEG @4 2% to what was left in the jar, and repeated.
Anyone tried anything similar??
