Sloe gin

Sloe gin is a british red liqueur made with gin and sloes. sloes are the fruit (drupe) of prunus spinosa, the blackthorn plant, a relative of the plum. sloe gin has an alcohol content between 15 and 30 percent by volume. however, the european union has established a minimum of 25% abv for sloe gin to be named as such. sloe gin is technically a gin-based liqueur, but due to historical prevalence at the time of writing the eu spirit drink regulations, the colloquial name 'sloe gin' was included in the legal definitions and as such is the only gin-based liqueur that can legally be called gin without the liqueur suffix. the traditional way of making sloe gin is to soak the sloes in gin. most ...

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