Sloe

Sloe (Prunus spinosa) in gin: tart, plummy, astringent. Found in 3 gins on The Giniverse.

Steeped in gin to make sloe gin.

The fruit of the blackthorn, too astringent to eat fresh. In rural Britain sloes are picked after the first frosts and steeped in gin with sugar.

• Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Sloe Gin
• Plymouth Sloe Gin
• Sipsmith Sloe Gin