Looking for an alternative to a sloe gin? This blackberry gin is a cross between sloe gin and a gin liqueur, and will make the most of a blackberry glut…
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Ingredients
- 900g blackberries
- 450g golden granulated sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 300ml gin, vodka, rum or brandy
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Method
- Blitz the berries and 100g of the sugar in a food processor, then press through a metal sieve into a pan.
- Add the remaining sugar and cinnamon to the pan and cook over a medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, then stir in the alcohol. Remove from the heat and discard the cinnamon.
- Sterilise some bottles and lids, clean and upturn them – lids off – on a baking sheet. Put in the oven for 15 minutes. make sure that the bottles lie on their sides. Strain the gin into bottles, seal, label and chill.
- Shake before serving in shot glasses, diluted with sparkling water and ice or drizzled over ice cream.
Nutrition
- 42kcals Calories
- none Fat
- 0.1g Protein
- 11.2g (11.2g sugar) Carbs
- none Salt
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Reviews
This recipe makes Very alcoholic jam. Delicious but not something you can drink as way too thick.
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