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smallblueplanet · #1 (**permalink**) 05-10-2007, 01:28 PM

Okay guys & gals we've got some sloe gin and some blackberry brandy steeping, but what other spirity froots float yer boat? Recipes too please.

Are there any other good alcoholic drinks to be made from sloes, we've still got lots? I read about sloe sherry on the 'cottage small-holder's' website, has anyone tried it?

Polly Fouracre · #2 (**permalink**) 05-10-2007, 08:41 PM

Not exactly sloes(in fact not sloes at all!)I put a dozen or so coffee beans in a bottle of rum a couple of months ago and have just had a sniff and a taste--absolutely gorgeous!!

Flummery · #3 (**permalink**) 06-10-2007, 10:40 AM

8 oz damsons, (prick them once with a needle) 4 - 6 oz sugar - depends on your taste and how ripe the damsons are.
Bottle vodka. Mix well, shake for a month or two. Strain off fruit. Really nice.

smallblueplanet · #4 (**permalink**) 07-10-2007, 01:22 PM

Hmm I think we're alcoholics!

Have just made another batch of sloe gin, but also gonna be trying some raspberry gin and raspberry brandy and sloe brandy!!!!!!

Using the sloe gin recipe but replacing fruit/spirit as by drink title. Hic.

Flummery · #5 (**permalink**) 07-10-2007, 08:42 PM

Just started some bullace brandy. I made it last year but didn't make enough! 2 bottles this year.

smallblueplanet · #6 (**permalink**) 07-10-2007, 09:09 PM

Been reading sloe.biz site for more recipes. Found one for pacharán or patxaran (in Basque) . Its an anise spirit version of sloe gin.

We'd got some ouzo left so we tried it with our left-over sloes! We added sugar as we didn't have sweet anise spirit. All the english recipes seem to say add coffee bean and vanilla but I checked on the spanish wikipedia and there are different variations....

Here's how good it is for you!!!

Organolépticas characteristics - They will pacharán Navarrese must be red or pink intense. If he appears cloudy or with posos it means that one has not filtered correctly. The brightness is youth signal, and the opaque tones of oldness. It has to have intense aroma and afrutado and the scent to alcohol is not due to notice.

Nutricionales and Medicinal values - The endrina (sloes) contains vitamin C, is tonic, astringent and fortifies the stomach. The flowers of the shrub are diuréticas and smoothly laxative when they are used like infusion. These are the medicinal properties of will pacharán, that turn out to be good for the stomach, to alleviate the excuses of the oldness and to prevent the arterioesclerosis and the infarct. In addition, it acts like sedative on the nervous system.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachar%C3%A1n

Here's a babelfish translation -

Pacharan Recipe

250g of endrinas (sloes), if possible mature are necessary
1 liter of sweet anise.
They are macerated during 7 or 8 months in a fresh and dark site...one filters and it is bottled. Also a leaf of laurel or grains (beans) of toasted coffee can be added in the period of maceration, to give a special touch him.
Added others during the maceration, very used in some regions, are flowers of manzanilla or cinnamon in branch (piece of bark).

We added a cinnamon stick as we have no coffee beans. And sugar as ouzo is dry not sweet, would really like to try a go with anisette (sweet anise) next year.

Flummery · #7 (**permalink**) 08-10-2007, 09:36 AM

Oh yes! I really need something to alleviate the excuses of the oldness.
This is lovely! Thanks Manda.

smallblueplanet · #8 (**permalink**) 08-10-2007, 12:27 PM

Lol! I too wondered how much I had to drink to 'alleviate the excuses of oldness' Flum!

Here's what the posh stuff looks like - http://www.licoresbaines.com/textose/pacharan2.html

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