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Tag Archives: cherry plums
Getting into sloe business
I recently went to the 2018 Spring ACS meeting in New Orleans (#ACSNOLA). It’s a big chemistry conference and not only was I going in order to see some cool chemistry, but I was also asked to give a couple … Continue reading
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How to make sloe gin… and a little bit of chemistry
First, the recipe. Making sloe gin really is as easy as 1, 2, 3… – it only requires three ingredients (a fourth is optional) and the particular ratio my recipe uses is 1:2:3 (sugar:sloes:gin). The recipe is easily scaled depending … Continue reading
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Tagged blackthorn, bullace, chemistry, cherry plums, damsons, hedgerow, homemade, kitchen chemistry, liqueur, polyphenols, recipes, sloe, sloe gin, sloes, whisky, wild plums
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