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Tag Archives: sloes
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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Tagged #acsnola, anthocyanins, apples, blackberries, blackberry whisky, blackthorn, brandy, bullace, chemistry, cherries, cherry brandy, cherry gin, cherry plum gin, cherry plums, damsons, foraging, french 44, gin, greengage gin, hedgerow, homemade, kitchen chemistry, liqueur, plums, polyphenols, quince, quince gin, raspberry gin, recipes, sloe brandy, sloe gin, sloe whisky, sloes, vodka, whisky, wild plums
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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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