Blaeberry/Raspberry Gin?

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Am thinking of making some flavoured gin for Xmas presents, right now I have blaeberries and raspberries in the hedgerows, has anyone ever made flavoured gin with them or have any idea if this will work??

Be grateful for any advice!

some recipes here

HTH

Is till have some blacberry vodka int he cupboard from last year. To be honest I'm surprised its lasted this long.

I would retype but can't be bothered

yes, brilliant, thank you v much BALD

I am the Queen of Sloe gin

You are v welcome

I made raspberry vodka one year and it was fabulous. I bet raspberry gin would be just as good.

Raspberry gin = nectar of the gods.

Also, blackcurrant gin = grown-up Ribena, only muuuuuuuuch muuuuuuuuch better .

I love Sloe Gin - hadn't thought of raspberry gin/vodka but want to give it a go now - sounds great!

I made cranberry vodka too last year - yum yum yum

Am planning on starting a batch of christmas pudding vodka v soon, before I get going on picking sloes next month.

Blueberry vodka also works really well and they're half price in Sainsburys at the moment.

made some limoncello from a good food magazine recipe (online) v v delish. am currently steeping some cherries in vodka to make a cherry liquer and also making some blackberry vinegar. Just do a search for 'home made licquores' bloody hell can't spell that word at all, but you know what I mean! If you can spell it, it comes up with loads of brill recipes, can even make your own tia maria and baileys and all manner of lovelyness!!! hth

I'd love the limoncello recipe if you know where to find it, hairy.

Oooh yes please

Ahem

5 unwaxed lemons
1l bottle vodka
750g caster sugar
700ml boiling water

Pare the zest from all the lemons, taking care not to include any white pith. Put the zest in a large clean jar and pour over the vodka. Cover with a tightly fitting lid and leave for a week, shaking the jar each day.
Put the sugar in a heatproof bowl and pour over the boiling water, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Add the vodka and peels and leave for a further week, shaking the jar regularly.
Strain into decorative bottles, adding a few strips of lemon zest to each bottle.

I used 1/2 quantities and it makes about 70cl so fits in to an empty wine/gin bottle, not that we mnetters have any of those lying around!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks very much.

Oooh fab

Thank you