Thursday, July 10, 2008

sloe gin fizz

1 1/2oz Plymouth sloe gin
1oz lemon juice
1 tsp simple syrup

Shake with ice, serve on rocks and top off with soda.

The scene: sitting at Green Street with A. Suddenly in mid-conversation her eyes widened and she exclaimed "oh my god!". A bottle of Plymouth's sloe gin was sitting behind the bar. I hadn't decided upon a drink yet but faced with this discovery, I had to order a Sloe Gin Fizz. I'd never had "sloe gin" as available in the US -- nor ever the real stuff -- before last night. And my, it is yummy: plummy, mouth-watering, and a gorgeous color. You wouldn't think of this as a drink I'd like what with the citrus, but it didn't bother me and was yummy and refreshing overall... great drink for such a humid evening.

You know what would be awesome? Sloe gin sorbet. Damn, now I need an ice-cream maker...
posted by Unknown at 1:50 PM
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2 comments:

andrea said...

I have an ice cream maker.... I sense a joint project in the works.

I'm hitting Marty's in Newtonville tonight to see if they have the Sloe Gin. Keeping my fingers crossed.

July 11, 2008 at 10:37 AM
Cocktails at 80 said...

well, now you have to try it with egg white! In my brief search of recipes about 1 in 4 included egg white. Lazy man's solution - use a blender, blend the egg white/sloe gin/lemon/syrup by itself, then add it, pour and top w soda or put soda in glass and top w/ drink.

We were lucky enough to have a bottle of Lindisfarne sloe gin that I bought in London, much more tart and less syrupy than the Plymouth. You may want to experiment with the amount of sloe gin per drink - you might also try a bit higher.

June 16, 2009 at 1:38 AM

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