Its origins lie in 1700s Britain, where hedges of sloe berry bushes lined the borders of many homes. On their own, the berries are unpleasantly bitter, but it turns out that steeping them in gin ...

The hedgerows near my home are covered in dark blue sloe berries, and I would like to try making flavoured gin with them. Is it simple to make? Please tell me how to do it, and if I can use the ...

Not even the wildlife like them.' Probably a good thing for Mr Curtoys whose company Sloe Motion is bringing in a healthy income from the berries: 'Sloes are an unusual product',he maintains, 'But ...

Sloe gin is very much a Ronseal type of affair – sloe berries soaked in gin, with added sugar. Fruit gins have been a tradition for more than a century as they’re pretty easy to make at home ...