Well, you might like drinking it (us too), but do you know your Sloe Gin from your Old Tom? Ladies, it’s time to become a connoisseur. Although we respect your right to sidle up to the bar ...

Joanne adds that sloe gin is often drank in the summer too, as people make it into a punch, so if you don’t end up drinking it all over the winter, this is a good way to revitalis it.

Making sloe gin is slow but not laborious. There's no cooking required, just patience as the sloes steep in the gin. Sloes are too bitter and sour to eat raw, but taste superb when preserved.

Making sloe gin is slow but not laborious. There's no cooking required, just patience as the sloes steep in the gin. Prick the tough skin of the sloes all over with a clean needle and put in a ...