Hedgerow Vodka
Today was Hedgerow Vodka day. Take 75cl of the cheapest vodka available and split between two bottles. Add a small amount of sugar which will initially sink to the bottom. Next add whatever hedgerow fruits are available. In this case it was sloes, blackberries, elderberries and rose hips but with an emphasis of about 50% on the sloes.
After the commemorative photo, the bottles were gently shaken and that will happen again every couple of days for the next few weeks. By then the sugar will be completely dissolved and the vodka will have taken on a deep maroon colour.
Leave to mature and two bottles of the warming drink will be ready for the cold of winter 2021 - 2022.
PS : This winter's bottles of Sloe Gin have now matured for a year and are ready to enjoy when the frosts arrive!
Hedgerow Vodka
Today was Hedgerow Vodka day. Take 75cl of the cheapest vodka available and split between two bottles. Add a small amount of sugar which will initially sink to the bottom. Next add whatever hedgerow fruits are available. In this case it was sloes, blackberries, elderberries and rose hips but with an emphasis of about 50% on the sloes.
After the commemorative photo, the bottles were gently shaken and that will happen again every couple of days for the next few weeks. By then the sugar will be completely dissolved and the vodka will have taken on a deep maroon colour.
Leave to mature and two bottles of the warming drink will be ready for the cold of winter 2021 - 2022.
PS : This winter's bottles of Sloe Gin have now matured for a year and are ready to enjoy when the frosts arrive!