Saffron Gin - oh my good god

[aqua]

Its fucking gorgeous

much nicer than Hendricks, totally different taste and so much nicer

If you see it buy it - it;s the same price as Hendricks (£20 a bottle) but jesus christ its lush

*goes back to drinking*

 

[fractionMan]

mental.

Must get some

Where'd you get it?

 

[aqua]

I got it from Booths supermarket, but if they're selling it I imagine World of Food would too (House of Fraser)

it's bloody lovely!

 

[fractionMan]

Our house of fraser doen't do food

 

[aqua]

oh no! It has to be elsewhere though, it's well worth looking for

 

[crustychick]

what do you drink it with?

 

[aqua]

I've got mine with diet lemonade cos it's all I've got in the house but anything you like I guess that doesn't have a strong flavour of its own

 

[crustychick]

I want to make sloe gin... but I couldn't find any sloes today

 

[bluestreak]

sloe gin? *dies happy*

not that i know what a sloe looks like mind.

 

[mrs quoad]

When I saw this thread bumped, I was hoping it was aqua reposting after 6 hours of gin

 

[brianx]

Its fucking gorgeous

much nicer than Hendricks, totally different taste and so much nicer

If you see it buy it - it;s the same price as Hendricks (£20 a bottle) but jesus christ its lush

*goes back to drinking*

Fantastico I'm there.

 

[maomao]

sloe gin? *dies happy*

not that i know what a sloe looks like mind.

 

[Ms T]

I want to make sloe gin... but I couldn't find any sloes today

Waitrose has started selling them, apparently, if you can't be bothered to forage for your own.

 

[crustychick]

Waitrose has started selling them, apparently, if you can't be bothered to forage for your own.

but that's half the fun.... am going proper foraging next weekend

 

[marty21]

I want to make sloe gin... but I couldn't find any sloes today

they were selling them in waitrose today, a fiver

 

[madamv]

thanks for the top tip aqua.

I will look for that, coz I loves a bit of gin. (or in the case of last night - alot of gin )

Oohh my head

 

[Ms T]

they were selling them in waitrose today, a fiver

 

[isitme]

For crustychick!

I want to make sloe gin... but I couldn't find any sloes today

Firky posting

I promised you pics and here they are!

 

[Calva dosser]

Bit late for sloes innit?

Used to get mine late August in Blighty, early here.

Bastard birds eat the things, and what comes out the other end is never good.

Odd, sloes are effectively inedible, being so full of tannin- but recently I've managed to eat the odd one. Non existant climate change pumping the sugar levels maybe?

Saffron gin sounds ace.

Why am I on a gin thread after last night? It was 60's night and gin/curaçao cocktail was on draft. I am ill.

 

[beeboo]

much nicer than Hendricks

nicer than Hendricks??!?

OMG!

 

[aqua]

yep, much nicer IMVHO

 

[Pieface]

LOL @ Aqua's gin thread

I watched a band on saturday night called Gin Palace - they were ace

 

[MsShirlLaverne]

There's a Booths not far from here, I may have to stock up Thanks for the tip Aqua

 

[Pieface]

Keep away from any garage roofs will you Shirl???

 

[beeboo]

yep, much nicer IMVHO

*falls off chair*

*dusts self down and runs to a decent offy*

 

[ice-is-forming]

I saw this and thought of you aqua

Spreadable Gin | FIREBOX

 

[aqua]

A mate tagged me in that on Facebook. I don't like marmalade or tonic it's never going to be a winner

But a bit like gin cake, I'd rather eat a good cake with a gin.

 

[planetgeli]

Tastes like,

 

[fishfinger]

Just saying.

I hope they've improved the flavour!

 

[pogofish]

I have some of this - Which makes any gin taste/look violet:

And some of this - Which is lovely, you can taste the heather honey used in the recipe: