A long, long time ago, in a kitchen far away (well, the kitchen in our old house a few months ago) I started making some bramble gin. Blackberries were in season and we had a little bit of spare gin, so I thought I’d give this blackberry infused gin a try.
I mostly followed this recipe, which is pretty much:
- Wash blackberries.
- Put blackberries and sugar in gin.
- Wait (3 months).
- Strain blackberries (I used a paper coffee filter).
- Drink.
Now that it’s had time to steep, my gin is ready for helping out with these cold winters nights. It is reasonably sweet, and has an almost cough-syrupy flavour (though not in a bad way). Whilst not bad by itself, I’m looking forward to trying it in cocktails – maybe gin bramble, or mixed with some sparkling wine.
Thanks for the link – this is great with sparkling wine. Enjoy!!!