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  • sloe pickers, now?
  • turboferret
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    I think I must run through some blackthorn populated woods to and from work, so I’ll make a concerted effort to potter around and do some picking in the very near future 🙂

    Cheers, Rich

    rOcKeTdOg
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    Picked 2kg last weekend, dunno why though, we have gallons of the stuff made over the last 3 years plus BlackBerry Gin (tastes like undiluted ribena), cranberry, apple & raspberry vodka. This year Having a go at blackberry whisky & rhubarb vodka too

    ahwiles
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    after last night’s effort, i have arrived at the following rule of thumb:

    half an hour picking* = half a kilo.

    (*including 5mins pedaling to the next secret spot)

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    bigG
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    I bought mine off ebay ten days ago, currently have six litres steeping away.

    I put them in the freezer for a couple of days til I could work out where was cheapest to buy gin. It saved me poking them with a pin, which is good.

    I know this makes me a philistine but I don’t care and I don’t have time to hunt around Central Scotland for Sloes when I know there are very few.

    TooTall
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    Bramble Whisky is GREAT. Sugar, blackberries and whisky and it ends up like a very smooth yet light and potent port.

    woody21
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    We’ve picked our Sloes, there seems to be a good harvest this year (in the Peak District). We’ll be using Aldi’s London Dry Gin – £9.99 a 70cl bottle

    muddyground
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    5kg here in the south; 3l of gin pickling away, loads of Sloe’s in the freezer. Well, there would be if wife hadn’t found my stash and shared it around the neighbours. Put one away for a 3 year steep; added a cinnamon stick, fennel and no sugar. Tesco’s cheapest gin. Much more fun than making jam.

    TooTall
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    If any of the Bristol crowd in here live near Emersons Green / Pucklechurch, I can tell you the motherlode of all sloe hedges. There was enough for me to make 5 gallons one year and have plenty left for everyone else!

    ahwiles
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    it’s that time of year again, but is anyone else stuggling to find a good crop? I’ve just about found half a kilo*, on the plus side i’ve found a few more spots to look next year…

    (*which is bugger-all really)

    i’m even considering breaking into my (so far) 1 year steep, as i’ve run out!

    Drac
    Full Member

    Picked loads from a new spot I found. One bottle on the go already, plus a blackberry one and as I found a forgotten bottle of bourbon I’ve threw some blackberries in that too.

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