SLOE - GENEROSITY GIN

SLOE - GENEROSITY GINPeter and Mike collected the sloes used in the Sloe Generosity Gin by hand from Relbia, near Launceston. Sloes (which look similar to blueberries) are the berries of the Blackthorn Prunus spinosa, a large deciduous shrub brought to Tasmania by early settlers and originally used as hedgerow fencing throughout the historic northern midlands. Blackthorn bushes look much like Hawthorn and they are often found interspersed with them. Most blackthorns

These people don't seek reward for their generosity – but reward often comes in a form or at a time that will never be known

Nothing was said between the two

A person who is generous of spirit is considered magnanimous

with a strong astringent flavour when picked

The second 'post whisky fill' was much more subtle and a gorgeous gin with less influence from the cask

Why is it called 'Generosity'

spiny branches that make the harvesting of the Sloes problematic to say the least

but both knew the time was right to let the spirit out of the barrel

This gin variation idea was born when Peter was doing a Distillers course at Old Kempton Distillery with Mark Nicholson

Sloes are thin-fleshed

a large deciduous shrub brought to Tasmania by early settlers and originally used as hedgerow fencing throughout the historic northern midlands

Try it and you will understand why