Whitley Neill Gooseberry Gin, 70 cl

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As I never steeped any gin I've made until now for more than four weeks, I did the same again. And I love the results: the drink is refreshing, sweet and tart, and really full of flavor. But I will let the next batch steep for longer, just to see if there is any difference. These berries are less green and will have turned a deeper golden, or even pale red, colour. Do I have to use sugar in my homemade gooseberry gin?

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Our Gooseberry Gin Liqueur has been constantly developed and refined to get to its current level of quality. Smooth and fruity, this is an exceptional Summer drink with an exciting burst of gooseberry. Gooseberries may not be everybody's cup of tea, but there is something original about this Gooseberry Gin which makes it positively irresistible. How is it best drunk? Now with a huge line of products, Spirit of Harrogate is best known for its fantastic, flavoured Gins. These aren’t your regular Gins though. Each bottle uses water drawn straight from the Harrogate springs that William Slingsby discovered 400 years ago. Combining Slingsby’s original London Dry with the beautiful fresh flavours of elderflower and lemon juice will bring the flavours of spring flooding over your senses. Enjoy at any time of year to give you the feeling of that first, warm sun. Ingredients I always wash all the gooseberries after topping and tailing and then freeze them for a least a week before I use them. If you have made ‘clean’ gooseberry gin - without any added sugar - then you’ll probably want to pair your homemade tipple with a mixer; we love an elderflower tonic water, as the delicate sweetness really complements the tart flavour of the gooseberries.

However, once you’re into July or August, the gooseberries are a little more mature, softer and sweeter - easier to eat just as they are. When I first tasted Gilbert’s grog we just had one green gooseberry bush in the garden. A nameless variety that I’d swapped with an old gardener in the village for a few jars of chutney. It’s easy to miss an occasional berry and this one bush has self seeded – the progeny are two hefty children and just this year I spotted a new baby.

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Well, that seems to be a controversial issue when it comes to making gooseberry gin. There are recipes instructing you to let it steep for 4 to 6 months and there are other people who only steep the berries for 2 weeks. Making gooseberry gin is quite like making sloe gin. I prefer the dark “dessert” variety that ripen to a red wine colour in late July or August. Believe it or not they have a natural sweet intensity – unlike the usual tarty green unripe things you come across right now – so they’ll need far less sugar.Use a basic, cheap gin. The gooseberries will do the flavouring work, with the gin acting as a flavour carrier. Freezing is certaily big help and it means one can harvest the gooseberries as they come to harvest condition. I don’t “mash” them but just halve them all to open up the interiors. Lila Wiese on Perennial vegetables: Tree cabbage Maybe I missed someone stating this but is it possible to obtain seeds for this in the US? I have been making gooseberry gin for years, let my gooseberries ripen quite a bit –until they are edilble as a treat straight off the bush –but still have a hint of sharpness. The gooseberries will do all the flavoring work, so a regular bottle of London Dry Gin, for instance, would be just fine.

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Veronica on Working hard on the cottage Oh ... only just found this! What a wrench to leave your beautiful cottage, I hope whoever moves in loves it as much as you do. Iy's such a special pl… If you added more sugar and created more of a gin liqueur with your gooseberries, try it simply poured over ice! Delicious on a hot summer’s day. It is our sincere hope that you will enjoy our craft liqueurs as much as we have enjoyed perfecting and blending them for you. After generations of passionate experimentation with homemade fruit liqueurs, made using any abundant fruits the farm hedgerows have to offer, and inspired by our historically Royal surroundings… Clipstone Park Distillery was born. Hello! Where Is My Spoon is a blog where you will find delicious and family friendly recipes, all made from scratch. From simple healthy soups to sumptuous cakes for special occasions, all our recipes have been tried and loved by our family and our friends.The Slingsby Marmalade Gin is crafted using locally sourced botanicals from the Harrogate area. They complement the fruity apricot elements bringing a real sense of that promised marmalade flavour to a glass of Prosecco. In terms of the base gin to use, we wouldn’t recommend using any of the beautiful craft gins you’ll find in our Gin of the Month boxes, for example, as you won’t be able to taste any of the beautiful, delicate botanicals. A good quality, neutral London Dry Gin from the shops will work just fine.