Sloe gin
Sloe gin is a red-colored
liqueur flavored with
sloe berries, the
fruit of the blackthorn, a relative of the
plum. Sloe gin has an
alcohol content from between 15 and 30 percent by volume.
The traditional way of making sloe gin was to infuse gin with the berries, after pricking or freezng them, but most sloe gins today are made by flavoring the less expensive neutral grain spirits.