Sloe down, play up!

“Scandalous” Sloe Gin is infused using Sloe berries that grow in hedgerows in some of Tasmania’s old farming areas.

The berry is bitter, but it makes for devine gin. We handpick the berry from the prickle filled bushes which, in itself, is a labor of love.

After distilling the spirit, we infuse berrie’s in gin for around six months, until the bitter astringency disappears.

The “Sloe” is generally called a berry but is actually a plum (Prunus Spinosa). The plant was used to make hedges before wire was available, and continues to grow wild on roadsides where it was planted 150 years ago. We have been just amazed by the full flavours that come from these fruit.