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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook damson gin using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Damson Gin:
- Make ready 2 lb Damsons
- Make ready 2 lb Caster sugar
- Take 1 liter Dry gin
- Make ready 1 1/2 liter Kilner jar or similar
- Take 1 1/2 liter boiling water
Damson gin is especially popular in Britain. The plums are ripe in early September and the liqueur can be used as a Christmas treat. This damson gin recipe really couldn't be any easier! We all love a deliciously fruity gin, in the summer time when the sun is shining, and we want to be in a pub garden, it's refreshing.
Steps to make Damson Gin:
- Prick each damson with a fork (alternatively freeze for a day then defrost overnight and use once defrosted without pricking)
- Sterilise Kilner jar with boiling water or sterilising agent
- Layer the damsons and caster sugar into the kilner jar. After each layer has been put in, add enough gin to cover that layer. (Adding the gin gradually ensures you get the full amount of gin in the jar)
- Seal the jar once full and shake until all the sugar its mixed thoroughly. A good 5 minute shake is best. Store in a dark, cool area.
- Each day for the first 3-6 weeks, shake the jar for a couple of minutes.
- Do the above step until the sugar has dissolved completely. At this point, leave the jar in a dark place for 10-12 months.
- After reaching the 10th month, you can start to think about bottling.
- To bottle: sieve out the damsons from the gin and bottle into as many bottles as you like. Ensure bottles are sterile. Cork bottles to preserve the drink. It will last for years and years if left unopened.
In the winter, when we crave the warmth of a crackling fire, it's comforting. Damson Gin Recipe Submitted by Nicola. This Damson Gin Recipe originates from the 'Drinking with Dickens' book, written by Cedric Dickens (great great grandson of Charles!, which includes all the recipes of drinks mentioned in all of Dickens books. My grandfather was Cedric Dickens drinking partner in WWII, and the book was passed down to me. Use up a seasonal glut of damsons in everything from preserves to puddings.
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