Gooseberry gin
- Drink
- Easy
- 20
- 20 minutes
PT20M
Victoria's gooseberry gin recipe makes the most of these gloriously tangy berries, perfect for a host of refreshing cocktails, such as her gooseberry gin julep recipe. Victoria also includes a recipe to use up those berries that have been gently soaking up that wonderful gin – a boozy gooseberry gin jam.
Ingredients
Gooseberry gin
- 450g of gooseberries
- 225g of sugar, (use half this amount if using red dessert gooseberries)
- 1l gin
Method
1
Top and tail the gooseberries and open freeze. To open freeze any berries, simply put the fruit on a baking tray lined with baking parchment, making sure there is space between each berry, and put the tray in the freezer for about 1 hour. Once all the fruit is cold and firm, you can transfer the fruit to a Tupperware box or freezer bag until ready to use (open freezing ensures you can take out as much or as little fruit as you want, without the need for a chisel)
2
Place the frozen gooseberries (freezing them means you won’t have to prick each berry individually with a sterilised needle) in a large sterilised preserving jar. Leave to defrost
3
Once the gooseberries have defrosted, add the sugar and top up with gin. Seal the jar and give it a vigorous shake
4
Shake the gin once a day until all the sugar has dissolved and then once a week for at least 8 weeks
5
Strain out the gooseberries and save them to make gooseberry gin jam (see intro for recipe) or a drunken gooseberry crumble
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