Damson Grog | Drinks | Forum | The Cottage Smallholder

Please consider registering
guest

Home

Forum

Drinks

Damson Grog

Topic RSS

Damson Grog

Sat 25-Sep-10
7:09 pm

dellboy78

Ruislip

2nd Grader

Members

New members

Forum Posts: 6

Member Since:
Sat 25-Sep-10

Offline

I have collected some damsons and have them stored in the freezer ready for use. I am torn between making damson vodka or damson gin??????????? Help?!

Sat 25-Sep-10
7:15 pm

Toffeeapple

North Bucks

Members

Moderators

Forum Posts: 16337

Member Since:
Tue 22-Sep-09

Offline

Both, surely? cheers

And a big welcome to you Joe! I used to live in Eastcote.

I'll try that again!

Sat 25-Sep-10
7:22 pm

dellboy78

Ruislip

2nd Grader

Members

New members

Forum Posts: 6

Member Since:
Sat 25-Sep-10

Offline

I dont think I have enough to do both unfortunately! I used to live in eastcote too. Small world!

Sat 25-Sep-10
9:07 pm

MOS

Cannock Chase

Councillor

Members

New members

Forum Posts: 1636

Member Since:
Wed 12-May-10

Offline

dellboy78 said:

I have collected some damsons and have them stored in the freezer ready for use. I am torn between making damson vodka or damson gin??????????? Help?!

welcome to the forum Joe , TA is right

pick more Do both variety is the spice of life ,

i dont live anywhere near Eastcote,

but i do like Damsons in vodka or gin,

MOS devil

sit down with a cupa and the urge will subside

Mon 27-Sep-10
10:00 pm

Danny

Scarborough, England

Admin

Forum Posts: 5516

Member Since:
Sat 12-Aug-06

Offline

Welcome on board, Joe. I have to say that the best sip of homemade grog I ever had was a tot of damson gin on a snowy December morning when we visited a livery stables to check on a novice hurdler that we had a syndicate interest in for two years. The lady of the house knew how to hit the spot with her guests after a chilly hour touring the stables.

Sloes work well with either gin or vodka but the damson is best with gin. In our opinion cheers

Never knowingly underfed

Tue 28-Sep-10
9:40 pm

mike.

Coventry

Councillor

Members

Forum Posts: 1265

Member Since:
Wed 30-Dec-09

Offline

I used all my damsons to make some 'plum jerkum' which is a traditional warwickshire cider-style drink. And I just bought a 1.5 litre bottle of gin. D'oh frown I should have kept some damsons for a damson gin. I'll just have to settle for a couple of litres of sloe gin, or maybe some blackberry gin whistle

Visit my blog for food, drink, photography and hamsters.

Wed 29-Sep-10
10:21 pm

dellboy78

Ruislip

2nd Grader

Members

New members

Forum Posts: 6

Member Since:
Sat 25-Sep-10

Offline

plum jerkum sounds interesting, do you have a recipe for that?

I've now got some damson vodka on the go and plan to get hold of some more to make a damson gin with.

Thanks for all your comments!

Thu 30-Sep-10
11:47 pm

mike.

Coventry

Councillor

Members

Forum Posts: 1265

Member Since:
Wed 30-Dec-09

Offline

The recipe I was given was 3lb of plums, 3lb of sugar, made up to a gallon with water. Mash the plums with some of the water, dissolve the sugar in the rest. Mix together and add yeast.

That would make a really potent but also very sweet brew, so I halved the sugar to start with. I'll let it ferment to dryness then might sweeten it afterwards if it needs it. I started it in a small fermenting bucket and after a week I strained the mixture into a demijohn.

Originally the drink would have been made with the Warwickshire Drooper plum but they are quite rare these days.

Visit my blog for food, drink, photography and hamsters.

All RSS

Forum Timezone: Europe/London

Most Users Ever Online: 767

Currently Online:
32 Guest(s)

Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)

The Cottage Smallholder

stumbling self sufficiency in a small space