My interest in sloe gin started in 2008 (I think) when I was  was very keen to try it out but there seemed to be hardly any sloes around.  I was a nightmare - looking for them everywhere but having no luck.  That's when I found this site, made a few off here (Raspberry and cranberry vodka).  Made a a number of bottles that summer and have managed to leave them untouched (other than the odd sip) since then so they should have matured quite nicely.

Then last summer, when I was on holiday I found some on sale and desperate to ensure I didn't repeat the nightmare of the previous summer I bought enough to make a bottle.  Then sailed over to the Isle of Wight and found loads so spent a while picking there (luckily the OH had a book with her!) and made another bottle.  Then when I got home went for a walk and found some more, another bottle.  Finally a friend had a damson tree/bush in her garden and offered me some of those so I finished off with a couple of bottles of damson gin.  

Despite the warnings on here about taking time to get great results, I tried a small sip (after a week in the bottle) sitting by the fire when camping in the summer - was already delicious.  Since then hardly touched it, planning to leave it to mature for a while.  On that note, how long should I leave it before I take the sloes out?

So that's my sloe gin story!!  Now looking forward to the best bit!!