Take just one slice and cut between the peel and the pulp. Make just a small cut. Place the lime wedge on the rim of your glass putting the rim in the cut area so it holds. Step three Freeze fresh cranberries to garnish your drink. They look pretty and keep your drink chilled without watering it down. 💭Variations I only know of one commercial variety of sloe gin, though new gin flavors/infusions are increasing on the market. Sloe, though, is generally something you forage and then make at home. That may be part of the appeal. If you have a fancy one for your regular coffee making, then use that. Be warned, however, that filtering starts fast and then slows down to a slow drip, drip, drip and can take hours. This is best done overnight or after your last mug of coffee of the day!

Either way, we have taken a standard (and perfectly tasty) G&T recipe and made it even more delicious and festive with the addition of cranberry juice and fresh cranberries. Jump to: Tis the season to be getting your Cranberry Gin going! Now that we’re done with the Sloe Gin. And before January, when you can get started on Rhubarb Gin with the forced rhubarb that’ll start appearing.Get the best gin you can affordto make your cranberry gin. That goes for all your homemade infused liqueurs. Cheap gin will give you cheap tasting cranberry gin. Use it for a gin and tonic. I find it better to use a conventional tonic water rather than one with lots of extra flavourings. Or you can nix the adding the tonic water and have a bottle of tonic water and a bottle of soda water on the side, allowing guests to add the sparkler of their choice after they pour their drink. 🥃 What if I don't like gin? To serve 8, I recommend mixing: 2 ½ cups gin, 1 ½ cups cranberry simple syrup, and ½ cup lime juice. Add 3 cups of tonic water just before serving.

It can be a little scarily addictive, partly as it tastes a little you are just drinking juice. It's all too easy to drink a lot of (not that I'd recommend that, of course). But, it makes a lovely after-dinner drink. A rich source of phytochemicals and vitamin C, lemonshelp boost your immune system and neutralize free radicals that cause disease and skin aging. Lemons also protect against heart disease and help improve blood flow to the brain.It is not essential to filter your cranberry gin, but I think that the results are well worth it. The easiest way is to use a sieve lined with kitchen paper If you plan on making lots of liqueurs that need filtering, it is worth investing in an inexpensive filter coffee cone and filters. To do this, put 200 ml water in a pan with 100 g caster sugar. Heat to dissolve the sugar and then mix in a little at a time. Take care. You can always add but you can’t take away. This was the most cranberry and gin tasting of the lot. If you like the taste of both, then this is the one for you. It is probably pretty much exactly what you would imagine cranberry-infused gin to taste like.