Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, damson gin. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Bottle up a taste of autumn with our homemade damson gin. The flavour matures and improves over time. Damson Gin is a liqueur, usually homemade, made from damson plums macerated in a sugar and gin syrup for eight weeks or more.
Damson Gin is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Damson Gin is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have damson gin using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Damson Gin:
- Make ready 2 lb Damsons
- Make ready 2 lb Caster sugar
- Make ready 1 liter Dry gin
- Prepare 1 1/2 liter Kilner jar or similar
- Get 1 1/2 liter boiling water
Damson plums are barrel pressed to extract the juice along with the rich color of the skins, then blended with a small batch American gin. This delicious damson gin recipe is so easy to make requiring just three ingrediants, will be enjoyed by all and makes a lovely gift! Homemade pomegranate vodka, limoncello and damson gin. A step by step guide to making your own dry version of Damson Gin - also, see my Guide to Damsons (updated regularly) at www.daiv.co.uk and follow my damson.
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.
Damson gin is dead easy to make and a summer's end ritual for our family. Some folks use vodka but I can't stomach the stuff so my chosen spirit is gin. Transfer the plums to a large nonreactive saucepan and add lemon juice and gin. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to. Damson Gin could be the next big favourite.
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