Comments on: DOTW: Millionaire http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/ The continuing adventures of a couple of San Francisco food dorks Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:36:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Brandon http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86008 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:52:16 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86008 I read this post, closed my browser, put my jacket on, and slipped away from my desk immediately to skip over to John Walker and Sons and see if you and I might have the same special friend. Alas. Alas! I will have to wait until May. I read this post, closed my browser, put my jacket on, and slipped away from my desk immediately to skip over to John Walker and Sons and see if you and I might have the same special friend. Alas. Alas!

I will have to wait until May.

]]> by: erik_flannestad http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86005 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:11:08 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86005 PS. Spirits Geekery Ahead: Another interesting beverage involving Sloes is Paxtaran (also Pacharan). It is made in Spain and Portugal by infusing Anise flavored liquor with Sloes. A couple are imported into the US. Keep meaning to give it a try. A third, and largely unavailable in the US, liqueur using Sloes is the French Prunelle. Sloe Liqueur on a neutral spirit or eau-de-vie base. The French "Prunelle" should not be confused with the Italian liqueur called "Prunella". Prunella is actually made from Prunes. Whew! PS. Spirits Geekery Ahead: Another interesting beverage involving Sloes is Paxtaran (also Pacharan). It is made in Spain and Portugal by infusing Anise flavored liquor with Sloes. A couple are imported into the US. Keep meaning to give it a try.

A third, and largely unavailable in the US, liqueur using Sloes is the French Prunelle. Sloe Liqueur on a neutral spirit or eau-de-vie base.

The French “Prunelle” should not be confused with the Italian liqueur called “Prunella”. Prunella is actually made from Prunes.

Whew!

]]> by: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86004 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:38:40 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86004 Maybe it's marketing hype? There's no mention here of starting proof of the infusing gin, but you're right on the money as far as the rest of the home-made recipe details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/sloegin_7722.shtml Maybe it’s marketing hype?

There’s no mention here of starting proof of the infusing gin, but you’re right on the money as far as the rest of the home-made recipe details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/sloegin_7722.shtml

]]> by: erik_flannestad http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86003 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:34:01 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86003 I have to admit I'm a bit puzzled by the "expiration date" idea. A lot of folks who make Sloe Gin at home swear by stuff they have aged for years. Claiming it just gets better with time. Of course many of the home Sloe Gin recipes I've seen are made with 100 Proof Gin, a pound of sloes, a good amount of sugar, and no added water. I suspect that stuff will be closer to 40-50% alcohol than the 26% ABV of the Plymouth Sloe Gin. I have to admit I’m a bit puzzled by the “expiration date” idea.

A lot of folks who make Sloe Gin at home swear by stuff they have aged for years. Claiming it just gets better with time.

Of course many of the home Sloe Gin recipes I’ve seen are made with 100 Proof Gin, a pound of sloes, a good amount of sugar, and no added water. I suspect that stuff will be closer to 40-50% alcohol than the 26% ABV of the Plymouth Sloe Gin.

]]> by: Luke http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86002 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:16:08 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86002 We picked up a bottle of Sloe Gin when were in Scotland. The batch we had was from a small batch. It had a lot of depth of flavor, and you could sip it over ice. I will have to see if I can find the Plymouth version and see if it measures up. Plymouth Gin is mighty tasty. http://www.cookography.com/2007/sloe-gin We picked up a bottle of Sloe Gin when were in Scotland. The batch we had was from a small batch. It had a lot of depth of flavor, and you could sip it over ice. I will have to see if I can find the Plymouth version and see if it measures up. Plymouth Gin is mighty tasty.

http://www.cookography.com/2007/sloe-gin

]]> by: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86000 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:20:22 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-86000 I have it on good authority that John Walker & Sons will carry it, and I suspect that Blackwell's will as well. Both are easy to get to from a visitor's perspective; drop me a note if you need directions to either. I think "limited" in this instance means "only a couple of stores per city" as opposed to "only a few cities at all". Apparently they're really worried about the shelf life -- the natural fruit means that it oxidizes and should be used within 6 months -- and only want it on the shelf at shops where (a) it will turn over quickly and (b) the level of staff knowledge is fairly high. I have it on good authority that John Walker & Sons will carry it, and I suspect that Blackwell’s will as well. Both are easy to get to from a visitor’s perspective; drop me a note if you need directions to either.

I think “limited” in this instance means “only a couple of stores per city” as opposed to “only a few cities at all”. Apparently they’re really worried about the shelf life — the natural fruit means that it oxidizes and should be used within 6 months — and only want it on the shelf at shops where (a) it will turn over quickly and (b) the level of staff knowledge is fairly high.

]]> by: Morgan http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-85999 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:02:51 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-85999 "Limited Retail Release"=Not coming to Texas because the TABC sucks! I will be in San Francisco in July though. Any ideas who might possibly carry Plymouth's Sloe Gin at that point? Love your pictures... “Limited Retail Release”=Not coming to Texas because the TABC sucks! I will be in San Francisco in July though. Any ideas who might possibly carry Plymouth’s Sloe Gin at that point?

Love your pictures…

]]> by: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-85998 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:49:41 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-85998 Really, you lucky Canucks -- you get all the good English goodies! Actually, though, I think you'll find we're both on the same page. In paragraph 2, I lamented that here in the States, all we have are crap "sloe gins" (I'm looking at you, Hiram Walker and DeKuyper). The reference to "North American debut" was specifically referencing the Plymouth offering, which their PR people tell us is available only in the UK and Oz at the moment. If you've got the real stuff Up North, let me know... I have plenty of readers in Seattle who I suspect would make a run for the border for far less. Really, you lucky Canucks — you get all the good English goodies!

Actually, though, I think you’ll find we’re both on the same page. In paragraph 2, I lamented that here in the States, all we have are crap “sloe gins” (I’m looking at you, Hiram Walker and DeKuyper). The reference to “North American debut” was specifically referencing the Plymouth offering, which their PR people tell us is available only in the UK and Oz at the moment.

If you’ve got the real stuff Up North, let me know… I have plenty of readers in Seattle who I suspect would make a run for the border for far less.

]]> by: Alex http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-85997 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:41:07 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2008/04/28/dotw-millionaire/#comment-85997 Sloe gin has been in North American for quite some time - I don't remember not being able to find it in Canada, ever. Sloe gin has been in North American for quite some time - I don’t remember not being able to find it in Canada, ever.

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