Anno Sloe Gin

A rich and nutty, tantalising infusion containing handpicked sloes and our multi-award winning Anno Kent Dry Gin. Whilst it is designed to be enjoyed neat, you can add a little bit more creativity to the mix with Sicilian lemonade, as a Sloe Mule with ginger ale and plenty of lime juice squeezed in or as a Sloe Royale with your favourite Prosecco.

Available in single 70cl bottles, cases and 5cl miniature bottles which make great wedding favours.

ABV: 29% (Vegan and Vegetarian friendly).

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Tasting notes

Appearance

A ruby-red, slightly viscous, liquid that exudes a beautifully deep and rich quality

Taste

Initially a big berry hit followed by a fantastic nuttiness emerging from the sloe stones. It is also smooth, complex and enticing, with port-like richness

Nose

A highly aromatic, rich, and fruity bouquet with a distinctively almond nose

Finish

A long, fruity flavour with a hint of sweetness that slowly smoulders, culminating in deep warmth. Bottom notes of woodland and floral botanicals also come from the base gin

Botanicals

These bluish purple berries are the basis and therefore the signature of all gins, and the prominent flavour in traditional gins. Although it has a berry-like appearance due to its fleshy skin, the juniper berry is not actually a true berry but a female seed cone from a conifer. Juniper berries have a strong and assertive pine flavour; the flavour is mostly woody, but it can have some slightly citrus and floral tones to it.

Coriander is the second most common ingredient in gin. Although all parts of the plant are edible; the fruit or dry coriander seeds only a few millimetres in size are the part we use as a spice to flavour Anno gin. When distilled the seeds have a warm, spicy, nutty flavour that can also combine citrus and orange notes.

The orris root is the rhizome (mass of roots) of the iris flower. Once important in herbal medicine, orris root is more commonly used in the manufacture of perfumes for its scent which is reminiscent of violets. It has a heavy flowery and woody flavour that helps bind the other components in the gin together.

Angelica, also known as Holy Ghost or Wild Celery, grows in many countries of the Northern Hemisphere and is often found near rivers and lakes in damp soil. Cultivated in the 10th century as a medicinal plant, angelica’s sweetly scented edible roots add a nicely balanced earthy and floral combination to our Kent Dry Gin.

We use our multi-award winning Anno Kent Dry Gin as the base for our Sloe Gin and our Cranberry & Gin, which is why it tastes so good. Have a look at our Anno Kent Dry Gin page for the botanicals we use.

The sloe berry grows on the blackthorn bush and has a very tart flavour when eaten directly from the bush. Although, often thought as a British hedgerow plant, the blackthorn does grow all over Europe, parts of Asia and beyond. Luckily for us we have an abundance of this fruit in Kent.