Rose petal gin
Friday, June 05, 2020
Anyway, we have a few fantastic rose bushes in the garden and the pink ones are prolific, I believe it's a hybrid tea rose. The shade of colour would not be of my choosing however, I'm appreciative of it nevertheless. As there are just so many I gathered lots of fresh petals and popped them in a kilner, added a tablespoon of sugar and topped it up with gin. I give it a shake and left it 24 hours. By the time I came to strain it the gin was a beautiful reddish amber and the petals were devoid of colour and all floating at the top.
I had a try and it's quite strong but strangely, gins seem to get better after a while even though there's no logical reason.
The bush is still full, even though I took another lot off for making rose petal jam too. I'm getting good service from it already!
The bush is still full, even though I took another lot off for making rose petal jam too. I'm getting good service from it already!Are you tempted to make anything rosy?
Take care,
Sophie
3 comments
So pretty. Love it.
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I'd love to try that Jam! Our yellow roses have a nice scent. Maybe I should try to do something with their petals!
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of rose gin. I've found that leaving it to mature for a while improves the taste (it's true of the elder flower and sloe gin I've made anyway).
ReplyDeleteYou really make the most of all nature has to offer.
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