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Are you looking for a way to honor Loretta Lynn’s legacy today, after learning of her death at 90? Here’s a plan: First listen to the song “Portland, Oregon” and then find (or make) a sloe gin fizz.

While working in the spirits world, Fords Gin founder Simon Ford noticed that bartenders had specific “go-to” gins for cocktails like martinis, gimlets, negronis, and G&Ts.

The blackthorn, on which the sloe grows, is part of the rose family. Every rose has its thorn, as Poison so wisely reminded us and that goes triple for blackthorns as I can personally attest – they ...

I once confused a sloe with a damson and had a very nasty surprise. Never have tasted anything quite so bitter. I tend to make damson gin instead but the principle is the same. You need to prick the ...

Sloe gin has a complicated reputation. In the U.S., it is perhaps most associated with the famous Alabama Slammer, which ruled the college drinking scene in the '70s and '80s. However, sloe gin has a ...

In 2020, our lives were turned upside down when a global pandemic ensued and shut the world down for many months. That summer, we were provided with some normalcy, as the borders opened back up and ...

What’s startlingly red, has a biting astringency and a soft sweet finish? There are a surprising amount of candidates that fit that description, including the new Fords Sloe Gin expression. The fact ...

LONDONLONDON — Sloe gin is a festive old English drink that’s especially well-suited to the winter holidays. You can drink it over ice, try it in a cocktail, or forage for sloe berries and make a home ...

sloe gin fizz cocktail garnished with lemon, on a table - Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock If you're looking for the perfect balance of sweet, tart, and refreshing, impress your friends with this low-ABV, ...