Plymouth Sloe Gin

Plymouth Sloe Gin is a 750mL sloe gin bottled at 26% ABV (52 proof) from the Black Friars Distillery in Plymouth, England — the oldest working gin distillery in the UK. It's made the traditional way: wild sloe berries steeped in Plymouth gin with sugar, yielding a sweet-sharp, plum-red liqueur-gin that's been a British tradition for over a century. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 26% (52 proof) — 750mL; sweet-sharp fruit gin
• Make: sloe berries steeped in Plymouth gin with added sugar
• Origin: Black Friars Distillery, Plymouth, Devon, England — protected geographical indication
• Style: fruit gin; plum-red, balanced between sweet and sharp
• Brand: Plymouth Gin — distilled in Plymouth since 1793

The Original Protected Gin

Plymouth is the only gin protected by a European Union geographical indication: Plymouth gin can only be made in Plymouth, in a distillery whose building dates to 1431 and whose Victorian copper still has run since the 1800s. The Sloe Gin takes that earthy, seven-botanical base and layers it with wild sloe berries — the fruit of the blackthorn, harvested after the first frost — for a rich, warming pour that's as much a digestif tradition as a cocktail ingredient. Explore more from Plymouth Gin or browse gin.

Tasting Notes

Rich notes of plum and red berries over the earthy Plymouth base; sweet-sharp balance with a warming, rounded palate; a long, fruity finish.

How to Enjoy

Sipped neat at the end of a meal — the traditional serve, often with a wedge of Stilton. In cocktails it brings sweet fruit to a Sloe Gin Fizz, Charlie Chaplin, or a wintery twist on a gin sour.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is sloe gin?
Sloe berries (from the blackthorn tree) steeped in gin with sugar — sweet, fruity, and lower in alcohol than standard gin.

Is Plymouth Sloe Gin a liqueur?
It's a fruit gin at 26% ABV — drinkable neat like a liqueur but rooted in Plymouth's gin.

What is Plymouth gin's history?
Distilled at Black Friars since 1793 — it was the favorite gin of Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and FDR, and thirty-two Savoy cocktail recipes name it specifically.

An English original — order Plymouth Sloe Gin online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.