sloe gin

noun

: a sweet reddish liqueur consisting of grain spirits flavored chiefly with sloes

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In the book, Lt. Gore finds a prunus spinosa bush (otherwise known as sloe), and picks its berries to make sloe gin, which was first popularized in the Victorian era. — Marisa Guthrie, WWD, 15 June 2024 Wig Shop Lounge's Charlie Chaplin cocktail with lime, sloe gin, and Combier Creme de Apricot. — Eric Twardzik, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2023

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1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sloe gin was in 1895

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sloe gin

noun
: a sweet reddish liqueur flavored chiefly with sloes

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