Sloe Gin Isn't Actually Gin (But Does It Really Matter?) - Chowhound

Oksana_Schmidt/Shutterstock 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 long and storied history that dates back centuries before the Crimson Tide got ahold of it. Its origins lie in 1700s Britain, where hedges of sloe berry bushes lined the borders of many…