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The Sloe Gin Fizz is like a cross between a Tom Collins, a French 75, and an Aperol Spritz—bright and bubbly like a Collins and elegant like a French 75, but with the tart, fruity depth of sloe berries instead of botanical gin or bitter liqueur.
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Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Photo and Food Styling by Joseph De Leo Sloe Gin
Sweet and rustic, this style gets its name from the inclusion of sloe berries in the distillation process.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 26 Apr. 2024
These seasonal traditions, these sloes: a portal into the past, the future.
—Lottie Hazell, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
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Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Photo and Food Styling by Joseph De Leo Sloe Gin
Sweet and rustic, this style gets its name from the inclusion of sloe berries in the distillation process.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 26 Apr. 2024
These seasonal traditions, these sloes: a portal into the past, the future.
—Lottie Hazell, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
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“Sloe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloe. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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sloe
noun
: the tart bluish black globe-shaped fruit of the blackthorn
also
: blackthorn
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