There's no cooking required, just patience as the sloes steep in the gin. Sloes are too bitter and sour to eat raw, but taste superb when preserved. They have an intense plum taste. Flavour them ...

The recipe is akin to both a Margarita or a Sidecar where fresh citrus juice and orange liqueur are both used. Unlike those classic drinks, though, the Pegu Club is built off a base of gin ...

Winter might be the traditional time for whiskey cocktails, but with some inventiveness it can be the season for gin as well ...