sloe gin: A liqueur having a gin base, flavored with fresh sloes.
sloe: 1. See blackthorn. 2. Either of two eastern North American plum trees or shrubs, . . . . 3. The tart plumlike fruit of either of these plants.
blackthorn: A thorny deciduous Eurasian shrub (Prunus spinosa) having white flowers and small, bluish-black, plumlike fruits used chiefly for flavoring alcoholic beverages such as sloe gin. Also called sloe.
[Hey, it’s not like I’ve got anything better to do at 3 a.m.]
From the Amer. Herit. Dict. 4th Ed.:
sloe gin: A liqueur having a gin base, flavored with fresh sloes.
sloe: 1. See blackthorn. 2. Either of two eastern North American plum trees or shrubs, . . . . 3. The tart plumlike fruit of either of these plants.
blackthorn: A thorny deciduous Eurasian shrub (Prunus spinosa) having white flowers and small, bluish-black, plumlike fruits used chiefly for flavoring alcoholic beverages such as sloe gin. Also called sloe.
[Hey, it’s not like I’ve got anything better to do at 3 a.m.]