Home-made Blueberry Gin Recipe

Easy to make home-made blueberry gin using a gin botanicals kit and homegrown blueberries. Enjoy with tonic, lime and a few blueberries.

I previously made some Raspberry Gin and really enjoyed drinking it over the summer with soda water. I had some blueberries in the freezer that needed using up so I decided to make some Blueberry Gin using a similar recipe.

I also had bought some Gin Kit Botanicals from Mad Millie following my last efforts making Home-made Gin. These come with 3 different flavours:

• Traditional London Dry Gin botanical blend
• Bay Leaf botanical blend
• Mint botanical blend

I made up the Bay Leaf Blend (13g): juniper berries, coriander seeds, citrus peels (lemon, orange), dried bay leaves, liquorice root

Put 1l vodka in a jar, add botanicals and leave to steep 24 hours.
Strain the botanicals out using a filter paper lined funnel.
Bottle and label.

For the Blueberry Gin:

1l gin
3 cups blueberries
1/2 cup caster sugar

Heat blueberries gently in a saucepan, mashing with a potato masher, until you have a good amount of juice.

Put all the ingredients into a jar with a sealable lid. Store in a cool, dark place for a month, shaking gently every day for the first week, then once a week to dissolve the sugar.

Strain the gin through a muslin-lined sieve but don’t mash the fruit as it will make the gin cloudy. Decant into sterilised bottles (use a fancy bottle if giving for a gift).