Fruit
Sloe
About This Entry
Sloe is the wild blackthorn stone fruit behind sloe gin and hedgerow liqueurs — its bitter-tart astringency pairs with gin, dry cider, and robust farmhouse reds.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- blackberry
At a Glance
Group
Stone Fruits
Classification
Fruits
Usage intensity
accent
Scientific name
Prunus spinosa
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Sloe
- Classification
- Fruits
- Group
- Stone Fruits
- Scientific name
- Prunus spinosa
Taxonomy
- Usage intensity
- accent