Junimperium Sloe Gin

Fresh sloe berries meet jumbo juniper berries in Junimperium Sloe GinSloe ginA liqueur made by steeping sloe berries in gin, then sweetening it. It is usually bottled between 25% and 30% ABV.GlossarySee Sloe gin gins, a fruit gin made in Tallinn. The Estonian producer also blends in coriander and an orange peel infusionInfusionFruit or plants are steeped in the spirit to release their flavour. Done after distillation, infusion often adds colour too, and the gin can no longer be called London Dry.Glossary, before bottling. It takes its red colour and fruity character from the sloes, with the peel contributing sweet and slightly bitter citrus notes.

Citrus · Fruity

The taste is fresh and fruity, with light citrus and juniper alongside the berries, and the 30% strength keeps it soft on the palate. At the 2025 World Gin Awards, judges noted aromas of lemon and rosemary and a piney, fruity palate.

Coriander adds a gentle spice to the tart sloe fruit, and the orange infusion keeps the sweetness from turning heavy. The jumbo juniper berriesJuniperThe one compulsory botanical: gin must taste predominantly of juniper. Its "berry" is really a small conifer cone, resinous and peppery.Glossary supply the pine-like freshness that the judges picked up on the palate, beneath the berries.

Junimperium opened its distillery in Tallinn's Telliskivi quarter in early 2019, after more than a year of trials. Its Sloe Gin was named World's Best Sloe Gin at the 2021 World Gin Awards and an Estonian Country Winner at the same awards in 2025. The producer offers it in a 700 ml bottle and suggests it neat as a digestif after a meal, or over ice with lemonade for a longer drink.

Junimperium also uses it in cocktails such as the Sloe Royale, a sparkling serve. For this drink, pour 4 cl of Sloe Gin into a champagne flute without ice and top with 8 cl of chilled sparkling wine. Place fresh sloes on a small dish beside the glass. The sparkling wine lengthens the fruity gin and adds a fine, lively sparkle to the red sloe fruit.