StillSmart

I have just put some summer fruit and sugar into some Kilner Jars and topped up with neutrals at 45%. Now I wait to see what happens next?

If you like sweet drinks it is nice. I did this once and the juice in the fruit dropped the ABV to the point where it started fermenting (or something that was releasing gas) again! I added some high proof to stop this. The resulting liquid was delicious, when cut with water. The fruit pieces... were lethal.

I suspect that many here are old enough to remember these,Rumtopf.
My neighbour bought one in a charity shop last year,and filled it with assorted soft fruit and Rum through the summer.
The result was totally vile.
I am not sure that he added sugar.

Robert.

Must be the rum

sweetened or unsweetened and with different proof base spirit gives very different products.

Standard that the girls enjoy is 3lb sloes, 18oz sugar and 3 litres of 40% brandy. It fits in a 1 gallon demijohn. Leave it for 3 months and it is very nice. smooth mellow liqueur.

With minimal sugar and 60% base spirit and it turns out fiery and with a completely different flavour.

The sloes are strange. After 1 month the spirit is pink and tastes of cherry. Leave it longer and it turns red and tastes of plum.