True to Benedictine rules of self-sufficiency, Father Rainer saw the future in apple cider and brandy, damson, sloe and elderberry gin.

BBC: Eat your way around Yorkshire

In the cosy front room of La Sablonnerie, Elizabeth is happy to share some of her homemade sloe gin as well as a few ghost stories.

BBC: The Channel Islands�� surviving lore

For centuries, silver-bearded turbaned craftsmen from Fez and Meknes had been coming to work in the ancient mosques and palaces of Marrakech, instructing sloe-eyed youths in their arts.

WSJ: A Magician from Memphis

As I mentioned in my previous article, but worth repeating, is that in addition to making two excellent gins (and a world-class sloe gin), Plymouth has what may very well be the best distillery tour anywhere.

FORBES: New Gin, Old Gin, And The World's Best Distillery Tour

Super Linda is a place to watch rich men flirt with young women and buy them tasty drinks with funny names, like the Alex Comfort (rum, sloe gin, orange juice, and bitters) and Blue Skies, No Candy (tequila, gin, apricot liqueur, and Cocchi Americano).

NEWYORKER: Super Linda