This year with a little more time on our hands we searched across the estancia and harvested an abundance of wild cherries. With the time to make something special we set about making “Guindado”, using a recipe which has been passed down in the Begg family for generations. Guindado is a liquor of sour cherries, sugar and a liquor (typically brandy but we use a locally sourced gin).

500ml gin

600g cherries

4 tbsp caster sugar

Stone your cherries and pack them into the jar.

Add the sugar and stir well.

Pour in the gin and seal the jar.

Shake well and put away in a cool dark cupboard for about 2 months.

Shake the jar occasionally.

Pour through a sieve lined with 2 layers of cheesecloth/muslin or paper towels to remove the cherries.