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by dasmoth 2607 days ago
Do it! I've not actually tried gin myself, but vodka infused with rhubarb for a couple of weeks (and a bit of sugar to taste) definitely works well.
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Just don't do anything with the leaves! My parents used to have some rhubarb in the garden when I was young, and I had it drummed into me how poisonous the leaves were (not that I was the sort to go around eating random plants). Looks like "a 65 kg adult would need to eat 4 to 8 kg (9 to 18 lbs) [of leaves] to obtain a lethal dose"[0], although I guess you could still get pretty ill with much less.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb

Nice :) Yeah I'd definitely be adding some sugar too. In autumn we make damson gin, which tastes really awesome.

I'll definitely try the rhubarb soon with it.