JUICE ICE CUBES RECIPES

Steps:

• Shake the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a cocktail shaker with a good handful of ice cubes then strain into a rocks glass full of crushed ice. Drizzle the crème de mure over the top so it ‘bleeds’ into the drink. Garnish with the lemon slice and blackberry, if using. 3 TWISTS Fresh fruit bramble This drink is one to make when the hedgerows are groaning with ripe fruit. Start by muddling 6 blackberries in a rocks glass. Add 50ml gin, 25ml lemon juice, 25ml sugar syrup and fill the glass two thirds full with crushed ice. Mix with a long-handled spoon. Top with more crushed ice, a garnish and paper straws. Bramble royale Go glam with your bramble by adding a splash of champagne to the mix. Just make the drink as normal but reduce the amount of crushed ice by about a third to leave room for the fizz. Then top with 25-50ml of champagne, mix gently, add a bit more crushed ice, garnish and serve. Peach sour The classic ‘sour’ formula that the bramble sticks to is easy to adapt by switching out the liqueur. Try 12.5ml of crème de peche instead of crème de mure – it might not look quite as eye-catching as the bloodshot bramble but it will taste just as delicious.

Steps:

• TO ORDER Chill a flute, coupe or coupette by filling with ice. Put the rum, lime juice and demerara sugar syrup (see tip) in a little jug with the leaves from the mint and a couple of ice cubes, then stir to chill the mixture. Remove the ice from your glass, then pour in the drink through a sieve, putting a couple of pretty mint leaves back in. Top up with the fizz of your choice and serve. BATCH IT The day before, batch up the rum, lime juice and sugar syrup if you want to be able to make multiple drinks at once.