Cocktails

Easy jug Long serves for hotter days cocktails

White port and grapefruit cooler

Fill a large jug three-quarters full with ice. Add 300ml of white port and 500ml of pink grapefruit tonic, and stir. Garnish with pink grapefruit slices before serving.

Jamaican rum punch

Fill a large jug three-quarters full with ice. Add 300ml of golden rum, 100ml of lime juice, a dash of Angostura bitters, 200ml of smooth orange juice and 200ml of pineapple juice, and stir well. Pour in 200ml of grenadine syrup just before serving.

Raspberry frosé

Tip two bottles of rosé wine into a large plastic container, then freeze for 3-4 hours. Meanwhile, tip 50g of caster sugar and 100ml of water into a pan. Simmer until the sugar dissolves, then add 300g of raspberries and cover with the lid. Turn off the heat and leave for 20 minutes. Blend, strain through a sieve and cool. Scoop the frozen wine into a blender, whizz until smooth, then add the raspberry purée and blend again. Tip into a large jug. Garnish with raspberries.

Negroni sbagliato

Fill a large jug threequarters full with ice. Add one bottle of prosecco, 100ml of Campari and 200ml of sweet vermouth. Top up with chilled soda water and stir. Garnish with orange peel.

The Infusionist Watermelon & Lime Gin Liqueur, 50cl, £10.99

Serve in a long glass over crushed ice with a slice of watermelon for a quick refreshing cocktail.

Know-how | Serving a crowd

❚ Ready-made cocktails such as the jugs above make entertaining so much simpler. To keep things cool, set up a drinks station in the kitchen, away from the sun and insects. Put out plenty of reusable or recyclable glasses and napkins. Serve big jugs of tap water with ice, mint sprigs and peeled cucumber ribbons to keep everyone hydrated. Keep soft drinks and bottles of beer cool in a large container full of ice and water, so you’re not fighting for fridge space.