Refresh yourself

Chill out this summer with a cooling mocktail or cocktail

Zingy iced tea

Brew 1 litre ceylon tea in a large glass jug and stir in 2 tbsp caster sugar and

1 sliced lemon. Remove the teabags, then cool and chill. Drink ice-cold with extra lemon wedges to serve.

MAKE IT FOR ADULTS Peach schnapps makes a sweet alternative to sugar.

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Hull 400g strawberries and whizz in a food processor until smooth. Add the juice of 3 lemons and 100g caster sugar, then stir until dissolved. Add sparkling water and extra sugar to taste, and serve chilled. MAKE IT FOR ADULTS Add crème de cassis, or top up with prosecco instead.

Mango slushie

Blitz 600ml orange juice, 8 scoops mango sorbet and the juice of 2 lemons. MAKE IT FOR ADULTS Use just 500ml orange juice and add 100ml gin.

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Luscious lemonade

Zest and juice 3 lemons, and mix with 750ml mineral water. Stir in 100g caster sugar until dissolved, and pour over ice. MAKE IT FOR ADULTS Add a single measure of gin or vodka to each glass.

Cranberry sangria

Stir 1 litre cranberry juice with the juice of 1 lemon, then add sparkling water to taste. Drop in peach and orange slices and serve over ice.

MAKE IT FOR ADULTS Replace half the cranberry juice with red wine.

Melon spritzers

Put 500g melon chunks in a blender with the zest and juice of 2 limes and 100ml cloudy apple juice. Blitz until it’s as smooth as possible, then chill until ready to serve. Pour the melon mixture into a large jug with 400ml lemonade and stir well. Thread some melon balls onto skewers. Pour the drink over ice, then garnish with the melon skewers.

MAKE IT FOR ADULTS Replace half the lemonade with chilled white wine.

Grapefruit & mint refresher

Stir 750ml grapefruit juice together with 350ml sparkling water and a handful of crushed mint leaves.

MAKE IT FOR ADULTS Add a little Campari, tequila or vodka.

Fruit punch

Mix 350ml each pineapple, orange and mango juice with the juice of 2 limes. Stir through chopped fruit and serve with ice. MAKE IT FOR ADULTS Add a single measure of rum to each glass.

Creamy iced coffee

Make 1 litre coffee. Divide 8 tbsp condensed milk and some ice cubes between four glasses. Pour over the coffee. MAKE IT FOR ADULTS Add a dash of whisky or Tia Maria to each glass.