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Pop any leftover fruit into cubes and top up with water. Strawberries look summery and a few blueberries look beautiful floating in apparent mid-air.

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Creative types might like to freeze edible flowers into ice cubes, to add to drinks, or place in a clear bowl for an attractive ice bucket. Staying cool has never been so gorgeous.

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Although counterintuitive, to avoid drinks being watered down too far, add more, not fewer, ice cubes. More ice cubes = colder drinks = less thawing = less watered-down drinks! 1 Invest in a mandolin (watch your fingers!) for super-thin slices of fruit to garnish

2 Freeze raspberries and pomegranate seeds in ice-cube trays to drop into drinks

3 Keep sparkling water, elderflower cordial and ginger beer in the cupboard. Store gin and vodka in the fridge

4 Lemons, limes, apples, pears, cucumber, basil, mint and ginger will all add pizzazz

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For those who prefer a non-alcoholic drink, mocktails can be just as enjoyable, especially when you add plenty of fruit and herbs.

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