Drinks

Ingredients:

Salt

1 grapefruit wedge

¼ cup fresh grapefruit juice

1 tbs fresh lime juice

1 tsp sugar

¼ cup Tequila

¼ cup soda water

Method:

Pour some salt on a plate

Rub half of rim of a highball glass with grapefruit wedge Dip rim of glass in salt Combine grapefruit juice, lime juice, and sugar in glass. Stir until sugar is dissolved Stir in the Tequila. Add ice, and top off with soda water

Garnish with grapefruit wedge.

Serves 12-14

Ingredients:

A few slices of watermelon

2 limes, thinly sliced

45ml castor sugar

160ml orange-flavoured liqueur

2 x 750ml rosé wine, well chilled

1 litre of lemonade, chilled

Method:

Put the watermelon and lime slices in a serving container or large jug and sprinkle with the sugar. Pour over the orange liqueur and set aside to marinate for 30 minutes before serving.

Add the wine and lemonade with lots of ice and serve.

Serves 8-10

Ingredients:

3-4 stalks of lemongrass chopped

125ml castor sugar

250ml boiling water

a large handful of fresh mint

80ml lime juice still or sparkling water to serve

Method:

Combine the lemongrass, castor sugar and water in a pot and heat until sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the mint leaves and lime juice.

Set aside to infuse for a few hours. Strain and dilute with still or sparkling water to taste.

Serves 8-10

Ingredients:

750ml water

250ml sugar

a few strips of lemon peel

160ml freshly squeezed lemon juice

3-4 sprigs of lavender

a handful of fresh mint

lemonade or soda water to serve

Method:

Combine the water and sugar in a pot and stir over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat and add the lemon peel, lemon juice, lavender and mint and set aside to infuse for 4-5 hours.

Strain and serve with lemonade or soda water depending on how sweet your taste is.