Easy to make, and so refreshing, these three simple cocktails are perfect for outdoor parties or picnics.

The Cucumber Gin & Tonic

• 1 Small cucumber sliced into ribbons
• 1 lime
• 60ml gin
• 120ml tonic water
• Ice
• Rosemary sprig to garnish

Put your cucumber slices, juice from the lime and gin into your cocktail shaker or mixer. Muddle the ingredients with the back of a spoon to bring out the flavours.

Fill a highball glass or tumbler with ice, pour your gin mix and add tonic water. Garnish as desired.

Passionfruit & Mint Cooler

• 6-8 whole mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 30ml fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh passionfruit juice or 1/3 cup Monin passionfruit syrup
• 360ml water

Muddle the mint leaves, sugar and lime juice together

Add your passionfruit juice and water, shake

Pour into martini glasses for a classy virgin cocktail cooler

The Classic Bloody Mary

• 45ml ounces vodka
• ½ cup tomato juice
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1-3 dashes Tabasco sauce
• 4-6 dashes Worchestershire sauce
• pinch of salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• celery stick
• lemon wedge

Add and shake all your ingredients together with some ice and strain into a tall glass

Garnish with the celery stick and wedge of lemon

Leave out the vodka for a tasty virgin version