Category: Drinks

Seasonable Rhubarb works well in crumble but can also be used to add flavour to Gin. Sugar is used to help draw juices out of the rhubarb, so the flavour is more like the Rhubarb in a rhubarb and custard sweet than in a sharper crumble.

Iced coffee costs a fortune buying from the supermarket, but ahead of a hot day you can trivially make it with just a few (cheap) ingredients. This recipe uses butterscotch flavour golden syrup to add flavour, but you can easily substitute that for o

Traditionally, iced tea is lemon or peach, but on a hot day it works well with other flavours too. Alternatively, you can leave out the apple and add a couple of sliced lemons. Can easily be modified to taste - less sugar brings the tea flavour out m

A tasty, warming non-alcoholic alternative to mulled wine. There are a number of variations you can make to this recipe To make alcoholic, use cider instead of apple juice, and/or add a few shots of brandy Skip the hob and put the mix into a slow co

It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, so thought I might be posting a piratey recipe. What could be more piratey than Grog? The name's not very descriptive in itself, but it's basically a limey sugary rum - they used to make it to help stretch

I haven't made Vodka jelly in years, but the memories I do have are fond. You can swap the Vodka out for things like Malibu (Coconut Rum) fairly successfully too This recipe will make around 30 shots

After getting home from a gig late one night, we proceeded to drink the contents of my spirits shelf. Having finally settled on Tequila sunrises, we ran out of Grenadine, and this drink was born!

A Classic. JD, with lemonade and triple sec, with bitters to taste.

I've never been a huge fan of Apricot brandy, so it's nice to have found a use for it other than a fruitcake!

Rather than only serving mulled wine, why not mull some cider instead/as well?

A quick easy cool smoothie, brilliant in hot summer weather. Greek Yoghurt can be used in place of the bananas (which I can't stand) and to sweeten slightly, add a little honey

I'm not entirely sure where I got this recipe, but Sainsbury's do a nice Presse

Thick, creamy, chocolatey and quick to make! You can mix in the mug, but it's a lot easier to clean a saucepan

An easy to make party favourite, for an added twist use Chilli Vodka

A spicy twist on the traditional favourite. Don't use cheap/poor Vodka, but also don't risk ruining good Vodka, use something mid-range