Strawberry Negroni

makes 1L (10 drinks)

It’s so simple to make this Summer Negroni recipe, and the homemade syrup makes it SO fresh and delicious. It’s 10 x tastier than any flavoured syrup you can purchase.

Into a mixing jug, add the following:

350ml London Dry Gin
250ml Sweet Vermouth
150ml Aperol
*100ml Strawberry Oleo (
150ml Filtered Water

For the Strawberry Syrup (oleo)

Slice 2 x punnets of strawbs roughly
Chuck them into a large baking bowl and cover them with cane sugar and 2 tsp salt
Cover with a tea towel and leave overnight
In the morning, strain through a seive and keep in the fridge until you use
Tip: You can keep the candied strawbs as garnishes!

Piña-Colada-Daiquiri

Makes 2L (10 drinks)

This is the ultimate summer batch.

Tip: when using one of these batch dispensers, buy a couple 1L bottles of water, take the labels off and freeze them. Add these in before your batch to keep the mix super cold without diluting by adding ice!

Into a drinks dispenser, add the following:

750ml quality Coconut Water
600ml Rum (250ml White Rum & 350ml Dark Rum)
*400ml Pineapple Syrup
250ml Freshly squeezed Lemon Juice (strained)

For the Pineapple Syrup (oleo)

Cut the rind of the pineapple, remove the hard core in the middle and slice into 2cm chunks
Put it in a saucepan and cover in cane sugar (1:1, so 200g pineapple chunks = 200g sugar)
Cover and leave overnight
In the morning, add half the weight (so another 200g) water, heat on the stove gently and stir until sugar has dissolved
Strain the chunks out and keep in fridge until ready to use

Apple & Elderflower

Makes 1.5L (10 drinks)

Refreshing, cooling, balanced, and the most simple of the 3 here. Tip: also an easy one to make alcohol free by removing the Gin from the batch, or making a smaller one without.

Into a dispenser or empty glass bottles, split:

600ml Gin
250ml Elderflower Cordial
400ml Cloudy Apple Juice
250ml Freshly squeezed Lemon Juice (strained)
Lots of fresh herbs - Basil & Mint Leaves

You can then keep some bottles of either Soda or Prosecco to top your drink and make it sparkling!

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