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Just because you're cutting back on the alcohol doesn't mean you can't enjoy a tasty drink to beat the summer heat. 

All three of these recipes come from Clare Liardet's drink recipe book "

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The Bloody Bull, a tasty take on a Virgin Mary, only requires a shaker and highball glass to mix together.

4 ounces (125 ml) beef bouillon or homemade beef stock


1/2 ounce (15 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice


1) Add the tomato juice, beef bouillon, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, pepper, lemon juice, and celery salt to a shaker containing ice, and roll it gently to mix the ingredients.

2) Pour into a highball glass and garnish with a wedge of lemon and lime, and a tender celery stick.

The combination of the cherry concentrate and pomegranate juice offers a fresh, fruity break.

7 ounces (200 ml) pure pomegranate juice


2 teaspoons Montmorency cherry concentrate


Pour the pomegranate juice and cherry concentrate into a glass of ice, then stir well before shaking in the Angostura bitters. The drink should have a bittersweet tang, so add more Angostura if needed. Twist the orange peel on top of the drink to release the oils.

Kick off your social hour with a kick of ginger, and without all the sugar found in ginger beer. 

1/2 cup (50 g) peeled and sliced fresh ginger


1) Chop the apples to fit the juicer, then add in the  ginger and blend. 

2) Pour 5 ounces (150 ml) of the apple-and-ginger mix into  a glass of ice, and top with sparkling  water. Stir in a  little agave syrup to taste, if the apples are too tart. Garnish with a slice of apple.

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