Name: Water-Cooler Punch
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 500 ml freshly juiced (or blended) watermelon juice; 150 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice; 150 ml sugar syrup (see note); 1 cup (firmly packed) mint, plus extra sprigs to garnish; 150 ml Aperol; 300 ml gin; To garnish: lemon slices

“This punch is also fun to serve in a hollowed-out watermelon,” says Philips. “Place the empty watermelon in the freezer for a while to chill it completely before serving.”

Ingredients

500 ml freshly juiced (or blended) watermelon juice

150 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice

150 ml sugar syrup (see note)

1 cup (firmly packed) mint, plus extra sprigs to garnish

150 ml Aperol

300 ml gin

To garnish: lemon slices

Method

Main

1.Process watermelon, lemon juice, sugar syrup and mint leaves in a blender, then refrigerate for flavours to develop and to chill (20-30 minutes). Stir in Aperol and gin and transfer to a chilled jug. Serve over ice, garnished with mint sprigs and sliced lemon.

Tim Philips

Recipe / styling by Lisa Featherby

Ingredients

Method

Main

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