Name: Carpe Diem
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 10 strawberries, hulled and halved; 2 tbsp vanilla sugar; 90 ml clear apple juice; 30 ml lime juice; 150 ml Martin Miller’s gin; 8 basil leaves, torn; To taste: Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled; To serve: basil leaves and cucumber slices

Andrew McDowell from Adelaide’s Crown & Sceptre seizes the day with this big, easy jug of fun (pictured left).

Ingredients

10 strawberries, hulled and halved

2 tbsp vanilla sugar

90 ml clear apple juice

30 ml lime juice

150 ml Martin Miller’s gin

8 basil leaves, torn

To taste: Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled

To serve: basil leaves and cucumber slices

Method

Main

1.Process strawberries, sugar and juices in a blender until smooth. Pour into a 1 litre-capacity jug over ice, add gin and basil, and stir. Top with Champagne or sparkling wine and serve over ice in tall glasses. Garnish with a basil leaf and a slice of cucumber and serve.

Andrew McDowell

Styling by Mia Asker