Make your own blackberry gin to serve over ice, pour a drop into sparkling wine or give as a gift.

Only 4 ingredients, ready in only three days and it is delicious!

Like an elderflower cordial, but just a little bit more fun; the sweet and musky perfume of elderflower pairs perfectly with the classic juniper taste of gin. Serve with cloudy English apple juice …

The blackberries have appeared in the hedgerows, dark and plump and begging to be turned into boozy goodness. The sloes may not yet be ready to pick, but the early blackberries are out and winking at me as I walk past whispering sweet boozy pleas to me...pick me, plunge me into booze and let me make you happy.

Use seasonal rhubarb to make this G&T-with-a-difference, or top the finished gin with soda water for a refreshing and gloriously pink summertime drink

My orange and grapefruit gin is based on the same recipe I used for my Seville orange gin. It makes approximately 700ml of gin. I also tend to use my 1 litre spring-lid jar for making gins – it lets you see the fruit and the gin taking on its colour.

You can make gin at home without a distillery? YUP! How to make gin at home with most ingredients probably in your cupboard.