Apple and cucumber gin cocktail

• Serves 4 (makes about 900ml)
• 10 mins to prepare
• 207 calories/serving
• Vegan
• Vegetarian
• Gluten-free
• Dairy-free

Ingredients

• 16 slices cucumber (peel on), plus some peeled into ribbons
• 8 fresh mint sprigs, leaves only, plus extra sprigs to garnish
• 150ml gin
• 50ml peach schnapps
• 1 lime, juiced
• 800ml apple juice, chilled
• 1 peach, sliced, to garnish

Directions

1. In a large jug, combine the cucumber slices and mint leaves with a splash of gin and muddle with a cocktail muddler or the end of a rolling pin until the mint is bruised and the cucumber has broken down.
2. Combine the remaining gin and peach schnapps in a mixing glass. Stir in the lime and apple juice, then filter into a 1.5-liter bottle.
3. Before serving, chill for up to 1 day. To serve, garnish with mint sprigs, cucumber ribbons, and peach slices.