• Makes approx 2 litres (one part being 200ml) *

_Sour part _

• juice of 10 lemons (approx 200ml) *

• _Sweet part _ *

• 1/2 cup of lemon and orange sherbet (take lemon *

• and orange zests and leave them to marinate *

• in caster sugar with a splash of rum overnight) *

• 100ml dusty bottle of herbal or fruit liqueur *

• (Benedictine, Drambuie or orange liqueur) *

• _Strong part _ *

• 300ml strong rum (Bundaberg or any Thai *

• or Philippine holiday rum is ideal) *

• 300ml cooking brandy or similar *

• _Weak part _ *

• 800ml cold tea (a strong mixture of green and *

• Earl Grey chilled overnight is the way to go) *

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Combine the above in a large bowl with lots of seasonal fruit and add ice. To serve, ladle into old- fashioned ornate glasses and add a splash of sparkling wine and a grating of nutmeg.