I have a bottle of Four Pillars Green Apple and Rhubarb Gin - one of the best gins I've ever bought, but sadly a limited edition. It's a balmy spring evening here in Melbourne, so I'm going to start off with a G&T with Fever Tree Indian and a lemon slice. I often add a slice of green apple too.

After that? Something shaken - perhaps a Sidecar or Gold Rush. I have a glut of lemons from my garden, plus I just bought a Boston shaker after using a cobbler for years, so I'm keen to take my new toy out for another spin! I caved and bought the Boston after the cobbler got stuck while I was doing a dry shake for a highball of rye, Licor 43, lemon juice, egg white, soda water I got it unstuck by freezing some water inside, then thawing that down to a large ice block before shaking hard against the lid!