We have a glut of mint maturing.
Place a large bunch in a litre bottle of water.
Leave in fridge for a couple of days.
Pour some of the liquid into a highball glass. Add ice, dash of lime juice , a teaspoon of honey and a goodly slug of cooking brandy...
Combats the 29 degrees we had, under the parasol, this afternoon.
It's still working, as we listen to Charlie Parker on the local Jazz radio, on the terrace.
Predictive text gives , " Dimmock ", after " Charlie." .