I don’t think I’ve ever actually had punch, which seems like a really American TV thing, but maybe this is the summer to start. The lemon drink brand Garage Hard Lemon has recruited the prize-winning bartender Ludvig Grenmo to put together three punch recipes based on their drink, with an eye on the summer’s park parties and midsommer celebrations. The three recipes are entitled Midsummer Eve, Honey Moon and Early Eve, and see Garage Hard Lemon blended with rosewater, honey and whiskey, elder-flower, sorrel and earl grey.

Grenmo says “Garage Hard Lemon is summary and refreshing as it is, but I have used ingredients that give it a little extra when you want to offer [your guests] something fresh. The punch drinks can me made quickly, are easy to mix and beautiful to look at, which means that they’re perfectly suited to all types of summer celebrations”.

Midsummer Eve
Garage Hard Lemon
Cucumber
Rosewater
Lemon juice
Green Apple Sugar
Gin

Cut a 1cm thick cucumber slices and add to a shaker or jam jar.
Add ten drops of rosewater.
Add 3cl gin, 3cl fresh lemon juice and 2 cl apple sugar syrup.
Shake with ice (lots).
Sieve with a fine sieve and take away all the fruit bits and small ice chunks in a tall glass.
Top up with 6cl Garage Hard Lemonade.
Fill with more ice.
Garnish with the fruit we blended the drink with.

Honey Moon
8 cl Garage Hard Lemon
3 cl Whiskey
3 cl Fresh lemon juice
2 cl Honey-water

Blend all the ingredients, excluding Garage, in a shaker.
Shake with ice.
Strain into a wide glass bowl with fresh ice.
Top with Garage.
Garnish with lemon slices.

Early Eve 

5 bottles Garage Hard Lemon
30 cl Fresh lemon juice
25 cl Elder-flower Drink
30 cl Chilled Earl Gray Tea
10 cl Sorrel-syrup

Blend all the ingredients in a bowl.
Fill with a lot of ice and add fitting garnish.
Serve in small glasses to a larger group as a welcome drink or similar.