3 delicious ways to enjoy blueberries with your gin

Blueberry Gin & Tonic

Handful fresh or frozen blueberries
Few squeezes of lime juice
2 mint leaves
50ml gin
125ml tonic water (or to taste)

Muddle a few blueberries lightly in a glass. Add ice, gin, tonic, lime juice and stir gently until chilled and a little of the juice has infused the drink. Add a few mint leaves (and a slice of lime, if desired) to garnish.

Top tip: For an extra special touch, pop a blueberry into your ice moulds before topping up with water and freezing - you’ll end up with perfect blueberry ice cubes!

2. Blueberry Gin Sour

50ml gin (we used Vidda Tørr)
2 tsp blueberry jam
20ml lemon juice
20ml egg white

Combine all of your ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake without ice to emulsify the egg white. Then shake again with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe.

3. Homemade blueberry gin

The purply colour of this ginfusion is dramatic - and the tart, sweet flavours of the fruit are delicious!

Crush approximately 300g blueberries lightly - just enough so that the juices can release from the berries. Add the blueberries along with 1 litre of gin* into a sterilised, dry jar or bottle and seal tightly. Store in a cool, dry place for 1-2 weeks.

Give the bottle a very gentle shake every few days to encourage the infusion process. Taste the gin to see if it has taken on enough of the flavour for you - leave it longer if necessary.

Once ready, strain the gin (if necessary) through a muslin or water filter jug to get rid of any sediment. Serve over tonic and ice, garnished with a few blueberries and a mint leaf!