Raise your spirits during lockdown with these cheap & cheerful cocktail recipes

SIP, sip, hooray – the weekend is here.

With staying in definitely the new going out, it’s worth knowing how to jazz up a night “in-in”. So raid your cupboards and mix up some cheering tipples . . .

ESPRESSO SERVICE: Got a coffee machine or bags of ground coffee? Whip up an espresso martini. Just shake one part coffee with two parts vodka and one part coffee liqueur — likely already hanging about at the back of a cupboard. Garnish with a few coffee beans, if you like.

PINK CLINK: OK, so this raspberry pink gin will not be ready this weekend. But get cracking now and you’ll have it for the bank holiday next week. Add raspberries to a plain gin — any brand will do — and leave for a week. Make sure you turn the raspberries every day. Then enjoy with a mixer of your choice. I like mine with lemonade.