cocktail shaker

To tune into this island life - and make the most of our own summer's soaring temperatures - a punch bowl, large pitcher, cocktail shaker and a jigger (for measuring alcohol) is all you need.

? Serve up drinks in style this summer with this vibrant red cocktail shaker, pounds 8.49, at Drinkstuff www.drinkstuff.com ?

Don't despair if mover and cocktail shaker Tom Cruise isn't in town to do the business, if you can't rope your ever-willing brother or boyfriend into playing bartender, hire the real thing.

uddle the plums in a cocktail shaker. To make yme syrup, dissolve 1/2 cup of white sugar in 2 a cup hot water.

For a good measure of razzmatazz, Gatsby Cocktails - Classic Cocktails From The Jazz Age (PS6.99, published by Ryland Peters & Small) will inspire budding mixologists with its illustrations and cocktail shaker bookmark.

Method: Shake these ingredients together in your cocktail shaker, and strain over a small sieve into your chilled martini glass.

Shake everything in a cocktail shaker and strain into a martini glass.

. Rose Of Persia: 35ml Finlandia Cranberry Fusion, 20ml fresh pomegranate juice, 5ml fresh lime juice Half-fill a cocktail shaker with cubed ice, pour in Finlandia Cranberry Fusion (pounds 14.68, 70cl, www.ocado.com) and the rest of the ingredients.

So go on, grab yourself a cocktail shaker, bung in some ice followed by a half shot of rum and a half shot of spiced rum.

Ingredients: Crouching Tiger ' oz El Jimador Blanco tequila ' oz Lychee liqueur Ice, cocktail shaker, strainer.

So why the hell does Kate Moss, worth around pounds 48million, need a wedding list which includes crates of Cristal champagne at pounds 1,833 each, a pounds 4,750 vintage cocktail shaker and crystal ashtrays at pounds 250 a piece?

Mix it with the best and shares some spring cocktail recipes With a cocktail shaker, some classy stemware and a few basic ingredients, these vodka based cocktails are easier to make than you think - and best of all, very straightforward to drink too...