The Morning After Thrill ; Wimbledon Means Socialising. But If You Do Get Carried Away After That Historic Murray Victory, Play It Cool the Next Day with These Light Fruity Summer Cocktails

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The summer has a way of strong-arming you into opening the drinks cabinet at unusual hours of the day. And nowhere more so than at Wimbledon whether you are lucky enough to be catching the action live at SW19 or watching from the comfort of your favourite armchair, tipple in hand. But with action on Centre Court being served up from lunchtime and often going on until sundown, it can be a long, hard slog on the booze front.

If your commitment to the cause of tennis and drinking means starting early, summer tippling need not be a highspeed ace that sees you slumped and snoring by the second set. It can be a friendly knockabout of a tipple designed to get you in the mood. Mixologist Henry Besant explains: 'The aim is to introduce alcohol to the bloodstream in a gentle manner, integrated with the vitamins and nutrients your body needs.' And if you've been up late watching Andy Murray's brilliant semi-final victory over Roger Federer (well, we can dream, can't we?), requiring you to celebrate long after the last forlorn ballboy has packed up and headed home, an effective pick-me-up the next day is called for to steady the nerves.

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The Morning After Thrill ; Wimbledon Means Socialising. But If You Do Get Carried Away After That Historic Murray Victory, Play It Cool the Next Day with These Light Fruity Summer Cocktails

Apart from champagne-based drinks and hideous concoctions involving raw eggs, the morning cocktail list has traditionally been dominated by one drink: the Bloody Mary. This perennial brunch favourite (and...

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