Recipe

• 5 parts grapefruit juice

• 2 parts pineapple juice

• 2 parts lime juice

• 2 parts syrup from a jar of cherries

• Angostura bitters

Shake the first four ingredients with ice, and strain into a wine glass filled with ice. Add a few drops of bitters and a cherry.

I thought it might be time for another non-alcoholic drink, and I thought it'd be fun to invent one. This was inspired by the excellent Hemingway Special, though in the end it was more like Planter’s Punch. The rum is replaced with pineapple juice, for something sweet but with a kick; I went heavy on the grapefruit juice, trying to establish something like Lilt; and the maraschino was replaced by the only other cherry-tasting thing in the house: the syrup from my nearly-empty jar of cocktail cherries.

I really enjoyed it, and would think about doing it again! It has a good satisfying strong taste, which makes up for the absence of booze.

Technically bitters is an alcoholic drink – in fact I think it's about 40% – but I really am suggesting a drop or two, so it shouldn't be a concern.