Canned Cocktails Have Come A Long Way – 10 Brands To Try
Summer isn’t summer without delighting in a fruity cocktail, poolside. While we can’t promise the poolside part of this summery recipe (unless you’re popping on Amazon right now to buy an inflatable paddling pool for your balcony), we can promise you’ll be sipping on a cocktail in the sun without having to invest in multiple ingredients thanks to the canned cocktail.
No, we’re not talking about the sorry supermarket excuses for canned cocktails. Things have changed this year and the tinned tipple has been revived thanks to micro-distilleries and drinks companies seeing a huge hole in the market. Nowadays, canned cocktails are full of natural ingredients and flavours, and they aren’t so non-alcoholic that it’s pointless. Here are the best nine canned cocktails on the market right now.
Betty Booze
Betty Booze made its way onto the scene after Blake Lively‘s original bev brand, Betty Buzz was a smashing success. Her new endeavour with Betty Booze, aims to mix quality ingredients with quality drinks.
All of her recipes are original and homemade. Each cocktail’s unique and bright flavour profiles will leave you refreshed. Lively’s commitment to her brand truly shows through the products; we highly recommend the Sparkling Bourbon and Tequila.
Available at Majestic Wines and spirits
Funkin Cocktails
It doesn’t get much funkier than a nitrogen-infused Strawberry Daiquiri…
Funkin Cocktails have brought their 21 years worth of cocktail-making expertise to launch four nitrogen-infused cocktails in a can so that you can get a real cocktail experience while at home.
A summer isn’t a summer without enjoying a piña colada and Funkin’s latest nitro infused concoction brings its coconut, fruity flavour to centre focus and follows the authentic, simple ingredients that made the cocktail so loved today. One sip will transport you to the roots of its existence, Puerto Rico.
Edinburgh Gin
Whether you’re having it infused into a cocktail or playing it simple with a classic tonic and lime combo, gin is the ultimate summer drink. This summer, however, you’ll find us sipping on Edinburgh Gin’s rhubarb and ginger concoction. Using their classic Edinburgh Gin, the pretty can combines spring-crop rhubarb and oriental ginger to create a sweet-cum-spicy number. Their strawberry and pink peppercorn flavour is also one that’ll see you through the summer with its sharp taste.
Using their classic Edinburgh Gin, the pretty can combines spring-crop rhubarb and oriental ginger to create a sweet-cum-spicy number.
The Drinks Bureau
The Drinks Bureau’s founders are Frankie Snobel and Nick Kirby, who sought to create ready-to-drink cocktails with incredible flavours; and they did just that. With Snobel’s award-winning mixing savvy and Kirby’s expert knowledge of manufacturing, these two really have made the perfect canned cocktail.
The combo of spice and bite in their Spicy Margarita will have you drinking a whole pack before the party even starts, and the punch of coffee in their Espresso Martini will make you the life of the after-party.
East London Liquor Company
East London dwellers will already know about this gem, but East London Liquor Company were the first whisky, gin and vodka distillery in the area and has been distilling for over 100 years, bringing Londoners and fans premium spirits and flavours. If you’re looking for a quick cocktail can-and-go but still want to experience the company’s prime flavours and values, we’d recommend sampling their Vodka & Rhubarb and Rum & Ginger boxes. Your fridge will be fully stocked with cocktails you can grab on the go.
East London Liquor Company were the first whisky, gin and vodka distillery in the area and has been distilling for over 100 years, bringing Londoners and fans premium spirits and flavours.
www.eastlondonliquorcompany.com
Bloody Drinks
A Bloody Mary has an acquired taste but once you wean yourself onto them, there’s no looking back.
East London start-up Bloody Drinks is here to help you cure your hangover. With a base of premium vodka and Amontillado, one sip will see you indulging in the finest tomatoes from Italy and Spain and a zap of lemony freshness. Not forgetting a powerful punch from Worcestershire and soy sauce, and a spicy hit from TABASCO, too, of course. Pour it into a glass, pop in your garnish of choice (we love a classic slice of lemon or a salty olive), and you’ll be cured of your morning-after hangover in no time.
Available at Sainsbury’s and
www.bloodydrinks.com
BLOODY Bloody Mary
£20.00 for 6
All Shook Up
One cocktail company that is ready to shake things up is All Shook Up.
Perhaps one of the more well-known cocktails in a tin, All Shook Up aims to bring you premium flavours at affordable prices. A favourite can of ours is the flamingo colada, a unique spin on the famous pina colada, removing the pineapple and combining natural coconut, grenadine and lime instead for a refreshing summer hit.
Its quirky design is loved by all and makes it the perfect summer tipple to enjoy with friends at this summer’s pool party.
Bombay Sapphire
Gin giants Bombay Sapphire has its very own ready-to-drink can allowing gin lovers the opportunity to enjoy their heralded London Dry Gin wherever they are.
In true Bombay Sapphire style, the G&T tin comes in its iconic blue colour and is mixed with premium tonic, just perfect for a refreshing summer afternoon tipple. As always, no gin and tonic is complete without a burst of fresh lime, so enjoy this summer tipple served over ice and a wedge of lime.
Moth
Moth was founded in order to allow conversations to flow over a nice, ready made cocktail, with the goal of allowing you to have a great drink anywhere you go.
They believe cocktails are for anyone and everyone, wherever, whenever.
Their Match and Taster Packs ensure that you have a wide range of options with a variety of flavours. Whether you want sweet and classic, with the Cosmopolitian or rich and smooth with the Negroni, you really can’t go wrong with any flavour in these packs— the only question is: which one are you drinking first?
Pimentae
Pimentae set out to rebrand tequila. Business founders Alice Parmiter and Wynter Karo saw the bad wrap that ‘shot culture’ has given the underrated liquor in the bar scene and wanted to change that. Having a love for the drink, when done properly, the two curated speciality mixed RTD canned cocktails.
Pimentae set out to rebrand tequila.
There is nothing better than a good margarita, except a good spicy margarita. Pimentae’s Spicy Margarita Cans are the best blend of sweet and spicy, with chilli and agave. But if the heat isn’t your scene, try their Cucumber and Tommy Margarita Cans— they do not disappoint.
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