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Read our privacy notice . An exciting summer schedule means, come the weekend, masses of us are on the move. It could be a gig in the city or a train ride to the races .



Off to meet friends for a park picnic or attending a family barbecue . We’re constantly racing from A to B (and often the rest of the alphabet in the same day) to make the most of the sun and warmer weather while they’re here. All this is to say: it’s thirsty work.

But salvation is here when plain old H2O doesn’t cut it. Summer is when cocktails in a can come into their own. Perfectly measured and mixed, more than a few tinnies can be slipped into a crossbody sling bag (the undisputed day bag option).

They also make lighter drink options to pack into picnic hampers and festival backpacks , and they’re wonderfully sessionable for camping trips. Cocktails in cans used to be limited to a spirit and a mixer, and while we’re not knocking a trusty G&T tinny, we’re pleased to see more brands going the extra mile and adding innovative and exotic mixes to their single-serve tins. Then there are relative newcomers, hard seltzers.

A firm favourite in the US, the flavoured fizzy waters are winning fans on our shores too. They a.

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