Are there any drinkable canned cocktails?

Palatable premix cocktails – well, ones that adults like, at least – are far and few between For somebody whose children recently learned how to crack open a tinnie, this week’s tasting was a perilous one.

Cans covered in seductive, brightly coloured pictures of parasols, palm trees and their favourite fruits filled the kitchen, and both the seven- and the five-year-old tried to take a swig. Premix cocktails are disproportionately marketed to young drinkers – gateway booze, if you will, as the likes of Bacardi Breezer pineapple was for me – and often have a one-note,…