Is it a stretch to say that figuring out how to enjoy a tasty cocktail without taking a trip to a bar or owning an arsenal of drink-making supplies is a universal struggle? Surely many of you out there have found yourselves looking for an easy beverage to take on the go, but dreading the bloated beer belly or lazy wine-drunk aftermath that the simplest two options present. Or maybe you’re dying to treat yourself to a cocktail but your mixology skills and bar cart are lacking (I mean, not everyone can have an instagram-worthy array of bottles). What is one supposed to do?
Though ready-to-drink cocktails have been widely accessible and popular in the United Kingdom (long before the priest in Fleabag made us swoon by serving up canned gin and tonics), they haven’t become quite as mainstream here in the U.S. But luckily, spirits brands are starting to catch on, and new premade cocktails have been hitting the shelves at a rapid rate.
Not only do these brands solve the age-old struggle of how to pour yourself a delicious drink without all the extra effort, they’re also well-branded and generally nice to look at, packaged in cans and bottles that you’ll love pulling out at a picnic or putting on display in your kitchen at home. So whatever and wherever you like to drink, here are the best cocktails that have all the pleasure of drinking with none of the hassle of making.