Mixing cocktails is hardly a everyday thing. It's expensive, messy and requires at least some expertise. That was the insight behind what's become brewer Anheuser-Busch's biggest success stories in recent history: the Bud “Lime-A-Rita,” a beer-based margarita in a can.

Ever thought what goes into the ice in your whisky, or the tonic in your gin? More and more brands are tapping into the premiumisation trend by creating accompaniments specific to spirits, craft ales or wines. How’s this foodie revolution affecting our tastes and the food and drink industry?

Around 90% of people worldwide consider spirits to be an affordable luxury. No longer is drinking vodka, rum and gin just a means of intoxication – it's an experience to be savoured. But with the definition of ‘craft’ unclear, is it becoming little more than a marketing tag?

The fizzy drinks industry has lost $4.5 billion in a decade, and suffered a 1.5 billion litre decline in sales in the past two years alone. Can low sugar, high sophistication soft drink DRY Soda do for the fizzy pop market what the craft movement has done for beer?