How do you take your favourite alcoholic beverage? Straight? On the rocks? With ice and lemon? How about removing the glass and liquid completely and breathing it in instead? It might sound bizarre, but Bompas & Parr has proved that people can’t wait to get wasted in an intoxicating cloud.

Since its launch in 1986, Nespresso has come to dominate the at-home coffee market. This could soon change, however; Starbucks has announced its own high-end machine, prompting a response from Nespresso in the form of a major TV campaign.

There was a time when cocktails were the preserve of Sex and the City characters or casino-frequenting James Bond types. But cocktails are increasingly popular in more casual locales – from pubs to restaurants – especially among younger groups. What’s got them knocking back daiquiris with dinner?

Just one liquid is trusted to complement Chinese cuisines; ‘lü chá’ – green tea. In a bid to lure drinkers of China’s native firewater Baijiu, Bacardi believes it can transform Chinese dining and drinking culture by distilling green tea leaves to create a pure tea spirit. Will it catch on?