Try your luck with a drinks club

Subscription services are a great way of discovering new drinks, writes Oisín Davis

There’s never been a better time to join a drinks subscription club

If your sweet shop purchasing was at its peak in the 1980s, then you may remember the cavity-inducing phenomenon that was the lucky bag.

A wonderful assortment of treats awaited you after you handed over your 10p, but you would never be aware of the bag’s exact contents, as they had already been chosen randomly by the shop owner. The enjoyment would come not just from the sugar high, but from the element of surprise ...