The canned margaritas of New Zealand, reviewed and ranked

The useful part

It's apparently the world's most popular cocktail, so it was only a matter of time before someone started bunging margaritas in cans. If overseas trends are anything to go by, Aotearoa could be heading straight for a margarita summer. A traditional margarita, if you're wondering, is made with tequila, triple sec (orange liqueur) and lime juice (and sometimes a simple sugar syrup).

How it works

• Some of the following drinks aped the original pretty well, while others – despite being for the most part somewhat drinkable – did not.
• Each taster gave each marg a mark out of 10, which we averaged out to get the final scores.
• Its exact origins are murky, but it's generally agreed the margarita was invented somewhere in Mexico in the 1930s or 40s.

What to take from it

RTD margs are set to be all the rage this summer.

Details worth keeping

Which cans are worth rifling through the chilly bin for? With 20-plus varieties available in all manner of flavours (watermelon, charred pineapple, chilli, mango, coconut, raspberry, to name just a few), for practicality and HR reasons we decided to limit our tasting to each brand's original, unadulterated version.