QUICK BITES

Bar-quality canned cocktails are just the thing to bring some Christmas cheer. MOTH French 75 and MOTH Aperitivo Spritz, right, are available from Waitrose and you can find MOTH Piña Colada at

Tesco, RRP £3.99. Going gnome for Christmas? These (almost) too-cute-to- eat milk and blond gnome chocolates from M&S, below, are filled with luxurious hazelnut praline and cost £5. The perfect addition to a Christmas stocking.

Whitley Neill has launched two festive flavoured gins in time for Christmas – mince pie, pictured, and black cherry. Whitley Neill Black Cherry is available at Tesco, Asda, and Sainsbury’s for £22 and the limitededition Mince Pie is available exclusively at Greene King Pubs.