Young (by which we mean over 18 of course) drinkers don't know they're born these days. It's all fizz and whisky sours and Malbec for them. Probably - we're basing this entirely on Made in Chelsea and Love Island.
Yep, young drinkers today will never know the sheer filth we used to tip down our throats in the 1990s.
But is that a bad or a good thing?
Join us on a hazy stumble down memory lane as we recall the drinks of our youth and find out if they're still available to buy today...
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The best '90s drinks
1 of 10Hooch
Hooch, our introduction to alcopops, was launched in 1995 and at the height of its popularity sold a staggering 2.5 million bottles each week in Britain. We were particularly fond of the orange one. Hooch is still available in the supermarket and on Amazon in lemon and a frankly vile looking pink in 24 packs. We still would.
2 of 10Archers peach schnapps
There was a time when an Archers and lemonade was considered the peak of sophistication, in the circles we mixed in at least.Though we haven't tried it for years, it's probably still very acceptable. Why not try it and let us know how it slips down?
3 of 10Cinzano Bianco
If all that Archers got a bit too sickly, it was time for the bitter tang of a Cinzano. It's still widely available today and, at £7 for a 70cl bottle, it's our new old favourite drink.
4 of 10Two Dogs
The daddy of alcopops, Two Dogs was launched in 1993 and, as we remember, was kinda bitter. Our extensive research (looked in Tesco) suggests that Two Dogs is no longer available. Gone, but forever in our hearts.
5 of 10Mad Dog 2020
Everyone's drinking in parks right now, but we remember doing it years before lockdown. And Mad Dog 2020, the blue one for preference, was every discerning late teen drinkers' tipple of choice. Somehow, it's still available, in a pack of two 75cl bottles from Amazon, but we think we'll pass, thanks.
6 of 10Diamond White cider
We remember drinking this from dinky little bottles which in no way detracted from the filthy taste of what must be the rankest cider every made.You can still buy it but would you want to?
£24.46 for 24 500ml cans
7 of 10Reef
Reef wasn't fizzy, which basically made it like Sunny Delight.It doesn't seem to be available any more which is probably a good thing.
8 of 10Taboo
What even was Taboo? A...spirit drink? A fortified wine? Honestly, we don't know but we do know it used to slip down a treat with lemonade. Not, alas, available anymore.
9 of 10Glen's vodka
A small bottle of Glen's was a staple at our teen parties and is probably why we hate vodka to this day. From memory, tastes the same coming up as going down. Still available.
10 of 10Buckfast
We don't even know why we drank this stuff, it tasted like a foul mixture of cough syrup and Red Bull ud83eudd22. Originating in Scotland, Buckfast was the drink that encouraged the most undesirable behaviour (seriously, why did we drink it?) only for the drinker to claim, "Bucky made me do it," as an excuse the morning after. Despite popular rumours that this concoction had been banned by the government you can still buy it, apparently.
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As The Great British Bake Off's Prue Leith says, "Is it worth the bad head?"
Something like that, anyway.
Please, drink responsibly.
Georgina Terry is group editor of Closer and heat and a true '90s kid. She's still occasionally partial to a lemon Hooch, in the right context, but is more about the AF life these days tbh.