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Andrew Janes
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My photography skills have not improved but this premixed non-alc pina colada is delicious anyway. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of opaque yellow liquid.
December 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I have Baileys in a vague attempt to be festive. Cheers to my cold proving short-lived (apart from the residual cough that seems determined to persist indefinitely). #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of opaque beige liquid.
December 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Just camomile tea for me for now. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
White mug with design of people standing around the edge of a globe and holding hands. Text on the mug reads “celebrating the millennium”.
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I’m surprisingly ahead with the Christmas admin but unsurprisingly behind with everything else. In good news, the foam on this non-alc beer subsided a few seconds after I took the photo. Cheers!* #ConfinedCocktails

*not “Cheese!”, which is what I typed originally.
Glass of beer which is about 2/5 foam, standing on a wooden surface.
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I have a can of non-alc “Aperol” spritz in the vague hope that I might still be motivated to do something that requires concentration this evening. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Tall glass of amber-coloured liquid.
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Fennel tea for me because that’s what I felt like. #ConfinedCocktails is giving me some much needed perspective. Thank you!
Yellow mug with a pale green rim, standing on a mock-granite surface.
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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I made red wine risotto & am drinking some of the unused wine. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Rather smeary glass of red wine.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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I made an impulse purchase of some (slightly disappointing) olives & the only suitable drink I have to pair with them is Italian non-alc beer. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Glass dish of olives and bottle of Peroni 0.0% beer
November 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Non-alc beer for me, with these purportedly teriyaki-flavoured crisps because I was determined to try something new. Should perhaps have picked the nori & wasabi flavour. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Blue dish of crisps and a glass of beer.
October 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Peroni senza alcol for me, with little Japanese crackers. I ought to be (but am not) writing a talk that I’m giving in a week & a half. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Dish of snacks and glass of amber-coloured liquid.
October 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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I have a can of premixed non-alcoholic mocktail pina colada. The cashier asked for ID, despite the many visibly white hairs in my beard & the fact that the label says “ALCOHOL FREE” in large, friendly letters. My moisturiser is clearly worth every penny. #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of opaque, yellow liquid with a foamy head.
October 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I have a can of premixed non-alc mock-Aperol spritz. In other news, I have visited the barber & my beard is not quite as dodgy as it used to be. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of fluorescent amber-coloured liquid with ice cubes.
September 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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I also have pineapple, in the form of a can of non-alc pretend pina colada. This is delicious, but not the right pairing for my wasabi-flavoured snacks. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Pale green pot filled with green & yellow snacks and a glass of opaque yellow liquid with a foamy head.
September 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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I have very tired legs after completing the 28km 1st quarter Thames Path Challenge. Our group stopped for drinks in the pub before the long train journey home from Hampton Court. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
A pint glass of beer that is either half-empty or half-full, depending on how optimistic you feel. The glass is on a very wet wooden tabletop with a little plaque numbered 45.
September 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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I have been on a long walk to Ally Pally & am now drinking the leftovers of a sparkling pineapple & grapefruit thing, enlivened with gin. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of fluorescent yellow liquid on a mock-granite surface Greater London Council blue plaque on a brick wall. "The world's first regular high definition television service was inaugurated here by the BBC 2 November 1936.” View of a distant urban landscape with lots of greenery in the foreground and a moody, cloudy sky.
September 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Non-alcoholic premixed mock-Aperol spritz for me. No home wifi or working washing machine, so I was tempted by something stronger, but I also have a headache... #FirstWorldProblems #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of fluorescent orange liquid with ice cubes, on a mock-granite surface.
August 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Gin & tonic for me, which I've made a bit too strong (& don't deserve because I'm two essays short of meeting my self-imposed marking quota). Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of clear liquid with bottles of demon drink in the background.
August 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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I'm back on the peachy beer. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of beer on a mock granite surface.
August 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Despite what you might think, this is not Irn Bru but a non-alc imitation aperol spritz from a can. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of fizzy dark orange liquid on a mock-granite surface.
August 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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My knack for pouring beer with far too much head remains undiminished. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of beer, of which the top third is thick white foam.
August 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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I have non-alc beer & some colourful nuts, which are a contrast with my evening plans of ironing & watching Miss Marple. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Paper pot of yellow, green and orange nuts. Glass of beer. Open beer can labelled ‘Super “Dry” Asahi 0.0%’.
July 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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I’m having a pre-dinner glass of sherry while the pasta is cooking. I got soaked on the way to the athletics at Stratford & delayed by Overground problems on the way back, but there were some pretty good performances. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of dark sherry, with some bottles of demon drink in the background.
July 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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I'm drinking plain lemonade whilst wearing a Mickey Mouse t-shirt and short trousers, as if nothing had changed in the past 40 years. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Slightly crumpled dark grey t-shirt with a design of a laughing Mickey Mouse in gold and wearing a Comic Relief red nose. Frosted glass of clear liquid with ice cubes, balanced dangerously on the arm of a wooden bench.
July 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This bright orange drink in support of the Dutch women is a "super smoothie" saved from a meal deal & enlivened with a little gin. Cheers to everyone in need of some brightness! #ConfinedCocktails #chEUROty25
Glass of bright orange opaque liquid.
July 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Gin & lemonade for me. The ice cubes melted before I’d taken the photo. #ConfinedCocktails
Glass of clear liquid with bottles of Pimm’s, Baileys and sherry in the background.
June 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM