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Citrus juicer

A handheld press used to extract fresh lime, lemon or orange juice.

What it's for: Extracting fresh citrus juice.

Don't have one?

Squeeze citrus by hand, or press with a fork over a bowl to catch pulp and pips.

Fresh juice matters far more than the tool used to extract it — hand-squeezing works fine.

Buying guidance

A hinged press sized to match your most-used citrus (lime vs lemon) is easiest to use.

Cocktails that use this

Vodka, tomato juice and a savoury shake of spice — the definitive brunch cocktail.

Cognac, orange liqueur and lemon, shaken bright and dry — a sugar-rimmed brandy classic.

Almond-sweet amaretto shaken with lemon and a whisper of egg white — nutty, tart and silky.

Five spirits, citrus and a splash of cola — deceptively smooth for how strong it actually is.

Sparkling wine and fresh orange juice, half and half — brunch's simplest cocktail.

Bramble

Gin and lemon over crushed ice, drizzled with blackberry liqueur — a modern British classic.

Gin, lemon, raspberry and egg white, shaken to a pale pink froth — a pre-Prohibition classic.

Aviation

Gin, maraschino and a whisper of violette, shaken with lemon — pale purple and quietly complex.