The white can is basically the flag of Canadian cottage season at this point. Made in Delta, BC. Vodka, soda, real juice, zero sugar — nothing to hide behind, which is the whole point. If a cooler in this country has one thing in it, it's this.

The one your group chat hasn't found yet. Made by Maverick Distillery in Oakville with their own Tag No. 5 vodka and actual fruit juice — the Blackberry Sour tastes like someone squeezed something, not sprayed something. 6% too, so it's doing more work than the can lets on.

Toronto's flavour department. Wild Cherry, Ontario Peach, Blood Orange — the mixed two-four reads like a fruit stand in July, and that's a compliment. When the dock crowd can't agree, this is the pack that settles it.

Real grapefruit juice at 3% — the number that lets you start at noon and still be a functioning person at dinner. Toronto made, light by design. The Sunday in the name is not a suggestion.

Our top score in 2021. Still earns the bag. For people who count strokes loosely — Pink Grapefruit if you're civilized, Cransfusion for the back nine. If your foursome doesn't have these in the cart cooler, are you even playing.

The heritage pick. The Vodka Smash — lemon, lime, grapefruit, mint — is closer to a real cocktail than a seltzer, and it drinks like the sun's going down over the bay. Less sessionable, more sippable. Bring these for the last hour of the day.

Canada's original vodka soda — they were doing this in 2014, before the white-can gold rush. Still made in Ontario, still no sugar. The mixer pack — Blood Orange, Field Strawberry, Kiwi, Watermelon — is the move when you're hosting.

BC's entry. First white can on Canadian shelves out west, built on their own gluten-free corn vodka. Nothing added, nothing missed — Arctic Berry is the one to grab. West coast does it lighter.

Toronto minimalism in can form. The Lemon Vodka Soda is 90 calories with a shot of real lemon juice and no added sugar. Looks good in your hand, disappears fast. That's the review.

East coast representation, from Nova Scotia Spirit Co. in Pictou County. Lemon & Lime, made with their own craft vodka. Tastes like the Maritimes sound — no fuss, slightly salty, good company.