Pommery POP Blue 20cl

When Pommery launched POP in 1999, it broke one of Champagne's oldest rules. This was the first Champagne ever made to be drunk straight from the bottle - through a straw, if you liked - a deliberately provocative, unstuffy idea aimed at a younger crowd who found the usual Champagne ceremony a bit much. It worked, and a whole category of single-serve fizz followed. The blue bottle is the original.

Inside it is proper Pommery, not a novelty stand-in: the classic three-grape Champagne blend, led by Pinot Noir for roundness, with Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay from around Reims for freshness. It comes in a 20cl cobalt-blue bottle with a real cork, a full-size wire cage and silver foil - a Champagne bottle in miniature.

It's made in the Extra Dry style, which sits just off-dry - a touch softer and rounder than a brut - so it's easy, fruity and approachable. One bottle is a single generous glass. Serve it as cold as you can, straight from the fridge.