Shares in Irn-Bru maker AG Barr sparkled after the soft drinks giant beat City expectations of margin growth and hailed a “stand-out” performance by its Rubicon brand. Barr saw its stock surge ...

Soft drinks firm AG Barr is best known for its Irn-Bru brand, now one of the top five carbonates in the UK, but one of its other products proved to be the star performer over the past year.

For a soft drink option, whip up a batch of Irn-Bru mocktails or serve it straight ... and for a personal touch, print out or handwrite some of Burns’ famous poems to place around your party ...