Afterlife

There's life after the fuse, and Afterlife earns its spot as a centrepiece.

Over two kilos of powder across 134 fanned shots from Evolution, and it dumps the lot in just sixty seconds. That's a rapid pace for a compound this size, so the sky fills fast and stays full, and at 1.3G the breaks carry proper weight.

Rated F3, a display firework: keep spectators at least 25 metres back for safety.

Top tip: a compound is several cakes pre-linked, so leave it strapped in its outer packaging and fire it as one piece.