The Top Cocktails Across America
It’s National beverage day. Why is it on a Monday, and the day after we’re all filled up on tequila from Cinco de Mayo? Seems a poor calendar choice, by…
It's National beverage day. Why is it on a Monday, and the day after we're all filled up on tequila from Cinco de Mayo? Seems a poor calendar choice, by the national day people. Add it to the list of national days that should always be scheduled on a Friday or Saturday. Since it's National Beverage day, a website out of Canada, casino.ca, ran a survey to see what the top cocktails were across the United States and Canada.
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 19: Bartender Andy Bechtol makes cocktails to go at Caffe Dante bar and restaurant in Manhattan as the Coronavirus, COVID19, outbreak continued unabated on March 19, 2020 in New York City. Bars and restaurants were closed by the city days ago but are allowed to sell food and now alcohol to go. The economic situation in the city continued to decline as more businesses closed their doors and New York weighed a shelter in place order for the entire city. (Photo by Victor J. Blue/Getty Images)
Taking the top spot as American's top cocktail was the Margarita. Is that because this poll was done around Cinco de Mayo and people had margs on their mind? Maybe. 31 of the 50 states had margarita as their top searched cocktail. Even if this survey was done in a different month later in the year, a margarita probably takes the top spot. It doesn't get much better than a delicious margarita.
9 states had a martini as their top cocktail. Must be some high class states. Almost all of the northeastern states went martini, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Louisiana, Nebraska and Virginia also like to get loose with a martini.
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Grey Goose cocktails are displayed at the CAA Party with Grey Goose at Soho House Cannes in celebration of the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Villa Eilenroc on May 14, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Grey Goose)
5 states in America went with a drink that most people have probably never heard of called a Constantine. It's a gin martini with a little absinthe in it. People back in the 1930's were wild! The states that went Constantine were New Mexico, both Dakotas, Michigan and West Virginia.
Pulling up the rear were both mojitos and bloody marys. Mojitos only getting Arkansas and Wisconsin. Bloody Marys took Nevada, probably thanks to hangovers in Vegas.
If you're thinking to yourself, well that's only 49 states, you're right. Kentucky apparently didn't participate, which is probably for the best because a mint julep is a terrible cocktail.
