Although 2020 nearly brought the bars and clubs to a breaking point due to the pandemic. Even after suffering so much loss, the owners did not give up but rather innovated new cocktails to boost their sales. As every year sees a spike in certain drinks, we analyzed several trends to make waves in the bar sector. Given below are the top cocktails that one should try in 2021.
⦁ Old Fashioned Cocktail:
The king of all cocktails makes the good old fashioned cocktail. The American classic shows no signs of waning and has been a top cocktail for six years straight. The mastermind of the drink David Wondrich says: “One sugar cube wetted with three dashes of Angostura bitters and a little soda, crushed, stirred with a large ice cube and two ounces of rye.”
0. Margarita Cocktail:
A margarita is a top cocktails classic in all bars. It consists of tequila, orange liquor, and lime juice. The drink often gets served with salt on the glass’s rim and comes with ice, no ice or blended ice according to the drinker’s needs.
0. Aperol Spritz:
Also called a Spritz Veneziano or Spritz, it is an Italian wine-based cocktail. Rated as the top cocktail, it consists of prosecco, Aperol, and soda water. Aperol Spritz was created by the Barbieri Brothers in the 1900s and served as a light pre-dinner tipple.
0. Espresso Martini:
Coffee with Vodka? Yes, it does exist as Espresso Martini. The meteoric rise of this coffee and vodka cocktail happened after the demise of its creator Dick Bradsell. It is fighting for a place with the classics, and in 2017, it was the 27th top cocktail in the world. Espresso Martin first got made for a customer who wanted to “wake and shake up” and is now a modern classic.
0. Dry Martini:
The dry martini gets made with gin and vermouth and garnished with an olive or a lemon twist. H.L Mencken calls the drink “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.” The boozy and refined martini makes one of the top cocktail favorites, with Barcelona’s Dry Martini being the best.
0. Whiskey Sour:
Jerry Thomas published the first-ever recipe for a Whiskey Sour in his book How to Mix Drinks or the Bon Vivant’s Companion in 1862. The drink is not a top serve in many bars as it is every man’s drink rather than a signature one. The top cocktail gets mixed with whiskey, lemon juice, sugar, and optionally. With a dash of egg white or cocktails foamer, it gets called Boston Sour.
0. Manhattan:
A venerable classic, the Manhattan is a top cocktail that gets made from whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. Although mostly made with rye, other commonly found whiskeys used to make Manhattans include Canadian whisky, bourbon, blended whiskey, and Tennessee whiskey.
0. Daiquiri:
Lastly, Daiquiri belongs to a family of cocktails with rum, citrus juice, sugar, or other sweeteners. A favorite amongst the bartenders, it makes a top cocktail for more than half of alcohol lovers in the world. Daquiri’s home in Havana’s La Floridita and it receives an honorable mention is David A. Embury’s classic The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.
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