Drinks International recently announced The Cocktail Report 2025, the latest iteration of its annual list of the 50 most popular cocktails in the world. The list unveiled some blossoming industry trends, saw a revival of some old favorite drinks, and even debuted a shocking new entry.
As it does each year, Drinks International polled 100 of the world’s best bars, which are drawn from over 30 countries and based on each bar’s ranking on both local and international lists. Each bar then shared their top 10 bestselling classic cocktails (as opposed to original creations). Europe represented 43 percent of the pool surveyed, though Asia also made a large contribution to the list, making up 23 percent of the total bars polled. North America was the third-largest market surveyed, accounting for 19 percent of the bars polled, followed by South America and Australia each at 8 percent, and Africa and the Middle East at 1 percent.
