Top 5 Most Popular Cocktails in the UK

1. Mojito: Top of the List of the Most Popular Cocktails in the UK*

A favourite UK cocktail, a Mojito* is a Cuban highball. 

What's a highball? It’s a cocktail made with a small amount
of base alcohol and a non-alcoholic mixer.

Mojitos use white rum, mixed with lime juice, sugar, soda water and mint. You can also get Mojitos in other flavours like raspberry and strawberry. With an impressive 91,600 Google searches for Mojitos each month in 2021, this tasty tipple is one of the most popular cocktails in the UK.

*Alcohol misuse can pose a risk to your health. Consume in moderation.

2. Negroni: The Most Popular Cocktail in the North East*

The Negroni appears to be the most popular cocktail in North East England and one of the most popular cocktails in the UK. It celebrated its centenary in 2019. 

The Negroni is a cocktail and aperitif from Italy.

It is made with one part vermouth rosso, one part gin, and one part Campari. Serve it stirred, not shaken, and garnish with orange peel.

3. Piña Colada: The Most Popular Cocktail in UK Restaurants*

Invented in the 1950s, this tropical frozen drink has become such a hit with drinkers in the UK that restaurant chain TGI Friday's named the Piña Colada as the UK's favourite cocktail in 2022.

First created in Puerto Rico in 1954, and declared the official drink of Puerto Rico in 1978, it’s made with coconut, pineapple juice, and rum, then served with crushed ice. You can add lime juice to create a tangy flavour.

4. Martini: James Bond’s Drink and a Popular British Cocktail*

Despite its long history, the Martini has held its own as one of the most popular cocktails in the UK. 

Made famous by James Bond, it's a drink
that most people know as a classic cocktail.

The classic Martini has gin and vermouth and is served with an olive or twist of lemon. Other versions like the “Porn Star Martini” have become quite popular—made with passion fruit juice, lime juice, Passoã, and vodka (vanilla-flavoured), it does away with the gin and vermouth and is served with a shot of Prosecco. Drinks firm AG Barr declared the Porn Star Martini to be one of the most popular cocktails in the UK in 2022: a trend accelerated during the pandemic.

*Alcohol misuse can pose a risk to your health. Consume in moderation.

5. Margarita: The Most Popular Sour Cocktail in the UK*

A popular cocktail in Britain, the Margarita belongs to the sour family. 

Sour cocktails are made with a base spirit that is mixed with lime or lemon juice
and sweetened with syrup, pineapple juice, or grenadine.

Sometimes the sweetener is a sweet liqueur like triple sec or apricot brandy. Examples of sour cocktails that are popular in the UK include the Sidecar, White Lady, and the Daiquiri.

The most popular cocktails in the UK range from stylish options, like the James Bond-inspired Martini, to fun tropical tipples, like the Piña Colada. Why not try one—or a few—the next time you're in London. The capital has a great range of restaurants with cocktail bars where you can sample some of these delicious beverages.

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*Alcohol misuse can pose a risk to your health. Consume in moderation.