We love Negronis. But the espresso martini might be here to stay. Those are some of the findings from The World’s Best-Selling Classic Cocktails 2022, an annual list put together by Drinks International, a global drinks journal that also runs the International Spirits Challenge. The long-running publication recently asked 100 bars around the world to rank their best-selling cocktails.
Some findings, which sadly don’t include The Pink Squirrel: After eight years in second place, the Negroni finally unseated the Old Fashioned as the number one global cocktail. “This bitter ruby serve has ridden the wave of the classic cocktail trend, the bitter-drinks trend, the gin trend, the aperitivo trend, the Italian bartenders taking over the best bars trend — everything was carrying it forward,” as the publication notes.
