Top 10 Cocktail Trends

Hard Rock Cafe

Feb. 23, 2018

Sangria is a profitable way to use up leftover wine, but Hard Rock has turned the idea into a popular cocktail.

Brunch specials

Feb. 23, 2018

Millennials have elevated brunch to a lifestyle, giving rise to the word “drunch” to stress the importance of drinking to this meal occasion.

Top 10 Cocktail Trends

First Watch

Feb. 23, 2018

First Watch introduced brunch cocktails last fall at its new concept store, using its popular fresh-pressed kale juice as the base for the Gin & Kale Tonic.

Top 10 Cocktail Trends

Taste the tropics

Feb. 22, 2018

The tropical wave continues to crest, with tiki drinks such as mai tais and pina coladas turning up in new iterations.

Top 10 Cocktail Trends

Adult milkshakes and treats

Feb. 23, 2018

Towering drinks, lavishly garnished with candies, cake, cookies and other sweets, became Instagram hits.

Top 10 Cocktail Trends

Red Lobster

Feb. 22, 2018

Red Lobster’s Tiki Passion Punch, a combo of spiced rum, mango-passionfruit puree, pineapple juice and lemon-lime soda, fits this trend.

Top 10 Cocktail Trends

Presentation sells

Feb. 23, 2018

Instagram is a driving force in much of today’s cocktail creation, and operators are using eye-catching glassware, funky garnishes and signature ice to make their drinks stand out.

Top 10 Cocktail Trends