drinksint.com JANUARY 2016 DRINKS INTERNATIONAL 39


1 TANQUERAY


NEGRONI 2


BEEFEATER 3


PLYMOUTH DRY MARTINI


1 TANQUERAY


2 1


BEEFEATER F3ORDS


AVIATION BEEFEATER


2 TANQUERAY 3


PLYMOUTH


What are the best brands for classic cocktails? We asked 100 of the best bars in the world to name their brand preferences


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1 MOSCOW MULE


KETEL ONE 2


ABSOLUT


3 AYLESBURY DUCK COSMOPOLITAN


1


KETEL ONE 2


ABSOLUT


3 GREY GOOSE BLOODY MARY


1


KETEL ONE 2


ABSOLUT


3 WYBOROWA


VODKA COCKTAILS


he Moscow Mule has ambled back on to menus of late and is now the


most popular vodka drink in the world’s best bars, but what vodka makes the best rendition? Ketel One, was the answer in a quarter of bars, followed by Absolut and 86 Company’s Aylesbury Duck. There aren’t too many bars that won’t rustle up a Bloody Mary. Once again, Ketel One is the overwhelming choice, with a third of bars using the brand. Absolut trails and Wyborowa is making up the numbers.


If it’s a Cosmo, bartenders will also likely reach for Ketel One. No Ketel One? Then Absolut. No Absolut? Then Grey Goose.


GIN COCKTAILS


he second most popular cocktail in the world’s best bars is the Negroni. Given that the Campari is a given, the question is what gin do you use? The answer that came back from our poll was emphatic. It was Tanqueray, said just under a half of respondents, though Beefeater, another juniper-led London Dry, wasn’t far behind with a third of the vote. Brand owner Pernod Ricard’s Plymouth came in third. The Dry Martini offers little shelter for a gin. In the hallowed Martini glass, Tanqueray is the most popular choice, while Beefeater was a strong second. 86 Company’s Fords is the small- brand choice.


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Aviation is the third most popular gin classic. Use Beefeater, said a quarter of respondents. Tanqueary is a good choice and Plymouth was a distant third.


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