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Margarita or Mojito: The Most Popular Cocktails on TikTok

Over the weekend, you may have seen the latest TikTok trend of the use of Lotus Biscoff (34 million hashtags) used in cheesecakes, truffles and even iced lattes, but as we celebrate the heatwave here in the UK you might be more interested in the most popular cocktail recipes to enjoy!

Intrigued Brewsmartly.com trawled through TikTok to find the most popular cocktails and ranked them accordingly.

Top 10 Popular Classic Cocktails on TikTok

Rank

Cocktail

Number of Hashtags on TikTok

1.

Margarita

395.5 Million

2.

Mojito

252.5 Million

3.

Mimosa

232.8 Million

4.

Martini

147.5 Million

5.

Pina Colada

78.6 Million

6.

Sangria

71.9 Million

7.

Tequila Sunrise

31.3 Million

8.

Moscow Mule

22.7 Million

9.

Daiquiri

21.9 Million

10.

Mai Tai

12.2 Million

Brewsmartly.com can reveal that the most popular cocktail on TikTok is the Margarita, with 395.5 million hashtags.  The classic Margarita contains Tequila, lime juice, and Triple Sec, however there are a variety of modern takes on the original recipe on the social media platform, such as, the spicy margarita!

The Spicy Margarita contains one extra spicy ingredient – Jalapeño simple syrup. This recipe garnishes the rim of the cocktail glass with a mild chilli powder for an extra kick.

The second most popular cocktail is the Mojito with 252.5 million hashtags on TikTok. Another classic cocktail, the mojito is made with a white rum base, lime juice, soda water and mint leaves. The recipes found on TikTok don’t stray too far from the original, only adding fruits such as berries and orange.

In third place, the Mimosa with 232.8 million hashtags on TikTok. Another classic cocktail, the mimosa is made with champagne and orange juice. The recipes found on TikTok don’t stray too far from the original, only replacing the orange juice for apple or adding Chambord.

The Daiquiri is the ninth most popular cocktail on TikTok with 21.9 million hashtags. This cocktail is traditionally made with Rum, lime, and simple syrup. Popular variations of this drink include adding frozen berries and fruits.

Completing the top ten are Mai Tai’s with 12.2 million TikTok hashtags. This cocktails’ ingredients are White and Dark Rum, Cointreau Liqueur, and lime juice, with lime or mint to garnish.

Honourable mention to these two cocktails that are not derived from the original cocktails mentioned in the top 10. Firstly, the Kinder Bueno Cocktail has 265.7 million hashtags on Tiktok and has become very popular upon the platform in recent months. It contains two Irish cream bases (Baileys and Kahlua), milk, caramel syrup and of course the humble Kinder Bueno chocolate bar.

Jungle Juice (243.5 million hashtags) is a concoction of many alcohol mixers, fruit juices, gummy sweets, fresh fruit, and the chosen alcoholic spirit base. A drink that won’t be found upon a cocktail bar menu but thrives on the social media platform.