Cocktail of the Year 2025
The single drink our editors keep coming back to in 2025.
Mezcal Vago, Carpano Antica, Bittermens chocolate bitters. Stirred over a single large cube. The drink everyone is copying without crediting. Voted by all five barsforKings regional editors as the most-discussed and most-imitated drink of 2025.
2025 finalists
How the vote works
All five barsforKings regional editors submit a shortlist after the year's final round of visits in early December. Shortlists are debated at the December editorial meeting; ties are broken by the senior editor for the relevant region. Final winners are ratified before the second Tuesday of January.
No bar can pay to appear on a shortlist. Sponsorships do not influence editorial decisions. Past winners are reviewed annually and may be moved to the Hall of Fame after a third consecutive top-five finish.