This is New Jersey’s favorite cocktail

New Jersey's favorite alcohol is wine. According to a 2021 survey by Wine Industry Advisor, wine is the most popular alcoholic beverage in New Jersey, accounting for 38% of all alcohol sales in the state.

Beer is the second most popular alcoholic beverage in New Jersey, accounting for 32% of all alcohol sales. Liquor is the third most popular alcoholic beverage in New Jersey, accounting for 30% of all alcohol sales.

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But when it comes to cocktails, what does New Jersey prefer? According to Real Simple, it’s the Moscow Mule.

The easy-to-make drink is made with lime juice, vodka, and ginger beer, and comes together in just minutes.

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According to Fox Sports, there is even a national Moscow Mule Day (March 3).

Real Simple analyzed Google search data to compile the most sought-after cocktail in each state. As a result, 16 different drinks were named among the favorites.

Americans love a wide variety of cocktails, including classics like margaritas and martinis, as well as more niche choices such as a tequila sunrise or a White Russian,” Real Simple said.

If you choose not to believe Real Simple, a different survey said that New Jersey’s favorite cocktail is actually the Margarita According to a 2022 survey by TopData, the Margarita is the most popular cocktail in New Jersey, accounting for 25% of all cocktail sales in the state.

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The Cosmo is the second most popular cocktail in New Jersey, accounting for 18% of all cocktail sales. The Martini is the third most popular cocktail in New Jersey, accounting for 15% of all cocktail sales..

So, you can choose which report you want to believe: Moscow Mule or Margarita? In either case, people in New Jersey still drink more wine than any other booze.

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To find the best beer in each state and Washington D.C., Stacker analyzed January 2020 data from BeerAdvocate, a website that gathers user scores for beer in real-time. BeerAdvocate makes its determinations by compiling consumer ratings for all 50 states and Washington D.C. and applying a weighted rank to each. The weighted rank pulls the beer toward the list's average based on the number of ratings it has and aims to allow lesser-known beers to increase in rank. Only beers with at least 10 rankings to be considered; we took it a step further to only include beers with at least 100 user rankings in our gallery. Keep reading to find out what the best beer is in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C.

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