Top 20 Trends
1. Onsite barrel-aged drinks
2. Food-liquor/cocktail pairings
3. Culinary cocktails (e.g. savory, fresh ingredients)
4. Micro-distilled/artisan liquor
5. Locally produced spirits
6. Locally sourced fruit/berries/produce
7. Beer sommeliers/Cicerones
8. Regional signature cocktails
9. Beer-based cocktails
10. Locally produced beer
11. Food-beer pairings/beer dinners
12. Salt (e.g. flavored, smoked, regional)
13. House-made lemonade/soft drinks/tonics
14. Cask beer/ale
15. Wine on tap/draft wine
16. Organic cocktails
17. Cocktails on tap
18. Craft beer
19. Signature cocktails
20. Shrubs
The National Restaurant Association surveyed professional bartenders, members of the United States Bartenders’ Guild, on which wine, spirits, beer and cocktails will be hot trends on drink menus in 2013. The “What’s Hot in 2013 Alcohol” survey was conducted in the fall of 2012 among nearly 200 bartenders.