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The 17 Most Popular Drink Recipes of 2022

Cheers to making great drinks at home.
Two Mai Tai cocktails with orange garnish on a surface.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne

It's been a great year for drink recipes on Epicurious—we dialed in our favorite versions of classic cocktails, dug into lesser-known old-school recipes, and enjoyed new concoctions from our resident bar pro, Al Sotack. We made phosphates and three delicious kinds of eggnog, launched After Hours (a new cocktail newsletter), and built an ABV calculator so you can figure out the strength of your favorite beverage. While lots of readers were looking for their go-to drink recipes this year, we hope you'll also find some new favorites on the list below. Scroll down for 2022's most popular cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks.

  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert
    3/17

    The Ultimate Paloma

    Yes, you can make a paloma with just grapefruit soda, tequila, and lime, but adding a squeeze of fresh grapefruit makes this drink more multifaceted in flavor.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne
    4/17

    Jungle Bird

    Love bittersweet Campari? This is the tiki drink for you.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne
    17/17

    Extra-Juicy Mai Tai

    This version of the mai tai is fruity but balanced—and it's a fan favorite, popping up on every year's list of the most popular drink recipes on Epicurious.

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Maggie Hoffman, formerly the Digital Director of Epicurious, is a freelance editor and writer based in Brooklyn. She is the author of Batch Cocktails: Make-Ahead Drinks for Every Occasion and The One-Bottle Cocktail: More than 80 Recipes with Fresh Ingredients and a Single Spirit, both published by Ten Speed Press,... Read more
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