The Most Popular Cocktail in Every State, According to Google

America is a land of 50 different personalities. Each state has its best this and its favorite that, sometimes similar in terms of region, other times not. And things are no different when it comes to each state’s most popular cocktail.

Versus Reviews, a product comparison website built by a team of researchers and editors, recently analyzed Google search data to find the most popular cocktail by state. The results form a map that shows how the drinking population in the country is united and divided. The Whiskey Sour and Long Island Iced Tea are the two most popular, and the Moscow Mule isn’t far behind. But the South still loves its Mint Juleps, and brunch drinks like Mimosas and Bloody Marys have a strong presence nationwide.

Like the 10 most popular cocktail searches that Google put out at the end of the year, it’s not a perfect data set. Just because someone searches for something doesn’t mean it’s their favorite (they might be searching for it because they want to avoid it, for example, or because people already know how to make their favorite cocktails). The data does give insight into what people are interested in, though. A spokesperson for Versus Reviews explained the data process as such:

“The methodology was to use Google search interest data to see what people are searching for most in every state, so the sample includes all people in the U.S. using Google as their search engine,” the spokesperson told Supercall, adding that a 12-month timeframe was examined.

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Here is the top cocktail in every state and Washington D.C., according to Google search data:

Alaska: Tequila Sunrise
Alabama: Mint Julep
Arkansas: Mojito
Arizona: Tequila Sunrise
California: Mimosa
Colorado: Paloma
Connecticut: Long Island Iced Tea
Washington D.C.: Mojito
Delaware: Tom Collins
Florida: Mojito
Georgia: Mimosa
Hawaii: Mai Tai
Iowa: Long Island Iced Tea
Idaho: Whiskey Sour
Illinois: Paloma
Indiana: Tequila Sunrise
Kansas: Margarita
Kentucky: Mint Julep
Louisiana: Daiquiri
Massachusetts: Gin & Tonic
Maryland: Mimosa
Maine: Tom Collins
Michigan: Moscow Mule
Minnesota: Bloody Mary
Missouri: Long Island Iced Tea
Mississippi: Tom Collins

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Montana: Moscow Mule
North Carolina: Mimosa
North Dakota: Sex on the Beach
Nebraska: Moscow Mule
New Hampshire: Margarita
New Jersey: Piña Colada
New Mexico: Moscow Mule
Nevada: Martini
New York: Moscow Mule
Ohio: Long Island Iced Tea
Oklahoma: Long Island Iced Tea
Oregon: Whiskey Sour
Pennsylvania: Long Island Iced Tea
Rhode Island: Cosmopolitan
South Carolina: Piña Colada
South Dakota: Sex on the Beach
Tennessee: Tequila Sunrise
Texas: Paloma
Utah: Whiskey Sour
Virginia: Whiskey Sour
Vermont: Manhattan
Washington: Gin & Tonic
Wisconsin: Old Fashioned
West Virginia: Whiskey Sour
Wyoming: Whiskey Sour