The most popular cocktail in every state

President Barack Obama was photographed by the Associated Press drinking a bushwacker, which is similar to a chocolate-flavored pina colada, at an Orange Beach, Alabama, restaurant on July 15, 2010, according to Time.One of the most popular cocktails in the country, a tequila sunrise is made with tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup and is served unmixed, creating a beautiful gradient effect. A Manhattan is a whiskey-based cocktail that combines vermouth and a splash of bitters. The key with this booze-forward cocktail is to never shake it, just stir.Margaritas often consist of tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice. The drink usually comes served with salt on the rim of the glass.This refreshing drink is made with lime juice, mint, lime, rum, and club soda.Dark 'N' stormy cocktails are made with rum and ginger beer, garnished with a slice of lime.Martinis are known for being very simple but pack a big punch.They are typically made with either gin and vermouth or vodka and vermouth, diluted with ice, and garnished with olives.A standard Tom Collins is made with gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water or club soda.Somewhat similar to a screwdriver, orange crushes are made with orange juice, orange vodka, triple sec, and lemon-lime soda.The recipe for mojitos is reportedly more than 500 years old, according to Mental Floss. This cocktail's lengthy history goes to show that if it isn't broken, don't fix it. National Piña Colada Day in the US is July 10, according to Food and Wine.The main ingredients in a Blue Hawaii are blue curacao, rum, vodka, sweet and sour mix, and pineapple juice.Mojitos are the unofficial drink of Cuba.The first frozen margarita machine was invented by a Texas restaurant owner named Mariano Martinez in 1971, using a repurposed soft-serve ice cream dispenser to make the delicious frozen drinks, according to Smithsonian.The first official mojito recipe in cocktail literature dates back to 1932.The Tom Collins cocktail was first created in the late 1800s, according to All Recipes.The main ingredients in an amaretto sour are amaretto liqueur, bourbon, and egg white.It should come as no surprise that Kentucky residents love their mint juleps. The cocktail is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby. Each year, almost 120,000 mint juleps are served over the race's two-day period. However, this classic Southern cocktail originally hails from Virginia and was reportedly used to give farmers a jolt akin to coffee in the morning before they headed out to the fields, according to The Atlantic.The drink was reportedly named after a practical joke called the Tom Collins Hoax of 1874.Some prefer gin in their martinis, but Maine residents opted for vodka when it came time for cocktail hour.Mai tais were reportedly so popular in the 1940s and '50s that the drink depleted rum supplies across the world. The cocktail's name translates to the best in Tahitian, according to Eater.Sea breeze cocktails are made with vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice.A 7 and 7 cocktail is traditionally made with Seagram's Seven Crown whiskey and 7 Up.The joke behind a Tom Collins is that one person would tell another that someone named Tom Collins in the bar or restaurant next door was speaking badly about them, inciting the person to go next door demanding to speak to a man who didn't exist.Inspired by the joke behind the drink, some newspapers at the time even printed stories reporting false sightings of a man named Tom Collins.A popular twist on a mojito in Mexican and Cuban restaurants is to make the drink with tequila instead of rum.Margaritas can be easily made even more delicious using fruits like pineapple, strawberry, or watermelon.The root word Mojo has roots in the African language, and means a magic charm or talismanTom Collins was the second most popular cocktail in the country — seven states searched for it.Gin and tonics were first made popular by the British colonies. The drink was actually thought to be a deterrent to malaria-carrying mosquitoes, according to Sip Smith.The first time a Long Island iced tea was featured in a cookbook was in Betty Crocker's New Picture Cook Book in 1961, according to Thrillist.It probably comes as no surprise that New Mexico's summer cocktail of choice is the margarita.Tom Collins cocktails became increasingly popular in New York City around 1878 after Jerry Thomas, a New York-based master mixologist, printed the recipe in his 1876 book, The Bartenders' Guide.By adding brine and multiple olives to your glass, you can make it a dirty martini.This somewhat risqué drink was reportedly created by a Florida bartender who thought sex and the beach were two of the main reasons spring breakers flocked to the state and wanted to get them to buy the fruity cocktail, according to the Huffington Post.The classic version of this tropical recipe calls for white rum, simple syrup, and lime juice, but different versions of daiquiris are created around the world, some favoring fruits like strawberry and watermelon.Long Island iced teas are generally inexpensive — therefore, it's no wonder the drink is so popular. Famed author Ernest Hemingway also reportedly loved mojitos after spending time in Cuba.Pimm's is traditionally a British cocktail, but Pennsylvania residents seem to love it too.Vodka martinis should always be stirred, not shaken.The name piña colada directly translates to strained pineapple, AKA pineapple juice, which is a main ingredient of this creamy, tropical cocktail.The ingredients in a sex on the beach include peach schnapps, vodka, cranberry juice, and orange juice.The bushwacker cocktail was invented in 1975 in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.Mojitos aren't just popular in Cuba — they're huge in Great Britain and Poland, too.Margarita means daisy in Spanish.Margaritas usually come with a salt or chili salt rim.Dark 'N' stormy cocktails are also really popular in Bermuda and have been called the country's unofficial drink of choice.Some prefer to shake rather than stir sea breeze cocktails to create a foamy surface — just like sea waves crashing on a shore.If you're not too embarrassed to order one, a sex on the beach is the quintessential summer cocktail.A predecessor to the Long Island iced tea was a drink called the Old Man Bishop, which combined rum, vodka, whiskey, gin, tequila, and maple syrup.A very early version of the whiskey sour was drunk by sailors to prevent scurvy as they journeyed from England to North America.The liquor, usually rum, used to make the drinks was one of the few safe drinking options found on most 16th-century ships.Read more:The most popular baby name in every stateThe most iconic brand from every state8 cocktails that seem fancy but are surprisingly easy to make11 refreshing summer cocktails you only need 3 ingredients to make

The most popular cocktail in every state

ALABAMA: Bushwacker

ALASKA: Tequila sunrise

ARIZONA: Manhattan

ARKANSAS: Margarita

CALIFORNIA: Mojito

COLORADO: Dark 'N' stormy

CONNECTICUT: Vodka martini

WASHINGTON, DC: Tom Collins

DELAWARE: Orange Crush

FLORIDA: Mojito

GEORGIA: Piña colada

HAWAII: Blue Hawaii

IDAHO: Mojito

ILLINOIS: Margarita

INDIANA: Mojito

IOWA: Tom Collins

KANSAS: Amaretto sour

KENTUCKY: Mint julep

LOUISIANA: Tom Collins

MAINE: Vodka martini

MARYLAND: Mai tai

MASSACHUSETTS: Sea breeze

MICHIGAN: 7 and 7

MINNESOTA: Tom Collins

MISSISSIPPI: Tom Collins

MISSOURI: Mojito

MONTANA: Margarita

NEBRASKA: Mojito

NEVADA: Tom Collins

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Gin and tonic

NEW JERSEY: Long Island iced tea

NEW MEXICO: Margarita

NEW YORK: Tom Collins

NORTH CAROLINA: Vodka martini

NORTH DAKOTA: Sex on the beach

OHIO: Daiquiri

OKLAHOMA: Long Island iced tea

OREGON: Mojito

PENNSYLVANIA: Pimm's and lemonade

RHODE ISLAND: Vodka martini

SOUTH CAROLINA: Piña colada

SOUTH DAKOTA: Sex on the beach

TENNESSEE: Bushwacker

TEXAS: Mojito

UTAH: Margarita

VERMONT: Margarita

VIRGINIA: Dark 'N' stormy

WASHINGTON: Sea breeze

WEST VIRGINIA: Sex on the beach

WISCONSIN: Long Island iced tea

WYOMING: Whiskey sour