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These were the very best cocktail recipes of 2024


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Posted 02 Jan 2025

By
Emily Reed


The Pickletini was one of the most popular cocktails on Dan's Daily in 2024

From pickles to toasted marshmallows, you got adventurous with your cocktails this year – and we couldn’t be prouder. Catch up with this list of fan faves and Editor's picks.

It’s been a big year for cocktails and we delivered plenty of fun recipes that you – quite literally – drank up. From trending Insta reels to Editor’s picks, you stayed tapped into the latest drinks, shaking and stirring your way to pro-bartender status at home. Go you!

So now, with 2024 officially behind us, we’ve crunched the numbers and rounded up the most popular new cocktails of the year that was. From winter favourites and inventive Margaritas, to decadent dessert cocktails and perfect summer sippers – these are the recipes you went absolutely wild for. Did you miss any? Did your favourites make the cut? See for yourself. 

Editor's choice: The cocktails you shouldn't sleep on

Lara here – your friendly local Editor of Dan's Daily. Hoo-boy, we sure released some sexy cocktail recipes over the last 12 months! The fan faves above are all impeccable drinks, deserving of their time in the spotlight – you won't find any arguments here. But while I love all my children equally (that's right, I do see our cocktail recipes as my children), there are a few that didn't receive quite the level of attention of which I reckon they're worthy. Below, find four beyond-delicious but somewhat slept-on cocktails that have made it firmly into my roster – and I'd love for you to add to yours.

Whether it's a Tomatini for a snazzy dinner party, a Naked and Famous before the gals go out, an Enzoni nightcap for a weeknight wind-down, or a confusingly tasty Lao Gan Martini, these are four cocktail recipes you'll want to mix up sooner rather than later.