We’re sick of the Carrie Bradshaw slander. Say what you will about the Sex and the City and And Just Like That lead, but a woman that orders her Cosmopolitan with a side of fries? That’s our kind of girl. We are of the opinion that the iconic Cosmopolitan cocktail—and its counterparts, like the Porn Star Martini or vodka cranberry—deserve the reputation they’ve acquired over the years. The internet has classified these classic, sugary-sweet beverages as “cringe cocktails”—a label that maybe shouldn’t be taken as wholly negative.
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While the definition might vary a bit person to person, the cringe cocktails category includes those playful, historically fan-favorite beverages like the Cosmo and the vodka cran. Cringe cocktails are sweet and colorful, and their naysayers cringe at the memories and connotations they carry of bar scenes and cocktail culture from eras gone by. But the past is in the past—and why would you order something currently on-trend that pains you to drink when there are so many prettier, more delicious cocktail options available?
As Taylor Swift said in her 2022 commencement speech at NYU: “Learn to live alongside cringe. No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe retrospectively. Cringe is unavoidable over a lifetime. Even the term ‘cringe’ might someday be deemed ‘cringe’.”
While low-ABV beverages might be trending now more than ever, we’re convinced that cringe cocktails—both easy to drink and alcohol forward—are not only worth the hype, but are making a serious comeback in 2023. And while we’d argue they’re classics for a reason, the nostalgia that these drinks exude might be to thank for their newfound popularity as well.
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