Here’s Why This Drink Was Voted Florida’s Most Iconic
Drinking customs differ from place to location, just like pretty much everything else, and some cocktails and other sorts of beverages are more closely associated with particular states than others. Let’s get into Florida‘s biggest drink!
I’m not going to lie… I was a bit let down when I saw this. Most states have a fun, adult beverage as the most iconic. But Florida? Eh. Just keep reading.
Some 29 state legislatures have named at least one beverage, drink, liquor, or soft drink as the official state beverage (and occasionally more). Surprisingly, 20 of those states have selected milk, probably representing all the main dairy producers. One left carrying water. Others mention a specific brand of soft drink or alcohol. One person has suggested locally produced tea.
The data:
24/7 Tempo has compiled a list of state-specific signature cocktails by looking through state websites, publications from the alcohol business, and numerous pop culture sources. These include certain types of alcohol or soda known to be consumed in great amounts in one state or another, as well as cocktails created in or inextricably related to numerous states. Milk only makes an appearance once. These are only occasionally the officially designated beverages.
For Florida, you ask? It is none other than Orange Juice. Yes… that’s it. I know we may not be surprised. But other states get cool brews and drinks! At least we can mix our amazing OJ with some great adult mixers! Florida’s biggest drink is good ‘ole OJ. 24/7 Tempo said this, about Florida Orange Juice in part:
“Florida is best known as the Sunshine State, but it’s the Orange State, too — producing about 70% of all the oranges grown in America. Whether on the breakfast table or mixed with vodka for a Screwdriver (or sparkling wine for a Mimosa) or in any other form, it’s the definitive Florida beverage.”
Wanna see each state’s most iconic drink? Click here.
Five Country Superstars Who Do Not Drink
Brad Paisley: Never Drank
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Even though he scored a big hit in 2009 with a song called “Alcohol,” it’s a little-known fact that Brad has never been a drinker. Even though he can mix you a drink in his Nashville “Yellow House,” which he uses for making music, he has never touched the stuff.
Charles Kelley - Sober since 2022
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Lady A postponed their tour in 2022 for bandmate Charles Kelley to have a “journey to sobriety.” Since then, Kelley co-wrote and recorded a solo song about his journey called “As Far As I Could.” The lyrics sing in part, “You gave me the courage the night I met my wife / You helped me make her laugh ’til you helped me make her cry / You started out a friend turned into somethin’ else / Now I like who I am with you sittin’ on the shelf.”
Shania Twain: Doesn't Drink While Working
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Shania told Entertainment Weekly in 2002 that she doesn’t drink simply because she has never been “interested” in alcohol. She said at the time, “I’ve never had a drinking problem and never drank when I worked.”
Tim McGraw: Sober Since 2013
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In 2013, he told People, “I don’t drink at all. It’s not a part of my life anymore.” Tim told Esquire in 2021, “I remember a moment when I was getting out of bed and going to the liquor cabinet and taking a big shot at eight in the morning and thinking, I have to wake the kids up.”
Keith Urban: Sober Since 2006
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Keith, who went to rehab shortly after he married Nicole Kidman in 2006, told the U.K. Times in April 2022, “I’ve nothing against drugs or alcohol. Everyone does what they want to do to have a great time. I just realized I’m allergic to it. Someone said, ‘You have an allergy? What happens when you drink?’ And I said, ‘I break out in cuffs.'”
