From Austin, TX, up to Abilene, Texans love a cold beer. But when it comes to hard liquor, you may be surprised to learn which spirit has become our favorite.
Without Googling it, you probably couldn’t guess the number of craft breweries we have in The Lone Star State. There are too many. So, it’s not a surprise to learn that beer reigns supreme. But what’s our go-to spirit?
Texas’ New Favorite Spirit
That’s where The folks at Toast come in. They wanted to better understand alcohol trends across the U.S. They concluded that the best way to do it was to “analyze how the popularity of select drinks and spirits varied for restaurants from state to state.”
Then when they took into account the “sale of beer, wine, cider, hard seltzer, and spirits: vodka, tequila, whiskey, gin, rum, and brandy,” they found some very interesting trends…