10 Iconic Drinks That Define Nashville

The Infatuation, October 2025

Just like Nashville’s most iconic dishes, there are a handful of drinks that have undoubtedly shaped the city’s drinking culture. We’re talking about classic cocktails that have been brown butter-washed, cameos from stuff like pickle juice, and frozen concoctions that somehow feel like a rite of passage. Most of them balance tradition with reinvention, and can be found in honky-tonks, neighborhood dives, or even bars that take their sake as seriously as their sound system.