Wetherspoons has made menu change with three new drinks – but fans are divided

WETHERSPOONS has shaken up its drinks menu and it has stirred up fans of the popular pub chain.

Spoons has launched a “Signature Cocktail Range” in 150 boozers, and one in particular has already been labelled “the worst drink in the world”.

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The signature range launched in February 2023 initially trialling in 120 pubs predominantly in the London area.

It has since been rolled out to 150 pubs, including some in Ireland and Scotland.

The range sits alongside the classic cocktail range also on trial which includes Espresso Martini, Strawberry Daiquiri and Tommy’s Margarita.

This also includes the spritz range which includes the Citrus Spritz, made with Ciroc.

The signature range consists of three cocktails, Tennessee Apple and Raspberry, Strawberry Porn Star Martini and Bubbletiser. 

And it is the Bubbletiser cocktail that is causing some controversy among its loyal customers.

The Bubbletiser is a bubble gum vodka-based cocktail, that is made up of Au Vodka bubble gum and bubble gum syrup, topped with apple juice and lemonade, then garnished with lemon.

For those with a sweet tooth, this might seem like the perfect combination, but not everyone is a fan.

One Twitter user posted a picture of the Bubbletiser and wrote: “Regret to inform everyone that Wetherspoons is now serving the worst drink in the world.”

And one person responded: “Oh NO absolutely not.”

While another replied: “CLOSE IT DOWN.”

Over on Reddit, one user admitted to being “really curious how apple and bubblegum go together” while another loved the idea and thought the Bubbletiser “actually sounds great”.

One person who had tried the drink was reluctant to give it a rave review but thought that the title “worst drink in the world” was a little too harsh, reported LadBible.

The Reddit user, who appeared to be an employee of one of the pubs where the trial menu is in place, wrote: “This is a trial menu being put out across Wetherspoon pubs in the UK.

“All of the signature cocktails are from what we already had behind the bar that we weren’t selling enough of.

“The Bubbletiser sounds rank but isn’t too awful.”

The other cocktails in the range are Tenessee Apple and Raspberry, and Strawberry Porn Star Martini.

All of the cocktails in the signature range are available to purchase in “Any 2 for” deal (excluding Scotland).

Prices vary between pubs but for an individual cocktail serve, prices start from £4.44.

Wetherspoons is not the only chain to offer up cocktails on the menu.

Hungry Horse has a 2 for £7 deal, although its main offering is slightly more traditional with the choice of Cherry Royale, Strawberry Woo Woo and Pimm’s and Lemonade.

However, it does look like the options vary depending on location, as Greene Man in Chingford lists a Fruit Salad cocktail which is made up of Smirnoff Red, Melon Midori and Blue Curacao topped with Schweppes Lemonade and orange juice.

A list of all of the Wetherspoons locations that are trialling the Signature Cocktails is listed below.

London/ South East

• The Rochester Castle
• J.J. Moon’s
• The Railway Bell
• J.J. Moon’s
• The Moon Under Water
• J.J. Moon’s
• The Moon Under Water
• The Moon Under Water
• The Beaten Docket
• The Moon and Sixpence
• The Moon on the Hill
• J.J. Moon’s
• Hamilton Hall
• The New Fairlop Oak
• The George
• The George
• The Beehive
• The Village Inn
• The Whispering Moon
• The Red Lion & Pineapple
• The Miller’s Well
• Wetherspoons
• The Moon Under Water
• The Moon & Stars
• The Moon and Stars
• The Moon Under Water
• The Banker’s Draft
• J.J. Moon’s
• The Great Spoon of Ilford
• Goldengrove
• The Moon Under Water
• The Wrong ’Un
• The New Crown
• The Moon on the Hill
• The Foxley Hatch
• The Good Yarn
• The Hart & Spool
• The George
• The Fox on the Hill
• The Sovereign of the Seas
• The Nonsuch Inn
• The William Morris
• The Falcon
• The Assembly Rooms
• The Pennsylvanian
• Baxter’s Court
• The Montagu Pyke
• The Masque Haunt
• The King’s Ford
• The Wibbas Down Inn
• The Moon on the Square
• The Sun
• Shakespeare’s Head
• The Watch House
• The Kings Tun
• The Full House
• The Coronet
• The Crosse Keys
• Spouter’s Corner
• The Rodboro Buildings
• The Sir John Oldcastle
• The Walnut Tree
• The Coronation Hall
• The Surrey Docks
• The Holland Tringham
• The Crown
• The Pommelers Rest
• Penderel’s Oak
• The Edmund Tylney
• The Liberty Bounds
• The Eva Hart
• The Admiral Byng
• The Moon and Cross
• The Gate Clock
• The Half Moon
• The Colley Rowe Inn
• The Asparagus
• The Kentish Drovers
• The Hudson Bay
• The Richmal Crompton
• The Tichenham Inn
• The New Cross Turnpike
• The Angel
• The Botwell Inn
• The Brockley Barge
• The Metropolitan Bar
• The Great Harry
• The Willow Walk
• The Sir Julian Huxley
• The Rockingham Arms
• The London & Rye
• The Ledger Building
• The Capitol
• The White Swan
• The Quayside, Newcastle
• Goodman’s Field
• The Plough & Harrow
• The Catherine Wheel
• The Alfred Herring
• The William Webb Ellis
• The Furze Wren
• The Central Bar
• Kink & Castle
• Waterend Barn
• The Watchman
• The Sir Michael Balcon
• The Flying Boat
• The Tailor’s Chalk
• The Bear
• The Rocket
• The Greyhound
• The Five Swans, Newcastle
• The Mossy Well
• The Sir John Hawkshaw
• The Dairyman
• The London and South Western
• The Greenwood Hotel
• The Barrel Vault
• The Stargazer, Greenwich
• The Port Jackson, Bishop’s Stortford

North

• The Ice Wharf
• William Rufus, Carlisle
• The Keel Row, Newcastle
• Bishop’s Mill, Durham
• The World’s Inn. Romford
• The Mile Castle, Newcastle
• Cooper Rose, Sunderland
• Lime Kiln, Liverpool
• Hedley Verity, Leeds

Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh)

• Counting House
• Standing Order
• Crystal Palace
• Hengler’s Circus
• Sir John Moore
• Society Room
• Playfair
• Alexander Graeme Bell
• Booking Office
• Caley Picture House

Republic of Ireland

• The Tullow Gate
• The Linen Weaver
• Keavan’s Port
• Keavan’s Port Hotel
• The Great Wood
• The Silver Penny
• The South Strand
• The Forty Foot
• The Old Borough
• The Old Borough
• An Geata Arundel

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