Drink ideas for your cocktail party
The more colorful and varied, the better. Besides a diverse assortment of guests, a successful cocktail party also requires a wide selection of sophisticated drinks. Something should be offered for every taste, including non-alcoholic choices!
When preparing drinks and garnishes it’s important to have adequate amounts of all ingredients at hand. Make sure there’s enough ice beforehand, so it won’t run out during the party. Very few cocktails taste good without ice.
Some recipes call for crushed ice. If you don’t have an ice crusher, you can wrap a few ice cubes in a clean dish cloth and break them into small pieces with a hammer. It’s a good idea to prepare enough crushed ice before the party and keep it in the freezer.
Mojito
The Mojito is a further variation of the trendy Caipirinha cocktail. Fresh mint leaves impart a special note to this tart cocktail.
Ingredients (1 glass):
Several leaves of fresh mint
1 – 2 Tbsp. cane sugar
1 Lime
Club soda
6 cl White rum
Crushed ice
Preparation:
Place sugar and several mint leaves in a glass and crush with a pestle. Cut the lime in half and squeeze the juice of one half into the glass. Cut the other half into quarters, place in the glass and also crush with the pestle. Add rum and crushed ice and fill to taste with club soda. Stir until the glass fogs up and garnish with a mint branch. Serve with a straw.
Piña Colada
This is a classic cocktail, loved by young and old alike. The creamy taste of coconut and the aroma of pineapple conjure up memories of sun, summer, and a hint of things exotic. And this drink is easy and uncomplicated to make.
Ingredients (1 glass):
2 cl Rum (white)
3 cl Batida de Coco
4 cl Coconut milk
10 cl Pineapple juice
Ice cubes
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients together with ice cubes in a shaker and shake vigorously until blended. Pour the cocktail into a parfait-style glass and enjoy.
Sunrise
(non-alcoholic)This classic long-drink tastes wonderfully fruity and should be served at every cocktail party. In the classic version it is topped off with Tequila, but also tastes great without alcoholic.
Ingredients (1 glass):
15 cl Orange juice
1 cl Lemon juice
3 cl Grapefruit juice
1 cl Grenadine
Ice cubes
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients, except the Grenadine, with ice in a shaker and shake vigorously until blended. Pour the drink into a long-drink glass and add the Grenadine slowly along the edge of the glass, so that it sinks to the bottom. The two colors in the cocktail look like a sunrise.
Blue Moonshine
This cocktail is a hit with its „cool“ look and prickling exotic taste. The fruity components of raspberry schnapps and orange peel round out the drink.
Ingredients (1 glass):
2 cl Raspberry schnapps
2 cl Blue Curacao
Sparkling wine or champagne
1 untreated orange
Preparation:
Pour raspberry schnapps and Curacao in a champagne flute. Wash orange in hot water, peel in spiral shape and place peel in the glass. Fill with sparkling wine or champagne and serve.
New Cosmopolitan
This version of the Cosmopolitan is a little bit milder and has a fruitier taste than the famous original. This modern cocktail is a „short-drink“, and has only been around for a few years.
Ingredients (1 glass):
1 cl Cointreau
2 cl Vodka
4 cl Cranberry juice
2 cl Lime juice
Several ice cubes
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients with ice cubes in a shaker and shake vigorously until blended. Strain into a martini glass that has been frosted briefly in the freezer. Before pouring the drink into the glass, rub the edge with lime juice or a piece of lime peel.
Orange Coffee Dream
This creamy cocktail has a unique touch of coffee and refreshing fruit components.
Ingredients (1 glass):
2 cl Cream
8 cl Orange juice
4 cl Kahlua (coffee liqueur)
1 cl Mango syrup
4 cl Pineapple juice
2 cl Peach liqueur
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients with 3 – 4 ice cubes in a shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into a parfait-style glass that is filled halfway with crushed ice.
Garnish with several strawberry slices and a piece of pineapple on a wooden skewer. Sprinkle a pinch of coffee powder on the drink.
