Drinks are inevitable part of every party be it wild hens night out, a fancy birthday party or more casual get-together of friends in your house. Serving the right drinks is also very crucial if you want to receive good feedback of the party since serving food drinks now nearly equals to taking care of your guests and making sure they are having the best possible time. However, almost always the big question of what sort of drinks one should offer at a party appears. Even though this decision can vary significantly depending on your guests (e.g. is it a bachelorette party with your girls or is it a corporate event with both genders being invited equally), there are some cocktails that are favored by even the pickiest alcohol „gourmands” and hence trying some of these 5 party cocktail recipes surely guarantees a success of your future party.
Lime Sorbet Margaritas. This is one of the easiest cocktails to make, nevertheless it will look elegant, and there is no way this cocktail won’t become hit of the party. The recipe is very simple and the amount is supposed to be enough for 8 glasses.
Ingredients:
- 2 pints of lime sorbet
- 1 lime
- ¼ cup of sugar
- ½ cup of tequila.
Preparation process:
First of all, cut 1 lime into 8 wedges. Rub the wedges around the rims of the glasses. Coat the rims with sugar. Put 2 sorbet scoops in each glass and top it with 1 tablespoon of tequila. The drink is ought to be served with a spoon. Voila!
Martini Now this drink is always one of the first ones to run-short at the parties as it is favored by women and men alike.
Ingredients:
- 3 ounces of gin
- ½ ounces of Nolly Prat dry white vermouth (any other dry vermouth will be fine as well)
- ice
- You will also surely need to use a stainless steel shaker.
Preparation process:
Start by putting your martini glasses in a freezer. They should chill there for at least 5 minutes. Pour vermouth and gin in the shaker. Put around 10 ice cubes there and stir everything briskly for around 15 seconds. Pour in the chilled glasses and decorate it with olive (if you want to do it the most conventional way).
Red wine sangria. Even though this seems more of a summer-drink (perfect for some outdoor garden parties) it actually is a drink that can be served in nearly every sort of event. The recipe is for making 7 drinks.
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle of red wine
- 2 cups of lemonade
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of brandy
- 1 tiny sliced orange
- ½ pint of blackberries
- a cup of club soda.
Preparation process:
Preparation process is very easy. Pour wine, lemonade, brandy and sugar in a pitcher and stir it all until the sugar has dissolved. Add the soda and fruits. Keep the drink in the fridge for about an hour. Serve it in glasses with ice and enjoy the night!
Bellini This fresh drink will not only look elegant but will have a taste of a true party cocktail.
Ingredients:
- peach nectar or puree
- 1 bottle of Prosecco.
Preparation process:
Put in each champagne glass peach puree (approx. until 1/3 of the glass) and top it prosecco. Voila! Incredibly easy but a great way how to keep your guests pleased all night through!
Watermelon Gin Spritzer. Similarly as with majority of cocktails, it is simply impossible to fail with picking a drink that involves fresh fruit or berries. This cocktail is very refreshing and will look particularly appealing among the drinks you serve.
Ingredients:
- 2 limes
- 100 grams of watermelon
- 2 tablespoons of gin
- tonic water.
Preparation process:
The proportions are enough to serve 8 glasses. Cut each lime in 4 parts and squeeze each part into glass. You can drop in some flesh of the squeezed lime as well. Divide the watermelon in 8 parts and together with ice throw the chopped pieces in glass. Pour gin and add some tonic water (chilled).