Do you have an upcoming cocktail party in this week? You see, for being a successful host event, you need to learn the few steps before throwing an amazing cocktail party.
1.
Make sure to shop lots of ice! That's right! Plenty of ice will be needed for chilling bottles of wine or champagne.
Yeah, not to mention for serving in drinks on the rocks! As a good host, stock up pile of ice on your fridge is a good cocktail party management.
2.
Be ready with a variety of glass styles! You're going to need them to cover the type of drinks you plan to serve.
These include from martini glasses, wine glasses for wines, tumblers for spirits and juices, straight-sided highballs for tall drinks to juice and water.
3.
For running a 2-hour cocktail party, where you only plan on serving wine and/or champagne, you got to have one bottle for every two guests.
That's right! Have a mix of red, white or vice versa varieties.
You see white wine used to be the main favorite course, but now, red is becoming just well-liked.
4.
A cocktail party must have a bar! And for running a basic bar you'll be needed to stock up on vodka, whiskey, wines and beer.
Yeah, that's enough for just a basic bar! However, if you want to impress your guests, add brandy, gin, rum, sherry, tequila, vermouth, and bourbon for a more complete bar.
5.
Stock up on some mixers! These include tomato juice, orange juice, lemons tonic, cola, soda, Tabasco, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, limes and of course ginger ale! 6.
Prepare to uncork a few bottles of wines in advance, and then replacing the corks.
This way, your wine drinker guests will be refilling their glasses in a lot of easy! 7.
You need to have a bartender! Yeah, what good for throwing a great cocktail party, when you're too busy behind a bar, right? You can't even socialize with your guests.
That's right! By hiring a bartender, you'll be having much more time to be a good host.
8.
Put your local taxi service phone number nearby.
Yeah, you can offer a cab home for your guests who shouldn't be driving.