cocktails anyone?
Preparing for a Halloween cocktail party, or any cocktail party always sounds like a good idea, and then you make a trip to the bottle store and are dumbfounded as to what you should get and how much. The last thing you want is to run out mid-party – and do you really want to spend a small fortune that no one ends up drinking (I swear I still have champagne left over from Zara’s baptism and that was nearly 4 years ago!).
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So here are some quick and easy tips to help you; but as everyone is different you may also wish to add a particular favourite that you or your friends enjoy:
Stock a Two-Bottle Bar
Bottle 1: Vodka - it is so versatile, you can serve it on the rocks or mix it with any kind of juice, soda or tonic.
Bottle 2: If it is spring/summer go for Gin or Rum and if it is autumn or winter, Scotch or Whiskey.
Quota Per Person
Signature Cocktail - 2 and half drinks
Additional Liquor - Half a drink
Additional Wine or Beer – 1 and half drinks
Liquor Calculator
A jug of a signature drinks makes 15 - 20 drinks
One 750ml bottle of additional liquor makes 12 – 15 drinks
One bottle of wine is 6 drinks
One bottle of beer is 1 drink
In addition buy mixers (tonic, club soda, cola, diet cola etc.) 1 litre of each for a party under 20 and for more than 20 people, 2 litres.
Have plenty of water available.
And lots of ice!
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