Showing posts with label Champagne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Champagne. Show all posts

'Wedding drinks' Cheers for the Couple

Wedding has a special trend and just like it wedding drinks have also a fashion becoming an essential part to be served in both the alcoholic and non alcoholic ways….

wedding drinks
Wedding Drinks


Alcohol is involved in most of the wedding drinks for serving to the guests. So, you have to make arrangements for that and you will find no difficulty in this work if the venue of wedding is a hotel where you will find all the arrangements for the drinks. 

The only thing you need to decide if you are having the wedding in hotel is the choice of the drinks that are going to be served as you know the choice of your guests better than the people who are making arrangements. 

If the location of the wedding is any gazebo, then you will require some more planning in which you have to purchase all the stuff of drinks by yourself and transportation should be also have to be done by you to the destination place.

After this, the second thing to plan is to have a staff for serving for which one option is to deal with the caterers and having a deal with them for serving the wedding drinks also. One trendy option is provided by the caterers who may run a small bar at some corner of the food department area. 

You do not have to worry much if the location is chosen by the side if a bar then your work will be easily done without taking much difficult.

Welcome your guests in the wedding with the help of drinks which will make them refresh for the later events and make them feel good. Whisey, Scotch, Rum, Tequila, Red wine, Beer, Vodka, Sweet vermouth, Champagne, Bourbon are the standards which should be maintained in a bar and so for your guests.


Glasses full of Beer
Glasses full of Beer


Champagne is a conventional choice and sparkling wine can become a substitute for this if you want to prefer it over the former choice. Lemonade and pimms which is generally served in long glasses works well for summer season wedding. These are the alcoholic choices but along with these you have to make sure that non alcoholic option is there as all the guests are not fond of alcoholic drinks and one safe bet for this is the orange juice.
 
One type of each of ale and lager is sufficient for beer perspective and serving of ale should be served in glasses and lager are easier to be handled out in bottles.

There should be the choices for soft drinks which may include lemonade, coke, Cranberry juice, Strawberry Banana Smoothie, Pineapple juice, Watermelon juice and orange juice which seems to be compulsory. Coffee and tea should be there as many guests are fond of these and of course water and many more… 

Beer and wine are the fine choices to include as compared to the spirit option as you never know the amount of mixers you are going to need in this case. 

The wine can be served at the time when the meal is served, so you may choose the wine matching the food stuff. One good idea is to have different taste of wine at the time of meal and the other one for the rest of the evening so that the guests not get bored from the same stuff.


Different Wedding Drinks
Different Wedding Drinks
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 Keep one thing in mind that there might be the case that the drink of your choice might not be favored by most of your guests like German Rieslings might be your favorite one but that may not be liked by your guests. So, do not try to do this type of experiment with the tastes of your guests and serve the mostly opted chosen drink...

Signature Wedding Drinks

Tight on your budget but don't want to sacrifice style? Try having a few signature drinks for the night instead of a full bar! 

If you get a full stocked bar, everything will not be drank, you will not be able to get every liquor every guest would want (or their preferred brand), and it is tacky to have an open bar where people have to pay for their own drinks at the reception.  Instead, buy some wine, get a keg or two, and stick to a few signature drinks.  This will significantly cut down on your costs by only buying a few types of liquor.

Try and have drinks that can appeal to both sexes.  But trust me, this will make the wedding much more unique to guests if they are drinking a specialty drink instead of their regular Rum and coke.  With some bartending experience of my own, I've picked out some specialty drinks that will cover ranges of tastes.


Champagne Cocktail

Easy to make, luxurious look, great for toasts.  Just add a piece of fruit to make it look special.





















Photo 1: brides.com
Photo 2: marthastewartweddings.com

Turn it into a cocktail-->

Champagne Dream


recipe:
1 oz. Pama (pomegranate liqueur)
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. fresh orange juice
3 oz. champagne or sparkling wine


Shake the first three ingredients with ice. Gently stir in the champagne. Strain into a flute and garnish with orange zest.





Recipe courtesy of: Dale DeGroff, author of The Craft of the Cocktail
Photo and recipe source: cosmopolitan.com



Strawberry Watermelon Mojito


Recipe:
- 1½ oz. Smirnoff Strawberry Vodka

- ½ oz. fresh lime juice
- ½ oz. mint-infused simple syrup
- 1 cup fresh seedless watermelon, cubed and chilled
- 1 bunch fresh mint leaves
- Club soda


To make mint syrup, bring 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water to a boil. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and add 8 to 10 mint leaves. Let cool for 30 minutes. Strain. Combine vodka, lime juice, simple syrup, ½ cup of watermelon and about 10 mint leaves in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a glass with ice and remaining watermelon. Top with club soda. Garnish with additional mint leaf.


Photo and recipe source: brides.com

Like the Monogrammed stir sticks? See how to make your own DIY stirrers here.
Cocktail created by the Four Seasons Resort, Palm Beach, Florida.  Monogrammed stirrer flag; Ellen Weldon Design, NYC, 212-925-4483.

 
Lemon Meringue Cocktail
 
 
recipe:
- 2 oz. Boru Citrus Flavored Vodka
- 1 oz. Pallini Limoncello
- 1 oz. simple syrup
- 1 oz. half-and-half, chilled
- Whipped cream; peeled and minced lemon zest (for garnish)
To make simple syrup, bring 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water to a boil. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove from heat. Let cool to room temperature. Combine vodka, limoncello, simple syrup and half-and-half with ice in a cocktail shaker, and shake well. Strain into a martini glass. Top with a dollop of whipped cream. Sprinkle lemon zest on the cream.



With a Twist martini glass, $9; Ceskà, 201-891-4108, ceska.com.

Photo and recipe source: brides.com


Rum and Pomegranate Izze


This island breeze of a cocktail in stunning scarlet gets its tang from pomegranates.


recipe:
- 1½ oz. Bacardi White Rum
- ¼ oz. Cointreau (orange liqueur)
- Splash of lime juice
- 2½ oz. Izze sparkling pomegranate juice
- Colored sugar (for rim)
Dip rim of glass in water, then in colored sugar. Combine rum, liqueur and juices with ice in the glass, and stir.



Cocktail created by the W Bar, W Hotel, Seattle. "O" glass, $20 per pair; Riedel, 888-474-3333, riedel.com. Stainless steel Residence 14-inch tray, $75; Couzon USA, 800-242-2774, luntsilver.com.


 
 
Photo and recipe source: brides.com
 
 
Superfruit Sangria

 


recipe:
1 1/2 oz. Veev Açaí Spirit
3 oz. of Pomenegrate Liqueur
1 oz. of Cranberry Juice
Bottle Red Wine

Fresh fruit for garnish

Fill pitcher halfway with ice. Add all ingredients and stir well.



 
 
 
 
Photo and recipe source: brides.com
 
Also keep in mind, you can use these drinks to enhance your theme.  If your main color is yellow, use the lemon meringue martini.  Or if you have a classic, timeless theme, keep your drinks that way (think manhattans, old fashioned, traditional martini's, or gimlets).
 
Love always,
 
Lauren