Drink Ideas

[PocketAces]

We're hosting an old school "cocktail party" this weekend. A bunch of couples are getting together, going to dinner at a supper club then coming over here for drinks. I'm sick of the same old stuff. Do you guys have any favorite drink ideas that we could serve? Maybe some warm cider drinks or apple pie drinks. I have no idea. So far we're thinking about home made (from scratch) old fashions. (That might just be a WI thing). I'll also have some solid beer choices on ice.

I appreciate any recipes that you might have.

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[Betone]

Love "old fashions"....have not had one in a long time, I think:lol:

Vodka martini's is old school, Cosmopolitans for the ladies

Have fun, sounds like a great gathering :toast:

 

[MadJack]

Make something the women will enjoy too. Margaritas made with fresh squeezed limes. :0008

Not saying women don't go for the Old Fashions but a higher percentage of people would take a margarita if given the choice between the two.

I think :shrug:

 

[Sportsaholic]

Tom Collins (gin & sour mix splash soda) Vodka Collins.....Tequila Sunrise (Teq. OJ Spl. Cherry Juice).....Salty Dog (Vod., Grapefruit salted rim).....Wine Sprirtzer (white wine spl seltzer)

 

[MadJack]

Tom Collins (gin & sour mix splash soda) Vodka Collins.....Tequila Sunrise (Teq. OJ Spl. Cherry Juice).....Salty Dog (Vod., Grapefruit salted rim).....Wine Sprirtzer (white wine spl seltzer)

Winner!

Just take the company chopper and go run the show for PA. Put all the supplies on IE's credit card. :0008

 

[Sportsaholic]

Winner!

Just take the company chopper and go run the show for PA. Put all the supplies on IE's credit card. :0008

Will do, PA is one of the guys I've wanted to meet even though he's a Packers Fan.....:0008

 

[Old School]

do a search for all the drinks mentioned or consumed in an episode of Mad Men..

you could even make note of the who..what..when ...where and why ..

 

[The Boys]

http://www.delish.com/entertaining-ideas/parties/cocktail-parties/origins-retro-cocktails#slide-1


Old-Time Origins: Our 10 Favorite Retro Cocktails


The retro-drink culture is officially in vogue, from the TV show Mad Men to the speakeasy-style cocktail bar. Many of today's popular cocktails originated 100, 200, even 300 years ago, but each of the following drinks has enjoyed a resurgence in our lifetimes. Read all about the fabled and oft-debated origins of your favorite retro cocktails, including the Sidecar, Pi?a Colada, and Gin Rickey.


For more drink and party-food ideas, check out our comprehensive Drinks Guide. Continue the retro theme with one of our cozy, fun-to-eat fondue recipes.

By Sara Schwartz

 

[layinwood]

A drink I make that has had a 100% hit rate with everyone is a strawberry ginger martini.

Get a good Gin and then find ginger liqueur. The best and cheapest ginger one I've found is by Stirrings.


3 maybe 4 strawberries depending on size, muddle them up.

1/2 shot of fresh lime juice

1 shot of ginger liqueur

2 shots of Gin


Shake, strain and serve

I'll promise you everyone will ask about it and what all is in it. I don't like Ginger but it's great in this drink.

 

[comfortable1]

Easy and delicious regardless of penis.

Dark and Stormy

From Esquire http://www.esquire.com/drinks/dark-and-stormy-drink-recipe
Ingredients


Glass Type: Collins glass

• 2 ounces dark rum
• 3 ounces ginger beer
• 1/2 ounce lime juice

Instructions

Combine the rum,* the ginger beer,** and the lime juice, which is optional, in a tall glass full of ice cubes. Stir. The key here is nailing the precise ratio between the spice of the ginger beer and the richness of the rum. Depending on brands of each used, you may want to play around with the proportions. No true Bermudian would put lime juice in his D & S, but here in the States that's how it comes (perhaps the Moscow Mule has something to do with that). Frankly, we prefer it with the lime -- but we're not Bermudian, now, are we? In fact, we've never even been to the "still-vexed Bermoothes," as Shakespeare calls 'em (sorry -- couldn't help slipping that in).
* Bermuda's own Gosling's Black Seal is of course the preferred brand, but anything dark and funky will work.
** If you can find Barritt's, it's from Bermuda. If not, anything will work as long as it's ginger beer and not ginger ale.

 

[PocketAces]

Winner!

Just take the company chopper and go run the show for PA. Put all the supplies on IE's credit card. :0008

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[PocketAces]

Will do, PA is one of the guys I've wanted to meet even though he's a Packers Fan.....:0008

Show up anytime. Pick up BP then you won't be the only Vikings fan at the Party.

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[PocketAces]

These are ALL great ideas! I knew I came to the right place.

Thank you.

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[hedman]

Moscow Mule - Fucking Fantastic

I dont use sugar syrup or all that garnish shit, but the lime.

Pretty much Vodka and Ginger beer, the mugs are cool, but any glass works.


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[Ruck21]

Simple one, Vodka & 7-Up...

Another.... Summer Beer....

30 pk of Busch Light Cans
Large Bottle of Vodka
1 Can of Frozen Lemon Concentrate
1 Can of Frozen Lime Concentrate

Pour beer slowly (to avoid foam) into a a large Gatorade cooler, then add remaining ingredients and with a large wooden spoon mix....Add ice to keep it cool.. Tastes just like Lemonade! But believe me, it is a very potent drink !!!!!

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