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Party Cocktail Recipes
Dust off the coupes, stock up your bar cart and shake that cocktail maker to your heart’s content, because party season is officially here. And what’s a sophisticated soirée without a curated cocktail menu? Hosting such an occasion needn’t mean spending your entire evening in the company of a cocktail shaker. Instead, you want a selection of simple yet decidedly impressive recipes that can be made ahead of time.
As a general rule of thumb, we recommend sticking to a couple of quality spirits from the Fine Wines & Spirits department with recipes that require few steps or can be batch-made for everyone to serve themselves, like a seasonal punch. We asked our expert bartenders from Studio Frantzén and the Moët & Chandon Champagne Bar to share their easy party cocktail recipes to get you started.
Santiago (2.0) Cocktail Recipe
Level up this classic white rum cocktail with a warming and sophisticated Champagne twist. The bartenders at Studio Frantzén recommend using a rich double-aged rum and swapping orange juice with ginger syrup and pastis for a bittersweet flavour. Looking for a classy sans-alcohol option instead? Simply swap out the Champagne for So Jennie’s Alcohol-Free Luxury Bubbles and forego the rum and pastis for a zero-percent spiced rum alternative.
50ml Brugal 1888
5ml ginger syrup
30ml Champagne
2 dashes of pastis
Maraschino cherries to garnish
La Rue En Fleurs Cocktail Recipe
Everyone loves a long drink and this refreshing cocktail from the bartender at the Moët & Chandon Champagne Bar is no exception. Bonus points if your party prep time allows for making your own Champagne cordial and jasmine syrup – it’s guaranteed to impress your guests.
40ml Cognac
20ml jasmine syrup (recipe available)
30ml orange juice
10ml Champagne cordial (recipe available)
Brut Champagne to top up
2/3 drops of Angostura bitters
Orange peel to garnish
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Autumn Punch
Easy to make in generous batches and to top up when the punch bowl inevitably runs dry, this recipe from Studio Frantzén’s bartenders combines fruity and spicy flavours for the ultimate winter warmer.
350ml Flor de Caña 15yrs Eco Rum
150ml Mandarin Napoleon liquer
150ml apricot liqueur
20ml Angostura bitters
200ml fresh lime juice
50ml sugar syrup
750ml spiced orange ginger ale
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