![]() From there you can add a cordial, bitters, juices, or sweeteners for more complexity." As I mentioned above, keeping it simple is the key to finding the right marriage of flavors. "If your assortment is all over the place, my advice is to pick a spirit to build around, and start with one mixer to find a balance. "It's more about sharing the experience than it is about the drink!"įor a virtual cocktail party, the advice of the experts is universal: "keep it simple," Pearson suggests. "Whatever drink you devise, if you're enjoying it at a virtual party, be sure to show it off and give it a fun name, even name it after yourself or your host," Kara Newman, the spirits editor at Wine Enthusiast Magazine, suggests. Share tips for easy to make cocktailsĪs the contents of your guests' personal bars may have become depleted over quarantine, you might want to send out some tips for how to make something special and delicious from what they have on hand. A Jimmy Buffet playlist provided the vibes. The Mashable tech team threw a Tiki-themed cocktail party. Be sure to make an on-theme playlist for your guests, with instructions on how to connect, ahead of time! If everyone's music is synced, they should be able to keep playing it while they are talking or otherwise unmuted without breaking other guests' ears. One service, called JQBX, lets you open the music sharing service on a web page. ![]() There are several apps, such as Vertigo, that will allow everyone to listen to the same playlist at the same time. Suggest that your guests prepare a cocktail ahead of time. Initiate an on-theme dress code "the better you dress the worse you can behave," reminds Kenneth McCoy, partner at The Rum House. Sending a folder with potential backgrounds that set a mood. Setting a theme, dress code, and suggested menu can help unify a virtual experience. Who says you can't meet new people in quarantine?! 3. What's more, let people bring a date! In your invitation, suggest that your guests pass on the invitation to one friend, acquaintance, or lover of their choosing - preferably one you might not know. This event is all about bringing people together. Don't feel bad if you invite someone with whom you are not in regular contact. Have you been speaking with the same handful of friends on Zoom call after Zoom call? This is the time to branch out. Confinement to our homes does not mean we do not yearn for the ability to make plans! Give your guests something to look forward to. Send out invitations (perhaps Paperless Post or eVite). Here is what you, my dear, should know about throwing a virtual cocktail party for the ages. "Guests should leave the party feeling as though they learned something from someone or made a new connection." "A successful cocktail party, whether virtual or in-person, should have good cocktails, good entertainment, and most importantly, good company!" Sean Pearson, the beverage director at La Esquina NYC, a restaurant in New York City, says. However, in this brave new world where chatrooms have replaced parlors, a little extra guidance can't hurt. Elevate the experience with thoughtful details. ![]() The fundamentals of party planning, whether in person or virtual, remain much the same. That means a good host or hostess has but one option: to throw the virtual party of the year! What better gift can one give to one's nearest and dearest than an event on the calendar? Alas, the promise of soirees, galas, bridge dates, or tête-à-têtes has temporarily flown the coop. A calendar filled with invitations is the goal of every modern social butterfly. ![]()
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