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Hosting a Cocktail Party - The Cocktail Party is becoming HIP again
By Kegerators.net
Oct 6, 2005, 16:05

Hosting a Cocktail Party - The Cocktail Party is becoming HIP again.

Cocktail parties used to be groovy. Now, they are becoming HIP. Often glamorized as a ritzy affair by Hollywood, the cocktail parties of today are taking on a smooth relaxed and friendly tint. As the saying goes, "you can never keep a good thing down" become particularly true with a good cocktail party. Serving wine and beer are still popular choices, but there has been a comeback in the popularity of mixed drinks.

The great thing about cocktail parties is they are designed to be short and sweet. The typical timeframe for a party is 2-3 hours, which means that even the busiest of people can occasionally serve one up. These parties are designed to be fast moving and are a better choice of getting people previously un- introduced into mingling and meeting.

Hosting a cocktail party allows you the freedom to experiment with a pretty wide variety of food on your menu. Everyone will be eating only small little tastes, and if they don't like something then you can be sure that there will be plenty of choices for them.

Food aside, the most important part of a cocktail party is of course the cocktails. A tour of the hippest nightclubs this side of the moon reveals there are a handful of popular drinks on the cocktail circuit.

Below is a list of the ones you should include on your menu:

Cosmopolitan - A light pink drink popular with the women. It saw a re-insurgence when the popular HBO series Sex and the City starlets starting downing them.

Dirty Martini - Not that kind of dirty for those that have a dirty mind. It not "clean" because of the addition of olive juice which gives the drink a salty bite.

Chocolate Martini - How is it that chocolate finds it way into everything? It's good for those that have a sweet tooth - but looks different than what you may expect.

Apple Martini - Great taste and fulfills a daily food group requirement.

All those martinis are going to require the proper glasses - put the paper cups away and save them for the weekend barbecue. Try Martini
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Besides these classic standbys you can dive into the world of exotic mixers - always a hit. Oh, what's that? You aren't versed in the world of tropical splendorific drinks? Don't worry. You can find out all you need to know about dozens of great tropical drinks with
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There's nothing better to compliment your new found talents and tropical drink mixing skills then with your very own cocktail mixer.
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