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Food and Drinks: How much do you need for your next cocktail party?
August 2007
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:: Words of Wisdom
:: Recipe: Your Signature Cocktail |
 Have you ever decided to host a cocktail party only to become perplexed by the amount of food and drinks you need to accommodate your guests? If yes, then this issue of party possibilities will guide you through the numbers ... number of hors d'oeuvres per person, number of drinks per person, number of servings per bottle of wine or liquor, and so forth. And if the numbers are still overwhelming, give us a call; we're happy to help!
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The information below comes from a great resource, Cocktail Food, a book by twin sisters and co- owners of Thymes Two Catering, Mary Corpening Barber and Sara Corpening Whiteford. In addition to being instrumental in calculating the quantity of food and drinks needed for a party, this book has great recipes too! Cheers!
Hors d'oeuvres
- Cocktail Party: 5 hors d'oeuvres per hour per person for the first two hours and 3 hors d'oeuvres per person each hour afterward.
- Cocktails before dinner: 4 hors d'oeuvres per hour per person.
- 4 napkins per person, especially when passing food.
Drinks
- 2 drinks per hour per person for the first 2 hours and one drink per hour per person for every hour thereafter.
- 1/2 pound of ice per person for the first two hours or 1 pound of ice for a party that will last 3 hours or more.
- 2 glasses per person.
- A 750-mL bottle of wine, champagne or liquor will yield six 4-ounce glasses or sixteen 1 1/2 ounce shots of liquor.
- If you have a full bar, purchase at least one 750- mL bottle each of vodka, rum, scotch, bourbon, tequila and gin plus mixers such as fruit juices, tonic water, club soda, soft drinks and lime juice.
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Words of Wisdom
"Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they were."
-Anonymous
Recipe: Your Signature Cocktail
Often, I recommend serving a signature cocktail in lieu of a full bar. It's less expensive and easier to play bartender when you only have to shake up a few ingredients.
The recipe below is one of my favorites, an updated twist on the classic Cosmopolitan. One of my clients served it at his wife's 40th birthday party. They called it 'Pomegranate Potion' but all of the guests ordered 'Wendy's Drink'! Perhaps it could be your signature cocktail!
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz Cointreau
1/4 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz pomegranate juice
champagne
orange peel for garnish
PREPARATION:
Shake all the ingredients with ice in a shaker.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Top with champagne.
Garnish with an orange peel.
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