I'm throwing my bday but it's a cocktail party.?!
Answers: i don't really drink but i really want some sexy drinks .. maybe one or two manly drinks for a few male friends .. my theme is pink, red and white.
My roommates threw a party that had like different color martini stations. Green apple, cosmos (pink/red depending on cran juice amt), white grape martinis, espresso martinis, and white russian martinis.
That might be kind of cool for your party, one station with like white and red table cloths and like different levels with some white chocolate strawberries and the martinis already mixed in the shakers ready to go into your pre sugared (they make red white and pink sugar for the rims) martini glasses. If you want real food shrimp cocktail? Or sushi rolls? Brushetta? Im just thinking of red and white foods.. that are easy, sexy and fun.
Go to a crafts place for the decorations( I.e. Michaels)... NOT a party place... that stuff looks really tacky.
Another Idea for a station could be like a champagne station. By adding grenadine or even a maraschino cherry could add some color to match your scheme.
As for the guys go, maybe you could just make a station that has beer bottles(NOT CANS) in some ice with red/white/pink cups next to them so people know NOT to walk around with the bottles.
I’m sorry I am a scatterbrain but I hope this gives you a few ideas… and I hope you have a great time at your party
Look into the martini's. You can make fruity flavored martini's which you could choose according to your colors. The men can have the "James Bond" version of a martini - "shaken, not stirred."
ok Crystal Cocktail Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee
Show: Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee
Episode: Black Tie
White sugar crystals
2 cups store bought eggnog, chilled (or 2 cups vanilla ice cream)
1/2 cup brandy
1/2 cup amaretto liqueur
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
Pumpkin pie spice, for garnish
Spread some sugar crystals in a saucer. Dampen rims of martini glasses and coat with sugar crystals. Combine the eggnog, brandy, amaretto, nutmeg, and vanilla ice cream in a blender. Pour into prepare martini glasses. Garnish each drink with a pinch of pumpkin pie spice.
PBR... has blue and red on the label, no pink though!
Pink Pomegranite Martini (this is easy and delicious!)
Pink Grapfruit juice
Pomegranite juice
Vodka
A little champagne
Add a few pomegranite seeds for garnish
Manhattans. Bourbon, a dash of vermouth, and a bit of maraschino cherry juice. Add a cherry and you can serve it on the rocks in an old-fashioned glass or straight up in a martini glass.