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Ingredients

Belvedere Pomrancza 45ml

Monin Lavender 10ml

Angsotura Bitters A dash

Orange Bitters A dash

Cranberry Juice 30ml

Directions

1. Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker.

2.Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

3. Dont over do the lavender- it can over kill all other ingrediants

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Ingredients

1 ounce chilled pomegranate juice or chilled cranberry juice (2 tablespoons)

3 ounces chilled champagne (6 tablespoons)

Directions

Pour the pomegranate juice into a champagne flute. Slowly add champagne. Serve immediately. Makes 1 serving.

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Ingredients

 2 tablespoons dry cranberries

 1/2 cup organic pear nectar

 32 ounces Moscato d’Asti wine

8 small sprigs fresh rosemary

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Ingredients:

• 3 oz Ron Abuelo Añejo
• 1 oz Van Gogh Dutch Caramel Vodka
• 1/4 stick Unsalted Butter, softened
• 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
• 2 Tbsp Honey
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
• 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
• Cinnamon Stick

Directions:

Combine all ingredients (excluding rum and vodka) into a hot drinking cup or mug.  Mix together with a spoon then add Ron Abuelo Añejo and Van Gogh Dutch Caramel Vodka. Pour in hot water (1 cup or more to personal taste) and stir vigorously until the mixture has dissolved.  Garnish with cinnamon stick

personalized drink buckets are a great option to store iced wine, beer to go, or water before the ceremony.

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Vintage bath tubs, old canoes, or a wheel barrow are great for “drinks on the go”. Store just about anything in them, but make sure to have a small bucket near by for guests to put drink tops after popping their favorite beverage.

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Never be afraid of signage! Hanging a unique Bar sign or banner behind the bar draws focus in just the right way to a really awesome setup.

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Have a bar within a bar. Setting up a Brandy or Whiskey Bar is the perfect way to pay tribute to your favorite drink. When setting up a brandy bar make sure to bring it special brandy glasses, a few of your favorite options and signage to describe what guests are drinking.

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Renting specialty bar furniture can transform a space into a glamorous and unique atmosphere. Custom furniture can be created by the best vendors in the area such as Amaryllis, or brought in by Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

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Small details in Coasters and stir sticks are easy finds and tie back into the overall theme. Make sure to keep them personal and fun so guests are drawn to use them.

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Collect vintage and glass decorative bar bottles to hold your liquors instead of boring containers they are purchased in. Have the bartender keep them up on the top of the bar for guests to admire.

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If your budget allows, add in flowers and props to the ends of the bar. It helps to soften the space and it is a small touch that goes a long way.

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Give take home champagne favors to guests that they can pickup adjacent to the bar. These are not only a crowd pleaser but look glamorous staged together with ribbon bows and oversized tags.

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My personal and always favorite favor is a really bad ass koozie. I have a collection that is quite ridiculous and I think it’s the perfect gift to the beer drinkers at your wedding.

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Ingredients for 2

12 large blackberries

12 mint leaves

4 teaspoons sugar

1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice

3 ounces light rum (you can substitute vodka if you like)

Ice

Club soda

Lime wedge, mint, and blackberries for garnish

Direction

Chill two glasses. Put the mint and the berries in the bottom of a cocktail shaker with the sugar. Use a wooden spoon to muddle (bruise) the mint and crush the berries. Add rum, lemon and lime juice. Fill with ice. Shake until well chilled. Put mint leaves in the bottom of the glass. Add ice. Strain the cocktail over the ice. Top with club soda for a little sparkle.

For a Group of 50 (approx 4 ounce servings)

5-6 pints blackberries plus some for garnish

4 bunches mint leaves plus some for garnish

6 cups sugar

4 cups cold water

1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice

6-7 cups light rum (depending on how strong you want the drinks. This is based on 1 ounce per drink which is light. Add more if you like. You can also substitute vodka if you prefer)

Ice

2 bottles of chilled club soda (to taste)

Directions

Put the berries in the bottom of a container with the sugar. Use a wooden spoon to crush the fruit. Add the mint and gently muddle to release the essence of the mint. Add 4 cups of water and stir well to make sure the sugar is dissolved completely. Refrigerate and let sit for at least an hour. If you are using a dispenser with a spigot, you will need to strain off the mixture so the skin from the berries and the mint leaves do not clog the dispenser. Add the strained mixture to your dispenser. Add rum, lemon and lime juice. Fill with ice. Stir well. Top off with a bottle of club soda- to taste. Float mint leaves, lime wheels, or blackberries in the dispenser as garnish. Or thread berries onto a cocktail skewer and have those ready in glasses filled with ice. Then guests can help themselves to the beverage.

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz Pear Vodka
• 3 oz Pineapple Juice
• 1 oz Cranberry Juice

Directions

In a chilled rocks glass fill with ice

Add vodka and pineapple juice

Top with a splash of cranberry juice

I think this is very approporiate given our current stormy weather!

Ingrediants

1.5 oz Rathman Créme de Violette

1.5 oz St. Germain elderflower liqueur

1 oz fresh lime juice

4 oz Champagne

Lime wedges to garnish

Directions

Pour the creme de violette over ice.

Add St. Germain and lime juice

top off with Champagne.

Enjoy!

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Ingredients

1 wild hibiscus flower

a few drops of syrup from the flowers

Champagne or Prosecco

Makes 1 cocktail

Directions

1. Drop one Hibiscus flower from the jar into the bottom of a champagne flute

2. Fill flute 3/4 full with Champagne or Prosecco

3. Add a few drops of syrup to the drink for taste/flavor

4. Drink, Fill, Repeat!