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• Steps
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Attention:this article is intended for persons over 18 years of age.

A cocktail party is a great way to entertain yourself because they are tailored for any guest list. Regardless of what kind of people you are having fun with, there are several ways to create a swanky party ...

Steps

1. 1 Set the right time. The traditional time frame for the party is 2-3 hours long and takes place between 6 and 10 pm
2. 2 Buy more than enough ice. Remember that you are buying it not only for drinks, but also for cooling bottles and cans. In general, 0.5 kg of ice per guest should be enough.
3. 3 Have a variety of glasses on hand, depending on the variety of drinks you offer. You should offer glasses for wine, juice and water; straight-sided long glasses for expensive drinks; stemless glasses for vodka and juice, and martini glasses. In terms of quantity, be prepared that you will need about twice as many glasses as guests.
4. 4 Fill up your bar.
   • For wine lovers, stock up on 1 bottle for every two guests, that is, 1 bottle is for 5 servings.
   • For beer lovers, prepare a pack of six cans for two, counting on 400ml servings.
   • Also prepare 1 or 2 bottles of liquor that can be added to the cocktail (possibly vodka, rum, gin, scotch, bourbon, blended whiskey or tequila).
   • Don't forget the mixer and decorations, including orange juice, soda, tonic, ginger ale, cola, grenadine, tomato juice, Tabasco, lemons, limes, horseradish, and Worcester sauce. The most important ingredient is seltzer water (soda water).
5. 5 Prepare a menu. Food should be for all tastes (meat, vegetarian, hot, cold, spicy or sweet).If you are not preparing food, count on 6 pieces per person, but remember that it is better to have more food than not enough.
6. 6 At the end of the party, offer coffee to your guests as a courtesy, but remember that coffee will not help to sober up. Keep taxi numbers handy for guests who cannot get home on their own.

Tips

• If you know that your guests love wine, you can uncork a few bottles in advance and put the caps back, as red wines are always tastier if the air comes out.
• Also, if you invited people who are not familiar with your other guests, you should have a place where you would make cocktails and entertain people who find it difficult to get along with strangers.
• If you have invited guests with their children, you should have a room for them with books and films, or if you have a pool, write that children can swim.
• Ask guests to dress up. A more formal style of dress will add formality - guests will drink less and will not lose control of themselves if they feel like important guests.
• Your party should be serviced at $ 12 (roughly RUB 400) per person.
• If it's not just dinner, a good rule of thumb for seating guests is 1 seat for 2 guests. People will move more and have a better time.
• For a 2 hour party where you only plan on serving wine and / or champagne, you should have one bottle for two guests. Stir white and red wines.
• At a cocktail party, it's easy to seat guests so that they feel comfortable with those around them.
• If you see that the guest is not able to get home, offer to pay him a taxi and give him a lift yourself. As a host, you are responsible not only for good entertainment, but also for the safety of guests on their way home.