Summer Cocktail Party

Hot town, summer in the city. How to stay cool? With icy drinks and a cool cocktail party. Invite a few friends, set out some tasty finger food, stock the bar and enjoy the festivities of a summer cocktail party. After work or after the dinner hour are the best cocktail party hours. People generally eat less and drink more in hot weather. So be sure to have plenty of ice and glasses!

Select a few cooling drinks from our Cocktail Lounge. Try one of the Sangrias, Wine Spritzer, or the Champagne Cooler and minty Mohito, below. Monin Mohito Mix makes it easy to stir up a pitcher full. OR you can really go for maximum chill with frozen drinks such as Peach Gin Freeze and featured Frozen Mango Daquiri (below).

Easy finger food suggestions:
BBQ shrimp, California rolls, cheeses, nuts, dips, crackers, cucumber slices, carrot sticks,
and pitted olives. Note: stay out of the kitchen when your friends arrive.

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Peach Gin Freeze
1 1/2 cups chopped peeled peaches
4 1/2 oz. gin
1 1/2 oz. peach schnapps

Puree peaches in blender with gin and schnapps.
Add 3 cups crushed ice and blend till smooth but still frozen. Serve in a stemmed glass. Serves 2.

Champagne Cooler
1 oz. brandy
1 oz. Cointreau
6 oz. chilled Champagne
Crushed ice
Mint springs

Pour brandy and Cointreau in a 12 oz. highball glass half filled with ice. Fill with Champagne and garnish with a mint sprig. Serves 1.
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Frozen Mango Daquiri
3 cups chopped peeled mango
3 oz. dark rum
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. lime juice

Puree mango, rum, sugar, lime juice and
2 cups cracked ice in a blender. Blend
until smooth but still frozen and serve in stemmed glasses.

Or use Monin Mango Syrup and rum.


Basic Sangria
1 bottle Rioja (Spanish red wine) or other red wine
1 shotglass of lime juice
2 shots Bacardi
Fresh fruit as desired (strawberries, oranges, apples, pineapple, grapes, kiwi, mango, lemons, limes, etc.)

This is about as easy as it gets for Sangria. Fix it with fruits you like! Mix all ingredients together and chill in the fridge overnight. The next day, toss in some ice cubes and serve.

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