How to Make Popular Party Beverages

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Cocktails, DIY Liquers, Party Punches, Warm and Cold Party Beverages

Holiday gatherings and parties aren't complete without a few delicious drinks for guests to enjoy. If you like to include a variety of party beverages in your entertainment plan, this lens will help you find recipes for cocktails spirited drinks plus non-alcoholic beverage recipes for those who prefer not to (or are too young to) imbibe.

Choose your favorite holiday beverages from these beverage recipes for warm drinks and chilled concoctions - they're all quite delicious!

Serve Yourself - Punch Bowl Beverages

Fill a big bowl with your favorite holiday drink to let guests ladle out just the right amount

Party Beverage Favorite - the Punch Bowl

Your punch bowl need not be restricted to fruity drinks - use it to serve more exotic holiday beverages such as eggnog, wassail, boilo or Irish cream.

Delicious Party Drinks Made Easy

Recipes for Party Beverage Success

The first rule of serving delicious holiday beverages is to make it easy on yourself. You don't need to serve as the bartender at your party if you serve drinks that you can prepare in advance and serve from decanters, punch bowls or pitchers. You simply need to find a clever way to keep them cold or warm, depending on what you're serving, and then offer an assortment of cups, glasses and stemware your guests can fill and refill on their own.

Of course if you offer punch and drinks with alcohol and allow guests to serve themselves, you must keep watch over them to ensure they don't over indulge. And it's always a good idea (and a welcome treat) to serve appetizers, fresh veggies and fruits, and cheese along with your tasty party beverages.

Spirited Beverages

Drinks with a bit of Alcohol

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Serve Eggnog and Punch With Style

Classic Serve Yourself Punch Bowl and Cups

Let guests serve themselves from a simple punch bowl filled with your delicious chilled or warm party beverage.

Anchor Hocking Presence 18-Piece Punch Bowl Set with Ladle

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Seriously Good Beverage Recipes and DIY Drink Mixes

Serve and Consume Responsibly

These unique drinks pack a bit of a punch - they're made with alcohol.
How to Make a Batch of Boilo
Boilo (BOY-low) is a home made Yuletide cocktail that's a favorite in the eastern Pennsylvania Coal Region. Brewing up a batch of wassail-like boilo is a time-honored traditional event, with roots in the early mining communities and cultures of northeast Pennsylvania, especially in the Schuylkill co
Home Made Irish Cream Recipe
Easy and frugal recipes for the holidays, including a quick and tasty recipe for making your own Irish Cream for gifts or for yourself.
Easy Recipes for Hot Holiday Beverages - How to make Wassail, Hot Cocoa, Coffee Drinks, Hot Buttered Rum
Recipes for special hot drinks for Christmas and New Year - coffee recipes, chocolate recipes, rum drink recipes and wassail recipes for holiday parties and brunches.
Best Hot Cocoa Recipes
Snuggling up with a good book and a hot cup of perfectly made cocoa is one of my favorite wintertime activities. Join me in the quest for the best hot cocoa recipes and share your personal favorites. Image by CathyK
Valentine's Day Cocktails
For that special Valentine's Day party or special dinner, you'll need some special Valentine's Day drinks! Here you'll find some of my favorites, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.
Some Funky Cocktail Recipes
I'm making this page about Cocktail Recipes because...I really love making them and drinking them of course.3 Things you should know about making Cocktails1 Making Cocktails isn't rocket science2 It is fun to make Cocktails3 Everybody wants to be your friend
10 Festive Party Drinks | Real Simple
Whether you're hosting a girls' night in or a casual get-together (game night, perhaps?), try these crowd-pleasing appetizer recipes, fun party ideas, and easy cocktail recipes.

Drink Markers - Party People

Vacu Vin Glass Markers Party People, Set of 12

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Cocktail Recipes

Drinks Made with Alcohol

If you enjoy spirits, wine or beer, you may prefer a cocktail or novelty alcoholic treat. Here are some unique recipes for party drinks for adults only.
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Shooters Glass Ice Mold Kit

Make Unique Ice to Hold Your Jell-o Shots

Fred Cool Shooters Shot Glass Mold

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St. Patrick's Day Beverages

It's not just about green beer!

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Drink Tags and Wine Charms

DIY Party Beverage Markers You can Make

New Year Party Drink Tag Label your guests wine glasses or other beverage containers with drink charms, tags, and labels. Print onto card stock and cut out, then attach with string tags or cut out slits, depending on the drink tag or charm style.

New Year Party Drink Charms

Beach Time Drink Charms

Shrinky Dink Beverage Charms

Easy Fancy Drink Charms

DIY Drink Charms

Best Party Beverages

What's Your Favorite Party Drink?

Lemonade drink clip art

When you host a party do you offer a variety of beverages or do you serve only one or two drinks to your guests?

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MINE Beer Bands

Never again accidentally sip someone else's beverage - choose your personal color, stretch out this little band and belt up your bottle, can or glass and claim it as MINE.

Fred Mine Beerbands, Set of 12

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Delicous Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes

Kids and Cooking: Dr. Seuss Inspired Recipes Kids Will Love to Cook and Eat
Fun with food and Doctor Seuss - this article includes ideas for foods with story tie ins including Yink's Favorite Pink Ink Drink.
Christmas Gifts from the Kitchen - Homemade Food Gifts
Food gifts you can make in your kitchen are welcome gifts for friends and family at holidays - this page has a recipe for home made hot cocoa mix.
Leprechaun Lime Drink
Find recipes for Leprechaun Lime Drink and other Course recipes. Get all the best recipes at Taste of Home. Recipe directions: In a large bowl, beat the sherbet, limeade and sugar until blended. Stir in soda and ice. Pour into chilled glasses. Garnish with lemon slices and lime spirals if desired.

Alcohol-Free Beverage Recipes

Delicious, no alcohol, tempting and refreshing drinks

Savor the flavors of these non-alcoholic and refreshing beverages.
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Pastiche Loves to Entertain

I started developing and collecting holiday beverage recipes a few decades ago. I like to keep my recipes simple, and oftentimes you can make your own specialty drink mixes and spirited concoctions for a fraction of the pre-bottled cost.
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Easy Appetizer Recipes

Tasty Tidbits to Serve with Cocktails

Whip up a batch of delicious appetizers to serve at your party with cocktails, punch, wine or non-alcoholic drinks.
Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe: Quick, easy & inexpensive family appetizer. Holiday blog post for Share Our Strength charity fundraiser.

Cheers! Share Your Comments Here

Do you have a party drink recipe to share?

  • Colorwithme Apr 8, 2012 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    A great selection. I love being the hostess and serving all my beverages
  • veryirie Apr 1, 2012 @ 8:56 pm | delete
    I have two really nice punch bowls which I rarely get to use, but this is the way I prefer to serve drinks at gatherings.
  • jimmyworldstar Dec 18, 2011 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    My favorite party drink is spiked punch. Normally some sort of drink mix like Kool Aid or any sort of actual fruit punch with pineapple, orange, and melon mixed with vodka. Sangria serves the same purpose too.
  • ajgodinho Dec 14, 2011 @ 9:51 am | delete
    Nice selection of cocktails and mocktails here. I'm not too much of a drinker, but one of my favourite cocktails is Vodka with cranberry and orange juice. Cheers and blessings for a wonderful Christmas / Holiday season! :)
  • sousababy Dec 9, 2011 @ 9:27 am | delete
    Fabulous lens, thanks for so many ideas for party drinks!
  • mamamia2011 Jul 4, 2011 @ 8:02 am | delete
    sometimes, we made a fruit punch. it really cool.
  • sunshine0 Jun 3, 2011 @ 4:38 am | delete
    riedel decanter is necessary for wine tasting.

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Drink Tags 

Don't misplace your beverage in the crowd

Card Night 25 Count Drink Tags

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Keep track of your beverage glass at the party with a unique drink tag.

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Tips, Tools, Beer, Wine, Bar Ware

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Pink Elephants Drink Hangers 

Bling for your Cocktail Glasses

Accoutrements Cocktail Elephants, Box of 50

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Your guests will definitely see pink elephants ... no alcohol required.