For our engagement party we decided to have a signature drink. The weekend before the party, a few of my girlfriends came over for a drink tasting. I should have done more research beforehand. I had mostly chocolatey drinks, as the party is black and white themed, but they didn’t taste very good. We rated each drink on a scale of 0-5.
These are the coasters purchased through For Your Party.
My mom was originally planning on throwing a large engagement party, but it ended up small and being thrown by friends. This left us with excess coasters and a few other supplies, which helped me decorate for the tasting!
For garnishes, I thought it would be cute to use Lindt chocolate on diamond cocktail picks to go in the drinks.
This drink was a concoction made up by my friend. It was pretty good, but the cocoa powder on top was not working for me. I ended up inhaling it as I went to take a sip! The cocoa powder is a no-go as were the Lindt Chocolate garnishes.
After tasting a few chocolatey drinks, we realized they just weren’t that good. I am not a Vodka drinker and they all contained some type of Vodka. The ones that didn’t contained cream or heavy liqueurs, which just weren’t working either.
Next, we moved on to fruity drinks. This was hard because I am not a fruit-loving girl; I love veggies and have never really been one for fruits. We tasted a couple and it came down to a drink called the “Scooby Snack”. It is one of Mr. Starfish’s favorite drinks, and he was the one who suggested we try it. It was rated a 4.5, while most others ranged from 0-3.5. It won by a landslide!
A Scooby Snack consists of:
- 1 oz. Pineapple Juice
- 3/4 oz. Midori
- 1/2 oz. Half and Half
- 3/4 oz. Malibu Coconut Rum
It was not what I was picturing (it has green tint), but I think everyone will like the taste, which is the most important thing! Some people weren’t into the idea of half and half in the drink, but changed their minds after tasting it.
Is anyone else doing a signature drink for a wedding related event? What are your favorite drink recipes?
This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.
