These DIY Outdoor Barware Sets Are Great For Summer Gifting
With summer hitting hard, it is time to take your party planning endeavours outdoors on warm evenings because the heat indoors becomes simply unbearable. You can turn your backyard patio or home garden or terrace into an outdoor party place on such evenings to wholly embrace the summer vibe. And this could be the perfect time to bring about al fresco entertaining, or a home hosting endeavour that constitutes planning a picnic or a party in the fresh air. When you want to give your friends lovely presents for amping up their al fresco gathering, you can choose from an array of outdoor barware kits that are ideal for summers.
These al fresco kits can be gifted ahead of time when your host decides to throw an outdoor party so they can lay out all the barware essentials at the time of the gathering. Al fresco entertaining means one would need lots of apparatus conducive to a party outside.
This means going for objects that cannot break easily but also those which can be moved around smoothly so you can shift them from indoors to the outdoors efficiently. It is possible to customise such barware kits to suit an al fresco gathering using some simple tips and hacks.
Here’s a few ways in which you can go about planning a barware gift set in al fresco style for your summer gifting:
Portable Cocktail Kit
Among all the knick knacks you would need to craft an al fresco style, open and functional set up, a cocktail kit is the most crucial. This is because you would want to prepare some soothing elixirs out of citrus fruits, syrups, spirits and ice to rejuvenate you in the warm weather. A moveable cocktail kit that can easily be arranged on the patio can include a portable bar cart, a small, lightweight cocktail shaker and wooden mixers, jiggers and muddlers that can all be moved and arranged outdoors.
Outdoor Wine Set
When you are heading out to a party complete with oenophiles, you would do well to present drinking sets in tune with their love for fine wine. This includes putting together a premium bottle of red or white wine along with acrylic wine glasses, a wine stopper, wine opener and a portable wine chiller. The kit should be detailed enough such that you can open a bottle of wine kept in the chiller outdoors, uncork it and enjoy the drink in long stemmed glasses in an elegant manner.
Personalised Barware Set
Al fresco entertaining is more about decor than anything else. Once your host settles on planning an outdoor gathering, the furniture and styling should be such that it is attuned to the natural rhythms of the garden or the beachfront party space. However, you can add just a hint of a personalised touch to this overarching theme by gifting a custom barware set in which all the decanters and glasses are engraved or monogrammed with your host’s initials and contain collectible cocktail accessories like muddlers or shakers which they most prefer.
Tiki Party Sets For Outdoors
Another way to plan for an al fresco themed barware gift is to go the tiki route especially for those hosts who enjoy throwing a wonderfully relaxed island party. To this kit you can add bamboo mugs, cocktail picks, stirrers and coasters and lots of colourful umbrellas that adorn your drinks. You can also incorporate earthenware or clay jugs and tumblers into the hamper as excellent gifts celebrating this coastal, tiki vibe. Wooden muddlers and shakers are readily available in online stores for customising such outdoor barware gift sets.
Acrylic Drinkware
One aspect to remember at an al fresco gathering is that your accessories should not break easily. In the outdoors, there is a far greater tendency to be clumsier with glassware especially if you trip and tumble on the soft grass or terrace. Acrylic drinkware is ideal for such occasions because it looks like glass and is vibrantly coloured but devoid of the accompanying risk of shattering into pieces. Gift your hosts acrylic glasses, tumblers and stemware that are as stylish as they are practical for an al fresco style gathering.
