Gifting Alcohol Miniatures? Personalise Bottles With These 5 Simple Tips

WHEN you plan a party, among considerations like food, drinks, decor and dress code, you also carve some room in your budget for cute little party favours – totes or knick knacks that become reminders of an evening well spent. Party favours and return gifts are also a way to express gratitude to your guests for showing up at your home and participating in the activities you plan for the gathering. And when it comes to picking out party favours for your guests, there are generally such kitschy goodies that can be easily propped up on the mantelpiece or a shelf in your guests’ homes without much fuss.

Of the many party favours you can choose from, one is miniature liquor bottles with a slightly customised touch that can become tiny artefacts or showpieces even after the alcohol in them has been gulped down. These tiny liquor bottles filled with cognac, vodka or tequila are readily available in premium wine shops or liquor stores.

But if you want to give them a personalised quality, you can plan ahead and order engraved or embossed bottles filled with the spirit of your choice. Miniature liquor bottles would really light up any home bar or art cabinet, becoming the perfect party favour for an elegant gathering. Read on below to know about some of the ways in which you can craft these personalised miniature bottles:

Custom Engravings

If you are one of those hyper organised people who like to plan ahead, then you would actually be able to pull this one off. Custom engravings would mean getting the names or monikers of all your guests carved into nips or miniature bottles filled with booze.

For this, you would have to finalise your guest list and place the order well in advance so your party favours are ready in time for the big day. You can also choose to get bottles of varied liquors engraved so that each person gets a boozy gift containing their favoured spirit.

Themed Embellishments

When these shooters or miniature liquor bottles are being planned as party favours for a wedding reception or a themed gathering, you can customise them according to the mood of the party. Go with rustic embellishments like twine or bark at a barn wedding or you can attach a roulette ball or casino chip if you are throwing a Monte Carlo themed affair. Get creative with the embellishments you would use to make these bottles more charming.

Personalised Messages

One of the best gifts at any party is a personalised thank you note that would make every one of your guests feel extremely special. You can tuck these personalised messages onto the shooters filled with vodka or tequila by tying them to their necks with a colourful string. The personalised messages could be just a couple of sentences that express why your friend or relative is important to you, or how great it was to see them at your party.

Handwritten Labels

Another way to make personalised miniature bottles stand out is to attach handwritten labels onto the bottles. You would have to put in some serious efforts for this especially if your guest list is too long. Go with good quality ink pens or felt pens and if you are good at calligraphy, employ your skills to either label the bottles according to the names of the guests or a cool party phrase that fits your theme.

DIY Wrapping

Turn this personalised party favour into a DIY activity by using tissues or gift boxes to wrap the miniature bottles yourself. You can also dabble with ribbons or twine if you are using the miniature bottles as party favours for festive gatherings. Another hack is to buy a big bottle of tequila and pour it into several tiny bottles which can then be sealed and customised with different colourful embellishments and labels.