6 Easy Tips To Set Up A Summer Bar For A Kitty Party
Cocktails are boozy essentials at a kitty party where women come together in a relaxed setting for socialising and forming lasting friendships. Sipping on a delicious tipple at an afternoon or mid morning kitty party adds to the whole sense of camaraderie and sisterhood that flows through this gathering of women.
And if you want to make this kitty party into a slightly more fun affair when it is your turn to host the event, you might want to think of setting up a DIY summer bar where guests can prepare their own chilled mixes.
During summers, outdoor poolside parties, garden parties or brunches organised on the patio are excellent alternatives to move away from the heat indoors and soak in the warm weather outside. This is also a good time to prepare chilled cocktails that induce a rejuvenating touch and help you to combat the sweltering heat even as they inspire just a hint of a tipsy kick.
A DIY cocktail station works well at summer kitty gatherings because they become a fun and creative activity for ladies to enjoy together while beating away the rising temperatures.
Read on below for some handy tips to set up a DIY cocktail station at your summertime kitty party:
Pick A Theme
At a kitty party, you can organise ingredients for cocktails at the DIY station according to a theme that fits the party’s overall vibe. A summer gathering outdoors could be an all-women barbecue where cocktails must also be inspired by a mix of seasonal and tropical ingredients required to prepare refreshing drinks that complement sliders and charred meats. You can arrange for cocktail recipe cards to be hung up on the DIY bar station containing the instructions to mix these themed blends.
Location Matters
When you are hosting a kitty party, you are actually opening up your home to girlfriends who want to relax and be comfortable, away from the everyday hustle. Your DIY bar has to reflect this relaxed vibe which is possible only when you curate a relaxed setting and an equally comforting bar filled with lots of assorted ingredients. Decorate your DIY station with natural ingredients like citruses and herbs when you host an outdoor summer gathering to add a pop of vibrant colours into the drinks you would prepare.
Fresh Ingredients
One of the most sought after elements at a DIY bar are ingredients arranged beautifully in kitschy little containers so you are tempted to dive into them and get mixing. Use small colourful bowls and coloured bottles to store fresh ingredients like chopped fruits, citrus juices, freshly squeezed fruit juices and homemade simple syrup. Also keep potted herbs at the bar so guests can revel in the joy of plucking fresh mint to garnish their mojitos.
Portable Bar Cart
Another hack to set up a DIY station is preparing a portable bar cart complete with cocktail ingredients and different spirits like Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka, a bottle of Tanqueray No. Ten Gin and some Don Julio Reposado tequila. The cart can then be passed from chair to chair on the patio so the ladies can mix their drink before pushing this mobile cocktail bar to the next member in the kitty party.
Signature Kitty Cocktails
One more way to make DIY kitty party cocktail stations during summer is to come up with interesting mixes which are well-suited to the summer weather. These can become signature chilled boozy drinks which not only soothe you in warm climes but also reflect the overall vibe of the kitty party, be it glamorous, sophisticated or fun. You can then get members to craft these signature drinks and relish them as a signifier of this enduring friendship.
Potluck DIY Station
There are a lot of seasonal summer ingredients available for making delicious cocktails during warm weather. Organise a potluck bar and get guests to bring over these herbs and fruits to the kitty party. Provide spirits in abundance so they can then exchange, swap or share the summer ingredients they have brought to the party to prepare delectable drinks.
