Nadia George
February 21, 2024
Indulging in mixology at home is now as much about the art of crafting delicious drinks as about showcasing your art to the world. So when you are crafting cocktails, undoubtedly, you would want to make them appear beautiful – and Instagrammable.
One of the ways in which you can highlight your creamy or sweet cocktails made from simple ingredients is by adorning them with a sprinkled rim garnish. Use an assortment of colourful sprinkles to make your glassware pop.
Another hack to make your uncomplicated drink presentable is to capture it against a very well-thought backdrop. When you make a drink with tropical ingredients, it’s always a great opportunity to create a backdrop with fruit slices or wedges scattered around the glass.
One more garnishing trick that highlights your drink is a clever skewer made out of cherries or raspberries intertwined in an orange peel. With this skewer placed artistically atop a tripole cocktail full of cognac and bitters, it will make the drink look all the more dignified.
When you are making smoked or grilled cocktails, that is simple drinks containing char grilled fruit juices, a brilliant way to garnish them is to have these fruits sit atop the drink. You can use grapefruit slices or lime wedges grilled on your barbecue or simply use a smoke gun.
One of the most important ways you can make your drink thoroughly Instagrammable is by pouring it in the right glass that throws off its colours in flattering ways. You can use a Glencairn or rocks glass to show off a whisky cocktail.
Craft crusta cocktails out of three ingredients, basically cocktails with a sugar rim that would stand class apart due to their elegance and sophistication. You can photograph the sugar rimmed glasses when they are used for dark coloured cocktails.