Cocktail Menu Examples

A look at how a cocktail menu scales — from an intimate dinner party to a 300-guest festival bar. These are illustrative examples of our approach, not a fixed menu; every real event gets a menu built from scratch around your guests, your season, and your space.

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Cocktails That Tell Your Story

A good event cocktail menu isn't just a list of drinks — it's paced to the size of the room, the speed of the bar, and the mood you're after. A dinner party for fourteen can afford a slow-built sour with fresh egg white. A festival bar serving six hundred people in an afternoon needs recipes built for speed without tasting like it. Below are three illustrative menus showing how that balance shifts by event size.

Intimate Gathering · 10–20 Guests

A Dinner Party Menu

Slower-built, higher-touch drinks for a small guest list where the bar is part of the evening, not a logistics problem.

Velvet Old Fashioned

Bourbon, demerara syrup, orange bitters, brandied cherry

Rich Warm Spirit-forward Classic American

Garden Spritz

Gin, elderflower liqueur, cucumber, prosecco, soda

Bright Floral Effervescent European Aperitivo

Smoked Pear Sour

Bourbon, pear puree, lemon, egg white, smoked cinnamon

Silky Autumnal Balanced Modern Craft
Wedding Celebration · 100–150 Guests

A Wedding-Scale Menu

Elegant, batchable recipes that still feel personal — built to pour quickly during toasts and cocktail hour without losing polish, plus a non-alcoholic option for every guest list.

Champagne Toast Royale

Vodka, st-germain, champagne, lemon twist

Celebratory Crisp Elegant Classic Champagne Cocktail

Blushing Bride Margarita

Tequila, hibiscus syrup, lime, grapefruit

Tart Floral Vibrant Mexican-Inspired

Golden Hour Mule

Bourbon, ginger beer, honey, lemon

Spicy Warm Approachable Kentucky Twist

Love Story Spritz Alcohol-Free

Soda, muddled berries, mint, lime

Fresh Fruity Alcohol-free Custom Build
Corporate & Festival · 300+ Guests

A Large-Scale Event Menu

Fast-pour recipes designed for volume — fewer ingredients, pre-batched where possible, and built to keep a line moving without feeling like a compromise.

Big Batch Paloma

Tequila, grapefruit soda, lime, salt rim

Refreshing Citrus-forward Crowd-pleaser Mexican Classic

Festival Punch

Rum, pineapple, orange, grenadine

Fruity Tropical Easy-drinking Tiki-Inspired

Classic Vodka Lemonade

Vodka, lemonade, mint

Simple Crisp Fast-pour American Backyard Classic

Plan Your Celebration

Every menu we build starts with a conversation about your guest count, your space, and what you want people to remember. These examples are a starting point, not a script.

1

Consult

Tell us your guest count, style, and budget.

2

Design

We draft recipes and a menu built for your event's pace.

3

Taste

We refine flavors and presentation together before the day.

4

Celebrate

We pour it — consistent, fast, and on-brand from first drink to last.

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