Add some diwali drama to drinks

Every hostess with the mostest is throwing a Diwali cocktail bash, so what can you do to ensure your shindig stands out Party planners have suggested some fun tips, in keeping with the festive season, that will go a long way in imparting that special Diwali feeling to your do. So even as you spend time planning your drinks menu, here’s a look at some of the other things you can do to ensure that your guests feel the festive spirit.

Cracker-jacker cocktails Ensure your Diwali cocktails are appropriately named as these definitely add to the fun. From a ‘Patakha Pinacolada’ to a ‘Phooljhari Mary’ and a ‘Gin Bomb’, your guests will certainly appreciate the thought that you’ve put into these quirky cocktail names, and you’ll see lots of requests for top-ups!

Go desi If you’re having a friend with a yen for mixology standing in for you behind the bar, do discuss how you’d like to add a desi twist to the drinks. Use sharbats as mixers, tweak Roohafza, nimbu paani and jaljira to make for truly heady cocktails. If you’re tending bar yourself, then read up on some fun recipes that you can mix.

Champagne rules When celebrating a festive occasion, do have some good bubbly on hand! Having a magnum of Champagne is an easy but certain way of keeping the festivities going, and the mirth flowing! Accessorise festively When organizing a Diwali cocktail bash, you can’t just make do with regular glasses! Instead, opt for festive accessories like stirrers with marigold flowers at the top (you can simply take a few wooden skewers and pierce the flower at the very top of them). Alternatively, you can have pretty coloured beads of different sizes, and a strip of gota as well at the top of your stirrers. Use mason jars, jam jars, kulhars or metallic coloured glasses to serve the drinks. Light it up! Lastly, the décor at your home bar/dining table should reflect the season’s festivities. Set up dishes of water with floating candles and flowers, place lights around the place settings and position a kandil just so! We assure you, your guests will be talking about your Diwali bash for days to come!