Cocktail Party Ideas

Here's a toast to the easiest cocktail party you've ever hosted! Find tips on party-planning tips, bartending secrets, boozy recipes, bar essentials and more.

May 10, 2025 · 1 min · 2 words · Nancy Lee

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dimly lit dinner party

Darcy Miller and Martha Stewart with a birthday cake

Aperitif Cocktails

Large basement bar off living space

Grapefruit Pomegranate

At home wet bar

close up of a colorful charcuterie board with flowers

Christmas dinner

Outdoor table under lights in garden

outdoor party table for summer bbq

extra dirty martini

grilled-shrimp grand aioli

chicken liver mousse crostini recipe

Antipasto

two whiskey sours and bottle of whiskey on wooden cutting board

Devil’s on Horseback

Texas Margarita

shaken pina coladas

Creamy deviled eggs

Lychee Martini

guacamole with tortilla chips

Sausage-Cheddar Balls

Spiced Nuts

cider punch

bourbon hot toddies with cinnamon and lemon

sauteed shrimp

Hot Spinach Dip

Candy Cane Cocktail

brie with pecans and sauce and a knife

Peel and Eat Shrimp

Red berry sangria

summer sangria in pitcher and glasses

friends clinking champagne glasses

multiple cocktails in various shaped glasses on white surface

holiday bar setup

grey kitchen with home bar

Silver dollar pancakes with fruit, meat, cheese on white plate

Bourbon Cider Punch

pomegranate cosmo cocktail drink

beet chips

White cosmopolitan

cauliflower puree

salmon-and-mashed-potato croquettes

christmas mule cocktail

Rum balls

Duxelles

southern comfort punch

stuffed mushrooms