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At long last, here come the brides and grooms.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As the return-to-normalcy post-lockdown trends gain steam, it looks like spring and summer 2022 will host many long-overdue weddings.<\/strong> This wedding season marks a return to form, with out-of-town guests, full venues, and stylish gatherings. For the bartending community, that translates into a need for signature cocktails that please many yet are easy to serve in a short amount of time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating a signature drink menu for a couple is similar to asking patrons about a Bartender\u2019s Choice style of drink. Spirit forward? Citrusy and shaken? Herbaceous? \u201cI ask if they have a color scheme,\u201d Celeste Dittamo<\/a>, founder of New Jersey\u2019s Whistle and Tins, says. \u201cWhen we talk to an event coordinator, we ask if there is a mood board.<\/strong> That gives me inspiration of how the cocktails are going to look, if the garnish is going to be chic or more clean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie Blandin<\/a>, owner of California-based Bar Cart Cocktail Company, asks about the wedding flowers<\/strong>, if there are herbs that are special for the couple, and if there are flowers that grow on the venue\u2019s property. \u201cCouples don\u2019t always think about it, but those details are important to me,\u201d Blandin says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general, wedding experts say that seasonal riffs on classics, from Margaritas to Negronis to Old Fashioneds, are best suited to receptions. A wedding isn\u2019t the place for complex multiple-ingredient drinks or a challenging palate that plays to only niche customers. \u201cI\u2019m always talking about coming up with slam-dunk cocktails that guests just want to drink all night,\u201d Dan Scott<\/a>, owner of California-based mobile bar The Whaling Club, says. \u201cWe\u2019ve been doing this for nine years, and some of our cocktails have been around since we started. Even if I may get bored of a drink, I always remind myself that for many of the people coming to us, this is really interesting to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the recipes are decided upon, serving three signature drinks, not two, seems to be typical for most weddings. \u201c[Three drinks] is the sweet spot to have enough options for flavor profiles and base spirits for a wide range of guests<\/strong>,\u201d Scott says. Offering three drinks, including a zero-proof option, allows for variety in glassware, ice styles and presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is a wedding, with its rush of 100 or more people hitting the bar at once, like working in a high-volume bar or is it more like a corporate event? A little bit of both, wedding experts say. Pulling off a successful wedding requires meticulous planning and a lot<\/em> of batching.<\/strong> Everything that can be prepped ahead of time, including skewering and cutting garnishes, is finished before a single guest arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe always batch our signature cocktails<\/strong>,\u201d Dittamo says. \u201cI do all of the juicing, all of the bitters, all of the syrups before we end up on site.\u201d Her team will pre-dilute cocktail mixers (sans alcohol) ahead of time, and then do a quick shake, once the spirit is added, during the staging part. \u201cWe can pour it, make it beautiful, add some garnish and go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a fine line because people want to see an element of bartending and showmanship, putting things in tins, shaking with ice, using proper tools, but they also want drinks to come out as quickly as possible,\u201d Scott says. Batching mixers ahead of time means simplifying drinks dramatically<\/strong>. \u201cWhile [our Margarita is] a four-ingredient cocktail, it\u2019s only a two touch pick-up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with everything wedding-related, timing is everything. \u201cWe know, based on the timeline of the event coordinator, when the ceremony should end,\u201d Celeste Dittamo adds. \u201cIt takes 15, 20 minutes or so for everyone to come out. I have those signature drinks ready, cups iced already for vodka sodas, things like that. Not a crazy amount, but we\u2019re prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is one main difference between working at a high-volume bar and a wedding: the guests<\/strong>. \u201cGuests at weddings are so much fun,\u201d Katie Blandin says. \u201cAt a bar, it could be anyone walking in, having any type of day. Even with the high volume push in cocktail hour, people are happy and in a celebratory mood.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At long last, here come the brides and grooms. As the return-to-normalcy post-lockdown trends gain steam, it looks like spring and summer 2022 will host many long-overdue weddings. This wedding season marks a return to form, with out-of-town guests, full venues, and stylish gatherings. For the bartending community, that translates into a need for signature […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,27],"tags":[93],"global-tags":[],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","category-trends","tag-tequila-mezcal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWEDDING BARTENDING 101 - Inspiration - Trends<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From batching tips to thoughtful curation, wedding bartending is its own art. 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