It’s a new take on the traditional block party - a chance to reconnect with neighbors, enjoy the warm weather, and kick back with a nice, refreshing cocktail. This year, throw a neighborhood “patio party” – a simpler and trendier way to spend time with your neighbors.
The Entertaining Experts from Seagram’s Escapes have some great ideas on how to host a patio party that is both fun and easy:
• Collaborate. Get together with a handful of your neighbors to plan your patio party. Pick which houses will participate.
• Round up the Troops. Create a fun flyer to promote your neighborhood patio party and drop it in your neighbor’s mailboxes.
• Light the way...to the party. Create easy-to-make paper lanterns and put them on your patio to let people know your patio is participating (they also serve as a fun, decorative element). To make: put candles in paper bags and place them around your patio. These paper lanterns are safe decorations, but make sure to set them out to the side of your walkway (you don’t want anyone kicking them over).
• Customized Cocktails. Have each patio mix up a pitcher of a different cocktail or serve a different Seagram’s Escapes flavor (Mango and Sangria flavors are particularly refreshing on a hot, summer night).
• Dynamic Duos. Pair up your cocktail with a simple dish that guests will love. Lime flavored tortilla chips and salsa perfectly compliment a Seagram’s Escapes Mango Mojito (see recipe below). Or serve Seagram’s Escapes Sangria coolers with some light and refreshing fruit.
To make your patio party even more flavorful, mix up pitchers of these new Seagram’s Escapes summer cocktails:
Backyard Berry Bliss*
• 1 4pk of Seagram’s Escapes Wild Berries
• 2 pints of fresh/or frozen raspberries
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 8 oz of cranberry juice
• 1 bottle of Prosecco
• Raspberry garnish
• Pint glass
In a blender, combine raspberries, sugar and cranberry juice and mix until smooth (This can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator). In a large pitcher, combine raspberry juice mixture and Wild Berries. To serve, fill each glass half full with the berry/Wild Berries mixture and top off with Prosecco. Garnish with fresh raspberries and enjoy.
Mango Mojito*
• 8 oz Seagram’s Escapes Mango
• 1 oz Rum
• Lime wedges
• Mint leaves
• Ice
• Lime wedge garnish
• Rock Glass
Combine Rum, ice and mint in a cocktail shaker and muddle the leaves. Strain into a cocktail glass, add Seagram’s Escapes Mango, filling the remainder of the glass. Garnish with a lime wedge and fresh mint leaves.
Jamaican Sunset Punch*
• 1 4pk Seagram’s Escapes Jamaican Me Happy
• 8 oz rum
• 12 oz pineapple juice
• 12 oz orange juice
• Orange slices
• Pineapple rounds
• Lemon twists
• Ice
• Hurricane Glass
• Garnish with umbrella and lemon
Combine rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, orange slices and pineapple rounds in a large punch bowl (This can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator). Once ready to serve, add the ice and Jamaican Me Happy to stir to combine. Ladle into individual hurricane glasses, and garnish with umbrella and a lemon twist. Enjoy!
* Recipe is for an adult alcoholic beverage. Includes suggestions for a serving size of one 10-12 oz drink unless otherwise noted.
About Seagram's Escapes
Introduced in 1985, Seagram's Escapes currently offers twelve varieties of malt beverage flavored coolers, including: Bahama Mama, Black Cherry Fizz, Calypso Colada, Fuzzy Navel, Jamaican Me Happy, Lime Melonade, new Mango, Margarita, Pink Punch (seasonal), new Sangria, Strawberry Daiquiri and Wild Berries. Seagram's Escapes are available in four-pack carriers, 12-pack and 24-pack cartons. Sold across the U.S., Seagram's Escapes are produced at The Genesee Brewery in Rochester, New York.
Please unwind responsibly.
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