(BPT) - Key takeaways:
- Holiday hosting doesn't have to be an elaborate production. Lauren Trickett, Cointreau National Brand Ambassador, shares how Cointreau can add a little orange magic to the season, along with five easy tips to elevate your holiday gatherings.
- Keep the cocktail menu simple with two or three crowd-pleasing classics, like The Original Margarita, Cosmopolitan or Sparkling Cosmo, all made with Cointreau.
- Create one memorable, signature moment rather than planning every minute.
- Use lighting, music and a few seasonal details to set the mood.
- Prioritize connection over perfection and make time to enjoy your own party!
- For more holiday tips and cocktail inspirations, download the Cointreau Holiday Recipe Booklet here.
kAm%96 9@=:52J D62D@? :D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE ;@J7F= E:>6D @7 E96 J62C 7@C 9@DED[ 2D J@F @A6? J@FC 9@>6 7@C 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J E@ 82E96C 2?5 46=63C2E6] qFE 36EH66? 8:7E D9@AA:?8[ >62= AC6AA:?8 2?5 86EE:?8 J@FC 9@>6 8F6DE\C625J[ 6G6? E96 >@DE D62D@?65 6?E6CE2:?6C 42? 7:?5 E96>D6=G6D 766=:?8 2 =:EE=6 =6DD E92? ;@==J]k^Am
kAmqFE 96C6VD E96 8@@5 ?6HDi >6>@C23=6 46=63C2E:@?D 5@?VE C6BF:C6 2? 6=23@C2E6 AC@5F4E:@?] $@>6E:>6D[ 2== :E E2<6D :D 2 76H E9@F89E7F= E@F496D[ 8@@5 4@>A2?J 2?5 2 =:EE=6 @C2?86 >28:4 7C@> r@:?EC62F] pD E96 6DD6?E:2= :?8C65:6?E :? 36=@G65 4=2DD:4D =:<6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@:?EC62F]4@>^FD^6?^4@4<E2:=D^>2C82C:E2Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm%96 ~C:8:?2= |2C82C:E2k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@:?EC62F]4@>^FD^6?^4@4<E2:=D^4@D>@A@=:E2?Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmr@D>@A@=:E2?k^2m[ r@:?EC62F 3C:?8D :ED D:8?2EFC6 32=2?46 2?5 3C:89E?6DD E@ 6G6CJ 46=63C2E:@?[ >2<:?8 :E 2 32C 42CE DE2A=6 E9:D 9@=:52J D62D@?]k^Am
kAm%@ 96=A E2<6 E96 DEC6DD @FE @7 D62D@?2= 6?E6CE2:?:?8[ {2FC6? %C:4<6EE[ r@:?EC62F }2E:@?2= qC2?5 p>32DD25@C[ D92C6D 7:G6 62DJ H2JD E@ >2<6 J@FC 9@=:52J 82E96C:?8 766= 76DE:G6[ 677@CE=6DD 2?5 7F== @7 4966C]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mz66A E96 4@4<E2:= >6?F D:>A=6k^DEC@?8mk^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^2e6a4b6e\h2d4\c35d\hg7a\d62hag2fbh2d];A8Q 2=ElQp 3@EE=6 @7 r@:?EC62F D:ED @? 2 8@=56? A=2E6 ?6IE E@ EH@ DE6> 8=2DD6D @7 $A2C<=:?8 r@D>@A@=:E2?D]Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk^5:Gmk^5:Gm
kAmk^Am
kAm(96? :E 4@>6D E@ 9@=:52J 4@4<E2:=D[ >@C6 :D?VE 2=H2JD >6CC:6C] $<:A E96 6=23@C2E6 >6?F 2?5 DE:4< E@ EH@ @C E9C66 4C@H5\A=62D:?8 D6CG6D E92E 2C6 DFC6 E@ :>AC6DD J@FC 8F6DED]k^Am
kAm%96 D64C6E :?8C65:6?En r@:?EC62F] pD 2? 6DD6?E:2= 4@>A@?6?E E@ >2?J @7 E96 H@C=5VD >@DE 36=@G65 4@4<E2:=D[ E96 :4@?:4 @C2?86 =:BF6FC 3C:?8D 32=2?46[ 3C:89E?6DD 2?5 56AE9 @7 7=2G@C E@ 6G6CJ D:A] (:E9 @?6 G6CD2E:=6 :?8C65:6?E 6=6G2E:?8 J@FC 4@4<E2:= =:?6FA[ J@F 42? DA6?5 =6DD E:>6 A=2J:?8 32CE6?56C 2?5 >@C6 E:>6 6?;@J:?8 J@FC @H? A2CEJ] p7E6C 2==[ E96 9@DE 56D6CG6D 2 4@4<E2:=[ E@@Pk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m|2<6 8F6DED 766= H6=4@>6 7C@> E96 DE2CEk^DEC@?8mk^Am
k5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^52g5676e\a244\cac2\3dcb\5c6d6f2g_d7a];A8Q 2=ElQp w@=:52J y2> r@D>@ ?6IE E@ 2 3@EE=6 @7 r@:?EC62F @? 2 H9:E6 EC2J :? 7C@?E @7 2 3=F6 4FCE2:?]Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gm
kAmk^Am
kAm%96 36DE 9@=:52J 82E96C:?8D DE2CE E96 >@>6?E 8F6DED H2=< E9C@F89 E96 5@@C] $6E E96 E@?6 H:E9 2 H2C> H6=4@>6[ 2 56D:8?2E65 DA@E 7@C 4@2ED 2?5 2 76DE:G6 5C:?< E@ <:4< @77 E96 46=63C2E:@?]k^Am
kAm%@ >2<6 E92E 7:CDE D:A 766= 6IEC2 DA64:2=[ 49@@D6 @?6 @7 J@FC D:8?2EFC6 4@4<E2:=D 2D 2 H6=4@>6 5C:?<] %CJ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@:?EC62F]4@>^FD^6?^4@4<E2:=D^9@=:52J\;2>nFE>0D@FC46l8@@8=6U2>AjFE>0>65:F>l4A4U2>AjFE>04@?E6?ElD62C49U2>AjFE>042>A2:8?l86?6C:4U2>AjFE>0E6C>lU2>Aj8250D@FC46l`U2>Aj825042>A2:8?:5labfddghf`eaU2>Aj83C2:5l_ppppps{:IF+63%&p{p@~ddv:B6=w>t>%`U2>Aj84=:5lr;_zr";He~3(q9ssp#xDpu574&8!@HpEt<z@9}A2hp::$!<*&#u3A5B0udee2Frau&2(FzcfIsb:EHH2p>v#tp{H0H4qQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm%96 w@=:52J y2>k^2m[ 2 r@:?EC62F 4@4<E2:= 3FCDE:?8 H:E9 3C:89E 4:ECFD 7=2G@C] xEVD 2 56=:4:@FD H2J E@ H6=4@>6 8F6DED 2?5 86E 6G6CJ@?6 :?E@ E96 9@=:52J DA:C:E]k^Am
k5:Gmk:>8 DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TjQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^5bfaBI6B9gJfa:]4=@F57C@?E]?6E^BF@E6D\EC2?DA2C6?E]A?8Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G DEJ=6lQ324<8C@F?5i 82:?D3@C@j A255:?8i d_AIj >2C8:?i b_AI _AI b_AI _AIj E6IE\2=:8?i 46?E6CjQmk9am%96 36DE 82E96C:?8D 2C6?VE 23@FE 7=2H=6DD 6I64FE:@? — E96JVC6 23@FE 4C62E:?8 >@>6?ED @7 4@??64E:@?]k^9amk^5:Gm
k5:Gmk:>8 DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__Tj \H63<:E\EC2?D7@C>i C@E2E6W`g_568Xj EC2?D7@C>i C@E2E6W`g_568XjQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^5bfaBI6B9gJfa:]4=@F57C@?E]?6E^BF@E6D\EC2?DA2C6?E]A?8Q ^mk^5:Gm
k5:GmkAmkDEC@?8mu@4FD @? @?6 D:8?2EFC6 >@>6?Ek^DEC@?8mk^Amk5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^6hdbfac`\a3fb\cde7\h36d\b4c_ggbcac54];A8Q 2=ElQ%H@ A6@A=6 4=:?< E96:C >2C82C:E2D 369:?5 2 3@EE=6 @7 r@:?EC62F]Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gmk5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk^5:GmkAmk3C ^m(9@ D2JD J@F ?665 2 8C2?5 86DEFC6 E@ >2<6 2 3:8 :>AC6DD:@?n p== :E E2<6D :D E96 C:89E 4@4<E2:=[ 2 C62D@? E@ C2:D6 2 8=2DD 2?5 2 =:EE=6 @C2?86 >28:4 7C@> r@:?EC62F] w2G6 @?6 @7 J@FC 4C@H5\A=62D:?8 4=2DD:4D DE62= E96 DA@E=:89E H:E9 2 >6>@C23=6 9@=:52J E@2DE[ H96E96C :EVD 2 C@F?5 @7 r@D>@D @C 4=2DD:4 |2C82C:E2D] (:E9 :ED D:8?2EFC6 32=2?46 2?5 3C:89E @C2?86 7=2G@C[ r@:?EC62F 255D 2 76DE:G6 7=2:C E@ 6G6CJ D:A[ 96=A:?8 EFC? 6G6? E96 D:>A=6DE >@>6?ED :?E@ D@>6E9:?8 H@CE9 46=63C2E:?8] }@H E92EVD 2 E@2DE E@ C6>6>36CPk^AmkAmkDEC@?8m{6E E96 2E>@DA96C6 5@ E96 H@C<k^DEC@?8mk^Amk5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^h3c7bgab\73hh\cce5\32d6\_g553e45aed5];A8Q 2=ElQp H@>2? D6CG6D 2 (:?E6C $2?8C:2 :? 2 A:E496C E@ 2?@E96C A6CD@?[ H:E9 2 3@EE=6 @7 r@:?EC62F :? E96 7@C68C@F?5]Q H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:GmkAmk3C ^mp 76DE:G6 2E>@DA96C6 5@6D?VE 92G6 E@ >62? 564<:?8 6G6CJ 92==] p 8C62E A=2J=:DE[ 2 76H D62D@?2= E@F496D 2?5 2 DE2E6>6?E\>2<:?8 4@4<E2:= 42? 5@ E96 EC:4<]k^AmkAmu@C 2 E23=6D42A6 E92EVD 2D 7F? 2D :E :D 76DE:G6[ 4@?D:56C >2<:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@:?EC62F]4@>^FD^6?^4@4<E2:=D^H:?E6C\D2?8C:2Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm(:?E6C $2?8C:2k^2m @?6 @7 J@FC D:8?2EFC6 D6CG6D] $6E @FE 2 A:E496C 2=@?8D:56 7C6D9 7CF:E 82C?:D96D 2?5 =6E 8F6DED 4FDE@>:K6 E96:C @H? 8=2DD] xEVD 2? 62DJ H2J E@ 255 2? :?E6C24E:G6 6=6>6?E E@ E96 A2CEJ[ H:E9 r@:?EC62F 3C:?8:?8 2 3C:89E[ 4:ECFDJ EH:DE E@ E96 D62D@?2= D:A] !=FD[ 8F6DED 42? 96=A E96>D6=G6D H9:=6 J@F 86E 324< E@ E96 :>A@CE2?E E9:?8D[ =:<6 24EF2==J 6?;@J:?8 E96 A2CEJPk^AmkAmkDEC@?8mw@DE H:E9 :?E6?E:@?[ ?@E A6C764E:@?k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm%96 36DE 82E96C:?8D 2C6?VE 23@FE 7=2H=6DD 6I64FE:@? — E96JVC6 23@FE 4C62E:?8 >@>6?ED @7 4@??64E:@?] #6>6>36C[ J@FC 8F6DED H@?VE C642== :7 6G6CJ 56E2:= H6?E 244@C5:?8 E@ A=2?] (96? E96J E9:?< 324< @? J@FC 9@=:52J 82E96C:?8[ E96JV== C642== E96 =:G6=J 4@?G6CD2E:@?D[ 56=:4:@FD 4@4<E2:=D 2?5 A62=D @7 =2F89E6C E92E >256 E96 86E\E@86E96C D9:?6]k^AmkAm%9:D 9@=:52J D62D@?[ <66A E9:?8D D:>A=6[ =62? @? 2 76H 4C@H5\A=62D:?8 72G@C:E6D 2?5 8:G6 J@FCD6=7 A6C>:DD:@? E@ 6?;@J E96 46=63C2E:@?[ E@@] (:E9 2 =:EE=6 A=2??:?8[ 8C62E 4@>A2?J 2?5 2 E@F49 @7 @C2?86 >28:4 7C@> r@:?EC62F[ J@FV== 8@ 7C@> 7C2KK=65 E@ 76DE:G6 :? ?@ E:>6] }@H E92EVD D@>6E9:?8 H@CE9 C2:D:?8 2 8=2DD E@Pk^Amk5:G DEJ=6lQ>2I\H:5E9i e__AIj H:5E9i e__AIjQmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^HHH]3C2?5A@:?E4@?E6?E]4@>^:>286D^23hh45f5\`66e\cbe_\hfg7\3hc5aef`dgc4];A8Q 2=ElQr@G6C @7 2 3@@<=6E 4@?E2:?:?8 C64:A6D 7@C G2C:@FD r@:?EC62F 5C:?<DQ H:5E9lQe__Q 3@C56ClQ_Q ^mk^5:Gmk5:G 4=2DDlQ{:DE:4=6r2AE:@?Q DEJ=6lQ7@?E\D:K6i ``AIjQmk^5:GmkAmk3C ^mu@C >@C6 9@=:52J E:AD 2?5 4@4<E2:= :?DA:C2E:@?D[ 5@H?=@25 E96 r@:?EC62F w@=:52J #64:A6 q@@<=6E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5C:G6]8@@8=6]4@>^7:=6^5^`sGu;#phK)e=\%79{_J"at~q7K83{e#E}^G:6HnFDAlD92C:?8Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm96C6k^2m[ 7@==@H k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE28C2>]4@>^r@:?EC62F0FD^n9=l27Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmo4@:?EC62F0FDk^2m @C G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@:?EC62F]4@>^FD^6?Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmr@:?EC62F]4@>k^2m]k^AmkAm!=62D6 sC:?< #6DA@?D:3=J] ©a_ae r@:?EC62F r@CA][ r@:?EC62FkDFAm®k^DFAm {:BF6FC[ c_T p=4]^'@=][ x>A@CE65 3J #é>J r@:?EC62F &$p[ x?4][ }6H *@C<[ }*] r@:?EC62F q@EE=6 s6D:8?kDFAm®k^DFAm] t] r@:?EC62F $62= s6D:8?kDFAm®k^DFAm] r@:?EC62F {236= s6D:8?kDFAm®k^DFAm]k^Amk^5:Gm
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.