Occasion
Wedding cocktails
A wedding drink has to do two things at once: look the part in someone's photos and pour quickly enough to keep a reception line moving. That's exactly what sparkling-wine cocktails are built for — French 75s, Bellinis, Kir Royales — elegant with minimal fuss at the point of service. This occasion tag is brand new, so the selection below is still growing — the celebration page is a good place to browse in the meantime.
What wedding drinks have in common
Measured across the 6 recipes on this page, compared with the rest of the site.
- Effort
- 83% are built straight in the glass rather than shaken or stirred, against 42% elsewhere — you can make these without a shaker.
- Alcohol-free and low-alcohol
- 50% of this list is alcohol-free or low in alcohol, so there is something to serve everyone without making a separate drink.
If there is food involved
Fat coats the palate and dulls it. Acidity and carbonation both strip it back, which is why a sharp, cold, lively drink makes the second mouthful of something fried taste as good as the first.
Rich, fried and fatty food, and the drinks that meet it →
