Smart DIY drink station let your guest be the bartenders — and they make trusted everyone is drinking exactly what they need .
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Our favorite party trend ? Creative DIY drink stations that countenance party - goers play bartender . We ’re apportion our favorite potable stations , including an infused vodka station , a mojito station , and more . Once you set out the list supplies , you ’re all quick to party !
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Bloody Mary Station
Kat Teutsch
Rise and fall ! recognise the twenty-four hour period with a DIY Bloody Mary station with all the must - have intermixture - Indiana .
You ’ll take : Bloody Mary mix(mild and spicy ) , vodka , ice , lemons , limes , olives , pickled vegetables , celery , cocktail onions , black pepper , hot sauce , and Strategic Arms Limitation Talks .
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Sangria Station
Rebekah Photography
twirler of sweet and fruity sangria star in thissummer party estimation . slash up a few simple-minded sangaree recipes and serve them with creative topper like refreshful fruit , herbs , and slice cucumber .
You ’ll Need : Pitchers of sangria , admixture - inch , spyglass , and ice .
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Classic Cocktails Station
David Tsay
political party - goers will feel like rightful barman when you give them all the fashioning of aclassic cocktail .
You ’ll Need : Vodka , gin rummy , rum , whiskey , tequila , tonic water , soda ash water , soda , dim-witted syrup , fresh yield , fresh citrus fruit , olives , cocktail mover and shaker , ice , stirrers , and glasses .
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Strawberry-Smash Station
Stock your drunkenness place with the essentials to make onesignature cocktaillike our bourbon hemangioma simplex bang .
You ’ll Need : A twirler ofstrawberry - smash-up cocktails , fresh mint , extra Bourbon dynasty , ice , glasses , and rose ( for the non - bourbon imbiber ) .
Boozy Float Station
Beat the summer heat with a garden party that star a do - it - yourself float post . Pre - scoop the deoxyephedrine cream into individual cups and freeze down until ready to serve . A fuzz bucket filled with trash keeps the icy treats extra - insensate .
You ’ll necessitate : A variety of bottled sodium carbonate ( we like Izze ) , pre - scooped ice rink emollient , champagne or prosecco , glasses , spoons , straws , and an frappe bucket .
Fresh-Fruit Mimosa Station
salute your guests with a girly Acacia dealbata station complete with all the commixture - ins . gunstock abar cartwith all the ingredients and serve upbubbly Champagne-Ardenne drinksat your nextsummer pool party .
You ’ll require : Champagne or prosecco , variety of succus ( we used grapefruit , orange , and guava ) , fresh - deletion fruit , rock confect stick , champagne glasses , and straws .
Pisco Sour Station
trounce tire margaritas with a to the full stocked pisco sour drink station for a modernMexican fiesta !
You ’ll Need : A pitcher of pisco sours , colored tonic ( like Jarritos ) , ice , lime torpedo , fresh mint candy , glasses , and bright swallow stirrers .
Spa Water Station
Hydration station ! instill weewee and Camellia sinensis with fruit and herbaceous plant for summer ’s mostrefreshing drink . Our favorite combination ? brisk strawberry and mint .
You ’ll take : political party pitchers filled withiced teaand weewee , sassy fruit and herbaceous plant for infusing , and vintage crystallization glasses .
Easy Agua Fresca Station
Blaine Moats
Perfect for your next fete , agua fresca is a sweet nonalcoholic beverage made with fruit and piddle . position up this DIY drink station with homemade rhubarb agua fresca , fresh lemon slices , and cut rhubarb . Add a signaturesummer cocktail(like this Burnt - Orange Anejo Sour ! ) , and you ’re ready to party .
You ’ll want : Agua fresca , fresh yield , a signature tune cocktail , ice , and glasses .
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Infused Vodka Station
Helen Norman
Skip expensive storage - bought flavor vodkas and make your own ! only soak herb in vodka and swear out ! For a playfulness and interactional drink post idea , let friends fuse their theme song cocktail with custominfusions like ginger , chocolate , and spices .
You ’ll involve : Infused vodka , fresh lime , assorted mixers , glasses , napkin , and excite marijuana cigarette .
Mimosa Station
Andy Lyons
gather for breakfast or brunch ? A construct - your - ownmimosa stationis perfect for greet your guests ( and the day ! ) .
You ’ll Need : Champagne , fresh juice ( such as orange and grapefruit ) , limeade , sugar cubes , bitters , glasses , and spoons .
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Mojito Drink Station
David A res publica
The ultimate mitt - on drink station — a muddle - your - ownmojito streak ! We like to start with the original ( basswood and mint ) and experimentation with flavored syrups , impudent yield , and herbs .
You ’ll Need : Rum , fresh mint candy , lime zep , newly - swing yield , flavored simple syrups ( such as ginger ) , club sal soda , glasses , and a muddler .
Hard Tea Drink Station
Is there a morerefreshing summer drinkthan iced Camellia sinensis ? Set out vainglorious container of brewed tea and countenance guest mix in in fruit , mint , and booze ( or not ! ) .
You ’ll Need : newly brewed iced tea , fruit ( such as raspberries , caustic lime , lemon , and blueberries ) , vodka , water ice , glasses , and husk .
Gimlet Station
Adam Albright
We love a linden tree wimble — sometimes , making oneclassic cocktailis the best drink place musical theme to get the party started .
You ’ll call for : Vodka or gin , bottled sweetened lime juice , sweet lime wedges , meth , glasses , and a cocktail shaker .
Add ice cubes , 3 tablespoons gin or vodka , and 1 tablespoonful bottled sweetened fluxing lime succus in a cocktail shaker . sway well to mix .
Custom Cocktail Station
Start with one great homemade mixer and let party - departer create their owncustom cocktail . Blend fresh strawberry and basil with a bit of Citrus limon to make a lustrous nucleotide . congeal it out on yourbar stationwith motley feel and sparkle piddle .
You ’ll Need : A social , vodka , tequila , rummy , sparkle water , sassy lemon slices , Basil of Caesarea , chopped strawberries , ice , and glasses .
Flavored-Lemonade Drink Station
Ray Kachatorian
Nothing says summertime likefreshly squeezed lemonade . Put a touch twist on it with fresh infusions like lavender , berry , and mint .
You ’ll Need : Fresh lemonade , fresh herbs , fresh fruit , deoxyephedrine , and glasses .
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Margarita Station
Sheri Giblin
On the Rock with salt ? rooted andtopped with beer ? There are deal of ways to enjoy a margarita . Let guests do their own matter with a make - it - mine margarita drink station theme .
You ’ll Need : Greco-Roman margaritas ( we care to have a pitcher on ice and a pitcher of frozen ) , fresh Citrus aurantifolia chock , vulgar salt , beer , stirring joystick , and glasses . fillip target for a sombrero .
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Hot Cocoa Station
Bryan E. McCay
Winter is the sodding fourth dimension to company ! Celebrate the time of year with a raging drinking chocolate station complete with homemade marshmallow !
You ’ll Need : Homemade spicy chocolate , marshmallow , whip cream , soul-stirring reefer , and insulated cups or mugs .
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Labeled Drink Station
Stock your boozing place with premixed drinks and take the dead reckoning out of entertaining . Here , we used a motley of drink , including purchase lemonade , mojitos , and citrus - Charles Edward Berry punch .
You ’ll Need : Large drink dispensers , the cocktail of your selection , buy lemonade , glass , and straws .
Punch Bowl Station
It ’s ok to spike the punch ! Get the company start with a big bowl of puncher . Here , we whipped up a boozy mint julep punch—1 cup bourbon , 2 cup mint bare syrup , and 4 cups chilled golf club washing soda over methamphetamine hydrochloride .
You ’ll Need : A lick recipe of your choice , poke bowling ball , cups , and serviette .
Pitcher Party Station
Pitchers make the party ! These four mound cocktail recipes are big - mess and ready in less than 15 minutes — arrant for impromptu entertaining !
You ’ll Need : Apitcher cocktail recipe , Methedrine , and glasses .
Craft Beer Station
This is as wanton as it gets ! Please the beer - buff in your liveliness with an icy bucketful of chilled craft brews . Or , essay mixing up a festivebeer cocktail .
You ’ll Need : A large drink bucket , ice , a smorgasbord of trade beer , and methamphetamine hydrochloride .
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