What you may discern from this post is that I am 1/2 June Cleaver, 1/2 surly craft cocktail bartender. Those are both far more likely, though I shouldn't toot my own horn over here.
So the dirty bit-- I keep a seasonal cocktail menu on our bar in our house. WAIT, wait, hear me out before your eyes roll so far back that you quit reading.
Here's the logic, and it's more time-saving and comfort-inducing than anything else. If you're like us, you like to drink a wide range of stuff that changes frequently, and also do our friends and family. We have a decently stocked bar, so when we're thinking of what to have, it's either default to the "same-ol', same-ol'" or wrack your already stressed-out and tired brain to figure out something new or creative. Who's got time for that after a long day at the office?
Also, please tell me who hasn't had the following conversation--
"Hey, thanks for coming by! Can we get y'all a drink before dinner?"
"Sure, what do you have?"
"Well... we have..... l-m-n-o-p, a bottle of q-r-s-t-u-v, w-x-y-z... oh and we've also got some a-b-c-d-e-f-g." Basically, you assault your guest with a terrible list of things to choose from and ask them to tell you what to make.
In this case, you dictate what you can make, what you have in stock, and leave them to the task of selecting a crafted cocktail like they would at a bar. It's an ease-inducing thought, right? Selecting a tasty beverage from a short list of specialties? It's much better than a bartender or server rattling off the types of lame domestic beer they have rolling around in their ice chest.
So, in lieu of that, I'm including the template that you can download to edit and print your own. This one here is a list of what our current Spring drinks are.
Drinks Cocktail List Template
Happy drinking!
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