House party 101: Drinks on the house
by Shu Manalo / December 4, 2017
House party 101: Have pantry, will party. Couch revelers, those who entertain from their kitchen counter tops and office lounges. Those who know a thing or two about mixing drinks, popping corks and opening beer bottles with spoons. Whatever your idea of a great night in your own space is, as long as there’s alcohol, we’re in.
LET’S GET THE PARTY STARTED
It’s your house, you’ve gotta take care of some stuff. Whether your friends are bringing drinks or food, you need to do some of the heavy lifting. Don’t answer that doorbell without these:
Cork screw and bottle opener. Hang ‘em on a rope by a kitchen cabinet handle so everyone knows where they are. Not everyone’s got a life-hack.
The party starter drinks. You know your friends and you know what you want this house party to be. At least 2 bottles of beer per guest. I bottle of wine for every 4 (Four). 2 (Two) of the group’s favorite liquor bottles. Less and the party’s over in 2 hours (But hey, on a Monday, that’s still a party)
Finger food. Some will come pouring from a bag. Some you will want to prepare. You can always start with a simple nuts and seeds! Just give em’ something to munch on.
Lots of table napkins. Lots of alcohol receptacles, plastic cups will do. That’s the minimum requirement. You decide how laid-back or how correct you want to be. But no one is gonna volunteer to wash your crystals if you wanna bring out your good wine glasses. If they complain about all the plastic, tell them to go to a friggin’ restaurant.
Get your Spotify working for your party. Music and Alcohol are your party lifelines. Once they run out, people head home.
As much water as there is alcohol. No self-respecting guest brings a water bottle for a BYOB night. The water is your job.
Teetotaler options (non-alcoholic stuff). Someone’s driving home from a house party. There should be some soft drinks. Some juice. Some coffee.
A stocked bathroom. If your flush doesn’t work, if your water comes in trickles, do not invite people drinking in your house, you will regret it when poop hits the ceiling fan.
A crash couch. Good friends let drunk friends crash the couch. Do not let them go home driving. Call for an Uber, Grab, taxi, lock their car keys away until morning. Take this seriously peeps.
XXL Trash bags. At least 2 so you can separate the empty bottles from the friends.
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