Garden-party drinks

Set up a beverage bar for easy entertaining|MARY JO BOWLING and SARA SCHNEIDER

Recipes

• SoCal Cocktail
• Limeade
• Mint-Infused Syrup

It's time to move the party outside!

Few do that better than Alexandra and Eliot Angle, authors of Cocktail Parties with a Twist and co-owners of Aqua Vitae, a Los Angeles-based event and interior design firm (323/663-1777). They designed this tasty no-host bar you can use for your next backyard party. "Inviting guests to make their own drinks is a great icebreaker," says Alexandra, "and you aren't stuck behind the bar all evening."

FOR THIS PARTY, YOU WILL NEED:

• Mint-infused syrup
• Lime juice
• Vodka
• Fresh mint garnish
• Drink recipes
• Club soda
• Lime garnish

DECANTERS

Reuse wine bottles by adding your own labels and filling them with mint-infused syrup or vodka. Fill several ahead, then bring out as needed.

THROWS

Drape blankets over chairs for when the evening cools.

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http://www.sunset.com/food-wine/entertaining/garden-party-drinks-00400000017739/