Camping/Glamping Night Theme: Beverage Ideas

Please drink responsibly. Always serve alcohol in moderation and ensure guests have safe transportation if needed.

CAMPING – GLAMPING NIGHT COCKTAIL MENU

  1. Smoky Maple Old Fashioned

Name: Fireside Flicker
Ingredients:

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1/2 oz maple syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Orange peel
  • Smoked wood chips (optional)

Instructions:

  1. Combine bourbon, maple syrup, and bitters in a glass with ice.
  2. Stir and garnish with orange peel.
  3. For extra flair, smoke the glass with a burning wood chip before pouring.

Presentation: Serve in a rocks glass with a single ice sphere, on a wooden coaster near a lantern.

  1. Blackberry Sage Gin Fizz

Name: Twilight Forest Fizz
Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gin
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 1 oz blackberry syrup
  • Fresh sage
  • Club soda

Instructions:

  1. Muddle blackberries and sage in a shaker.
  2. Add gin and lemon juice, shake with ice.
  3. Strain into a tall glass and top with club soda.
  4. Garnish with a sage leaf and blackberry skewer.

Presentation: Serve in a tall camping tumbler or mason jar with a striped paper straw.

  1. Toasted Coconut Rum Cream

Name: Campsite Cocoa Cream
Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz dark rum
  • 1 oz coconut milk
  • 1 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • Dash of cinnamon

Instructions:

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled glass.
  3. Dust with cinnamon or nutmeg.

Presentation: Serve in enamel mugs with a cinnamon stick, alongside s’mores or shortbread cookies.

  1. Spiked Trail Mix Sangria

Name: Glampground Sangria
Ingredients:

  • 1 bottle red wine
  • 1/2 cup brandy
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • Apple slices, dried cranberries, orange wheels, almonds (optional for garnish)

Instructions:

  1. In a large pitcher, mix wine, brandy, and orange juice.
  2. Add sliced fruits and chill for 2+ hours.
  3. Serve over ice.

Presentation: Serve from a glass drink dispenser with fruit floating inside; garnish glasses with dried fruit skewers.

  1. Campfire Espresso Martini

Name: Moonrise Perk
Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz vodka
  • 1 oz Kahlúa
  • 1 oz espresso (cooled)
  • Optional: toasted marshmallow on pick

Instructions:

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice until frothy.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  3. Garnish with marshmallow or coffee beans.

Presentation: Serve on a rustic tray with a small camp lantern nearby for ambiance.

  1. Ginger Apple Mule

Name: Crackling Ember Mule
Ingredients:

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 1 oz apple cider
  • 1/2 oz lime juice
  • Ginger beer

Instructions:

  1. Mix vodka, cider, and lime juice in a copper mug.
  2. Add ice and top with ginger beer.
  3. Garnish with apple slice and cinnamon stick.

Presentation: Serve in classic mule mugs nestled in a wooden crate filled with crushed ice.

NON-ALCOHOLIC (But Stylish) OPTIONS

  1. Herbal Pine Lemonade

Name: Wilderness Refresher
Lemonade steeped with rosemary and pine sprigs, served over ice in mason jars.

  1. Campfire Cocoa Bar

Name: The Cozy Cabin
Set up a cocoa station with flavored syrups (hazelnut, cinnamon), whipped cream, shaved chocolate, and marshmallow toppings. Offer optional bourbon or Irish cream mix-ins on the side for adult guests.

 

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