5 Classic Cocktails for a Masquerade Party

There’s nothing quite like a perfect cocktail to get people mingling and conversation flowing—two things you really want to happen at your next masquerade party. Whether you’re planning on making these yourself or you’ve hired a bartender, here’s five of our favorite cocktail recipes just for you.

Champagne Cocktail

You will need:

• Sugar cubes
• Angostura bitters
• Champagne (or Prosecco, for a less costly alternative)
• Orange peel twist

Soak the sugar cube in 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters and place at the bottom of a champagne flute. Fill the glass with champagne, and garnish with a twist of orange.

Dark and Stormy 

You will need:

• 2 oz. dark rum
• 4 oz. parts ginger beer
• Lime wedge
• Ice

Fill a high-ball glass with ice, then pour in the dark rum followed by the ginger beer. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

Campari Orange

You will need:

• 1 part Campari
• 3 parts orange juice
• Orange slice
•  Ice

Fill a high-ball glass with ice, then pour in the Campari followed by the orange juice. Garnish with a slice of orange.

Dry Martini

You will need:

• ½ oz. dry vermouth
• 2 1/2 oz. gin
• 1 green olive, pitted
• Ice

Fill a large juice glass with ice, then pour in the gin followed by the dry vermouth. Using a strainer, pour the liquid into a chilled martini glass, leaving all of the ice behind. Garnish with a single green olive.

OldFashioned

You will need:

• 1 tbsp. simple syrup
• 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
• 2 oz. bourbon
• 1 lemon peel twist
• 1 large ice cube

Place the simple syrup in a rocks glass, followed by the Angostura bitters and bourbon. Stir the drink, then carefully place the large ice cube into the glass, followed by the lemon twist for garnish.