Drinks are the major part of any event. We find different kinds of mocktails and cocktails, some of those will be classical and few will be completely innovative. Cocktails have different parts such as base liquor and other mixing ingredients, style of mixing, type of glass used but presentation is the key factor of the drinks. The decoration is an essential component in the presentation of cocktails. Cocktails are such versatile drinks that it would be impossible to express them in words. Mixed drinks can be anything such as easy mocktails or classy and innovative cocktails.
With the help of different kinds of
garnishes and other decorative things we can make drinks look attractive and
eye appealing. It is the crowning glory
of any mocktail or cocktail. Decorative straws, small umbrellas which are meant
especially for mixed drinks, swizzle sticks etc. or the use of some fruits as
garnish for drinks such as apple, pineapple, oranges, kiwi, strawberry,
cherries and many more. We can also use some other things such as celery stick,
olives, mint leaves, chocolate powder/cubes/shavings, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg
powder, and some fresh herbs. These ingredients give a decorative look to the
drink along with additional flavour of its own to the drink.
Some drinks demand that they be
decorated in a certain way as tradition dictates, and there is something almost
ritualistic in these decorations. For example dry martini is served with
garnish of green olives and similarly Bloody Mary cries out for stick of
celery. Some drinks are traditionally decorated by coating the rim of the glass
with castor sugar or salt. Except classical cocktails we can use different
things in innovative cocktails to showcase our skill. While showcasing our
skill we should keep one thing in mind that garnish which we are using for any
innovative cocktail should match appropriately. 
Cocktails or mocktails should be
fun, and we can be as fancy or outlandish as we like. For that we can make different shapes and sizes of
garnishes according to the size of drink & glass. For examples 3-4 cherries
with toothpick pineapple slice cut into four pieces, mint leaves, lemon
wedge/slice/spiral, wafers for creamy drinks, and halved/whole strawberry for
frothy drinks. We can also use chocolate sticks to impress lady patrons. Along
with this we can also sprinkle some chocolate/nutmeg/cinnamon powder on top of
the drinks to give some different flavour to the drink.
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