Get Customers Ready for
Summer Cocktail Parties
BY
GREG GONZALES
As temperatures rise, the parties head outside, the color choices get
brighter
and the cocktails get sweeter. With tiki and flair styles
becoming more popular in bars and at home, party hosts will be
shopping for f ruit prep tools like peelers and f ruit cutters, bar
gadgets and unique glasses that make a lasting impression on guests.
Stocking poolside drinkware and tableware, environmentally-friendly
straws and tools to keep leftover beverages f resh will also help make
sure your store is the destination for summer cocktail party supplies.
Periodic Tableware Erlenmeyer
Flask Martini Glasses
These modern glasses marr y art with science and
mixology, replacing traditional glass stems with a sealed
flask full of layered, immiscible fluids. These are sure to
be a conversation piece f rom the store to the table. The
glasses come in blue, green, purple, red or clear,
individually or in sets of four. Individual glasses retail
for $24.99 and sets for $89.99. Email info@ptware.com.
Align Bar Tool
Set from Rabbit
(Filament Brands)
This five-piece bar tool set has all the
barware essentials: a jigger, bottle opener,
strainer, muddler and zester, with a caddy
to keep the bar, bar cart or countertop nice
and tidy. Each working end is made from
stainless steel for durability, and ergonomic
handles make the tools easy to hold. The
set retails for $40. Email
salesinquiry@filamentbrands.com.
Bamboo Straws from Bambu
Party hosts who want to reduce plastic waste can turn to
Bambu's Bamboo Straws. They're made f rom organic
bamboo, with no inks or dyes or plastics. Each set of six
reusable straws includes a cleaning brush, made f rom sisal,
to keep them clean for years of reuse. They look great in a
tiki glass as well, and the cocktail glass-size version will be
available this month. This back-to-nature set retails for
$9.50. Email customercare@bamboohome.com or call
855.630.3149.
Libbey Fill N Freeze
Fill N Freeze is the combination of a silicone mold used
with a glass to create a thin ice liner on the inside wall
of the glass. The mold goes inside the glass, then liquid,
such as water, cranberry juice or other cocktail mixer is
poured in the spout, and after some time in the f reezer
the mold comes off and the glass has a unique f rozen
liner. Fill N Freeze will be available in June. Email
TolOutlet@libbey.com, visit www.retail.libbey.com or
call 888.794.8469.
