December 5, 2019
Style Notes

Style on the Side: Accent Tables & Classic Cocktail Pairings for Holiday Entertaining

With the holidays officially here, so also starts the season for entertaining. When hosting friends and family, one can never go wrong with offering a festive, on-theme cocktail. What's more, said libation will need a surface, so guests can chat and mingle with ease. That's why we've paired one part fun with one part functional, to showcase some of our favorite side and accent tables with classic cocktail recipes. Bottoms up!

Classic Old Fashioned

 

Daybed Family Room Game Room Nesting Tables with Old Fashioned Cocktail
Catalina Nesting Tables

The Catalina Nesting Tables’ layers are designed to slide together or apart, ideal for entertaining.

OLD FASHIONED INGREDIENTS

1/2 tsp of Sugar

3 Dashes of Bitters

1 tsp of Water

2 oz Bourbon

Garnish with Orange Peel

OLD FASHIONED INSTRUCTIONS

Add the sugar, bitters and water into a rocks glass and stir until sugar is dissolved

Add large ice cubes, bourbon, and gently stir to combine the flavors

Express the oil of an orange peel over the glass, then drop in

Marbled Martini, Stirred

Living Room Martini Stirred Cocktail on Marble Alva Accent Table
Marble Alva Accent Table

The Art Deco-inspired Alva Accent Table offers the perfect surface for keeping drinks on-hand.

STIRRED MARTINI INGREDIENTS

2.5 oz of Gin or Vodka

1/2 oz of dry vermouth

Garnish with Olives

STIRRED MARTINI INSTRUCTIONS

Chill the glass in the freezer

Add the gin or vodka and dry vermouth in a mixing glass

Add cubed ice and stir for 30 seconds until the Martini is chilled

Strain the drink into your chilled Martini glass

Garnish with speared olives

Boho Rosemary Greyhound

Laguna Rattan Bunching Table with Rosemary Greyhound Cocktail
Laguna Rattan Bunching Table

Textured and on-trend, the Laguna Rattan Bunching Table emits a hip mid-century look.

ROSEMARY GREYHOUND INGREDIENTS

SIMPLE SYRUP:

2 Cups of Water

2 Cups of Sugar

6 Sprigs of Rosemary

 

COCKTAIL:

2 oz of Vodka

1/2 oz of Rosemary Simple Syrup

4 oz of Grapefruit Juice

Garnish with Sprig of Rosemary

ROSEMARY GREYHOUND INSTRUCTIONS

SIMPLE SYRUP:

In a small sauce pan over medium low heat, dissolve the sugar into the water for 5 minutes

Pour mixture over the rosemary sprigs and let it steep for 1 hour

 

COCKTAIL:

In tall glass filled with ice combine the vodka, rosemary simple syrup and grapefruit juice

Garnish with a sprig of rosemary

Terrazzo Cranberry

Lina End Table Terrazzo Outdoor Lounge Chairs Deck
Lina End Table Terrazzo Outdoor

The Lina End Table’s terrazzo-flecked concrete is elegantly cinched into a modern hourglass shape.

VODKA CRANBERRY INGREDIENTS

1 oz Vodka

4.5 oz Cranberry Juice

1 Dash of Lime Juice

1 Dash of Orange Juice

VODKA CRANBERRY INSTRUCTIONS

Fill a rocks glass halway with ice

Pour all ingredients in

Garnish with lime

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