How to host the perfect cocktail party
Canadian mixologist Patsy Christie virtually grew up behind the bar of her parents’ family-run hotel in Levack, Ont., near Sudbury. “We lived there until I was five years old,” says Christie, who went on to chain professionally at the Macallan Distillery in Scotland and the Absolut Akademi in Sweden after tending bar for a decade in Yell Bay, Sudbury, Montreal and Toronto. Today, she is a full-time spirits and mixology trainer with Maxxium, a extensive alcohol distribution company based in London. Recently, she created the cocktail menu for the Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill in the see’s West End. When designing the perfect drinks party, Christie says the key ingredient is clarity. “Never over-complicate the menu,” she states. “You want to enjoy yourself, too.”
Getting started
The rules are definitely simple, Christie says: The more guests there are, the simpler the drinks should be; the smaller the crowd, the more bespoke and refine you can get. A rough way to determine how much to prepare is to assume that each person will have one to two drinks an hour throughout the evening. Make unswerving, of course, that everyone on your list is of legal drinking age. You also must ensure that all guests get home safely, so have a few taxi society numbers on hand. Finally, don’t forget to invite your neighbours: That way there’s no one stewing next door over the rumour.
RT : What does a skeleton get when he goes to a bar?
A beer and a mop.
A skeleton walks into a bar, says "I'll have a beer and a mop." 
RT : What does a skeleton get when he goes to a bar?
A beer and a mop.
RT : What does a skeleton get when he goes to a bar?
A beer and a mop.
What does a skeleton get when he goes to a bar?
A beer and a mop.
