During my Writing, Research, and Technology class, we were given the task of creating a wedding that we would blog about and then perform during class. To start, each person drew a random number; our role in this wedding depended on the number that we ended up with. In the beginning, I was a bit iffy when I found out that I would be the bartender. As a minor, I do not drink too often, but I have been a waitress for a bar in the past. I never realized how beneficial being friends with a bartender could be, until now. It took forever to finally decide on the two drinks that I would "make", but I knew I wanted to create a brides and a groom's choice.
Because most bride's are picky when it comes to the set-up of their weddings, I decided to relate her drink to the theme and the colors of the wedding. I figured that the red theme of the wedding could be brought out using cranberries, which are also a fall flavor. I then decided to make the drink feminine by adding sugar around the rim to give off a crystallized effect. It took a significant amount of time to choose flavors that would work well together, but after talking to my friend, we figured out the perfect fruity combination.
As for the grooms choice, I knew right away that I wanted to create a recipe including chocolate. I decided on this mainly because it would be the exact opposite of a fruity drink, creating a variety for their guests. It was tough figuring out what flavors mix well with a chocolate liquor, hence why only different flavored chocolate liquors were mixed with vodka. I then decided to add a strawberry, because what is better than the classic chocolate covered strawberry?
Last but not least, was creating the names for the decadent drinks. Because it was a wedding, I decided to tie into that theme. "Berry-ly ever after" being created based off of "Happily Ever After", and Cocoa covered kisses based off of the couples first kiss. Overall, the process of this assignment was long, and figuring out liquors that would work together was hard, but I had a fun time using my creativity. Who knows, turning 21 could result in the real making of these signature beverages a la Ashley.
Because most bride's are picky when it comes to the set-up of their weddings, I decided to relate her drink to the theme and the colors of the wedding. I figured that the red theme of the wedding could be brought out using cranberries, which are also a fall flavor. I then decided to make the drink feminine by adding sugar around the rim to give off a crystallized effect. It took a significant amount of time to choose flavors that would work well together, but after talking to my friend, we figured out the perfect fruity combination.
As for the grooms choice, I knew right away that I wanted to create a recipe including chocolate. I decided on this mainly because it would be the exact opposite of a fruity drink, creating a variety for their guests. It was tough figuring out what flavors mix well with a chocolate liquor, hence why only different flavored chocolate liquors were mixed with vodka. I then decided to add a strawberry, because what is better than the classic chocolate covered strawberry?
Last but not least, was creating the names for the decadent drinks. Because it was a wedding, I decided to tie into that theme. "Berry-ly ever after" being created based off of "Happily Ever After", and Cocoa covered kisses based off of the couples first kiss. Overall, the process of this assignment was long, and figuring out liquors that would work together was hard, but I had a fun time using my creativity. Who knows, turning 21 could result in the real making of these signature beverages a la Ashley.
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