Josh and I have a new favorite thing – bottling cocktails. Its easy… super easy and so fun to show up to a party or gathering with a box filled with bottles of our own concoction. Our latest potion was a Caramel Apple Cider Cocktails, made with top shelf ingredients from Liberty Heights Fresh and perfect for the Thanksgiving Holiday season (recipe to come tomorrow). These bottled cocktails will pretty much guarantee your status as the best party guest. Here are the steps for bottling your own holiday cocktails.
How to Bottle Your Own Cocktails:
1. Gather materials: bottles (we use 6 ounce clear bottles – ask your local home-brewing store what they have available), caps and a big red bottle bottle capper (you can find these a stores that sell beer making kits). You will also need something to mix your cocktail in (we used a large jar) and a cocktail spoon, as well as a strainer (any kind will do) and a small flask funnel or something you can use to pour the drink into the bottle.
2. Sterilize the bottles under hot water
3. Mix your cocktail ingredients together. (this may take a few minutes of stirring – especially if you’re using honey to sweeten like in this recipe).
4. Using a small filter,
pour the cocktail into the bottle
5. Seal the bottles.
6. wahla!! Bring these beauties to your next party.
How to bottle your own cocktails
Ingredients
you will need
- 6 ounce clear bottles
- bottle caps
- bottle capper
- cocktail spoon
- strainer, optional
- filter/funnel, optional
Instructions
- Sterilize the bottles under hot water. Pour your cocktail into one of the bottles using a funnel or filter. Place the cap on the bottle then use a bottle sealer to seal the cap onto the bottle.
- Store in refrigerator until the party.
- You can serve these bottles cold or heat them up in a big pot of simmering water. These will keep for about 1 week.
Beyond cool.
I already get invited to ALLTHEPARTIES, so what happens when I start making these? 😉 Kinda kidding.
heheee:) I’m sure you do! There are a few products to buy but once you’ve got them you can use them over and over.
This is awesome! It seems like something that would be intimidating, but you make it look easy! And delicious 🙂
It really is easy once you get the bottle capper! Definitely give it a try!
This is such a great idea, Becky! It would make holiday entertaining so much easier.
Thanks Dara! It’s a fun one to have up your sleeve 🙂
Can you reuse the bottles? (I’m thinking home use here, not picking up bottles after a party!)
Liz, yes, we reuse all of our bottles. And if it’s a close friend we’ll gather them up after a party too!
How long would these last if I wanted to make them ahead of time? Thanks!
Hey Becky! Does your local home brewing store have a website? I have found it very hard to find clear soda/beer bottles online that don’t have those expensive stoppers on them. Lots of amber, but no clear.
Sorry, scratch that. I realized from doing some further searching that the little guys you have are called champagne bottles, and you’re right – I found some at my own local home brewing store online. 🙂 I can’t wait to try this myself!!!
Glad you found them!! And yes, we used the champagne sized ones!
Hi Becky, i like this cocktail and above all i love these bottles. Where did you buy them?
We found them at a local beer making store. They are called champagne bottles and I think you can get them on amazon too. enjoy!