Cocktail drinking etiquette

Did you know that there’s a proper way to enjoy your summer cocktails?
Here are the golden rules:

• Remove the swizzle sticks and umbrella before drinking your cocktail.

• Hold your glass by the stem. If you hold the glass by the ‘bowl’, your hand will warm up and ruin the drink.

• Hold your drink in the left hand so that the right is free for introductions and handshakes.

• Take a drink only when you have no food in your mouth.

• Sip – do not gulp.

• Pace yourself. Cocktails are made to be savoured, not downed in order to get drunk.

• Never tilt your head while drinking.

• Women should not wear so much lipstick that their drinking glass becomes smudged.

• When drinking a beverage that contains ice cubes or crushed ice, don’t crunch the ice in your mouth.

• If you really want to, you are allowed to eat the garnishes in your cocktail.

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