Make any size gathering truly festive and magical with a delectable themed cocktail that pairs perfectly with the occasion. Let’s face it: If the occasion is special, the drink should be special too. Why trot out your weeknight gin and tonic or scotch and soda when something extraordinary is called for? Whether you’re serving a get-together with three people to celebrate a job promotion or a grand holiday party for three hundred people, cocktail expert Rhiannon Lee, author of three masterful books on mixology, serves up the recipe ideas you need in this colorful, photo-rich, and inventive book. She provides recipes both for pitcher and punchbowl batch cocktails perfect for a big crowd and for single-glass drinks a host can make to suit guests’ individual tastes. With short ingredient lists—so you can spend less time shopping and more time celebrating!—the recipes include: Lots of themed drinks for Fall festivities, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and Easter For sharing with your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, a romantic vodka martini with a splash of cranberry and a touch of rose water A delicate and exotic Lunar Martini, a blend of lychee juice, vodka, and a hint of lime, for celebrating the Chinese New Year The Blushing Bride, a pink-hued bubbly pomegranate-flavored drink ideal for bridal showers and wedding parties Cocktails for holidays all around the globe, including the Hindu holidays Diwali and Holi and Hanami, the Japanese cherry blossom holiday Touchdown Tea, a strong and refreshing iced tea cocktail with bourbon and lemon for tailgating and any other sporting occasion From the Spring Equinox to the Winter Solstice to all the weddings, birthdays, retirements, and holidays that lie in your future, you will find a lifetime’s worth of perfect drink ideas in this fun and delicious book.