Keep It Chilled ~ Ornament

Keep It Chilled ~ Coupes in the Freezer Since Noon

The glasses went into the freezer an hour before anyone rang the bell, and the host has been unbothered ever since. A cold coupe and a calm face solve most of what a party can throw at you. The rest gets solved by the second round.

• The Unbothered Host: Nothing on the stove, nothing on fire, nothing warmer than it should be.
• Winter Gathering Pick: Frosty evenings, frosted stems and a crowd that waddles in from the cold.
• Cold Drink Doctrine: For anyone who believes temperature is the first ingredient.

Cocktail Threads made this round ornament for the tree that stands next to the bar cart. Pick ceramic at 3 inches or aluminum at 3.6 inches, and it arrives with its hanging string. A wipe with a damp cloth keeps it as polished as a chilled coupe, December after December. Tie it to a bottle of the good stuff, hang it on the tree, or hook it on the shaker shelf for the host who measures the vermouth twice.