Concoctions Like Us

We profiled six soon-to-be married New York couples, and sent their details to cocktail caterers Chad Solomon and Christy Pope, of Cuff & Buttons. Below, the signature drinks they custom-tailored for each.

• By Katie Charles
• Published Winter 2008

A year and a half after meeting at a New Year’s Eve party, Kermit proposed to Janet in Paris. Their wedding will be outdoors in June, at his family’s house in Westchester. The evening’s vibe: “Let’s call it ‘English country,’” says Janet. “And we may have a gypsy guitarist play during the cocktail hour.”

JANET	KERMIT
Loves: Pool, interior design, weekends in Woodstock		Loves: Woodworking, gardening, dogs, ska, Jamaica
Loves to Drink: White wine or vodka-and-sodas		Loves to Drink: Beer or cider
Her Signature Cocktail French 75 Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, Champagne, lemon twist “We did something elegant and effervescent that evokes Paris as well as the bubbly they drank the night they met.”		His Signature Cocktail Adam’s Apple Applejack, Pimento dram, apple cider, orange bitters, apple slice “We incorporated his love of cider and the Jamaican element with pimento dram. It’s a good outdoor drink—more ‘Woodstock country’ than ‘English country’, I suppose. Plus, this is a manly drink and he seems like a manly guy (see woodworking!).”