If you have a cocktail (or mocktail), here are a few reminders:
Do not try and sip through that tiny little straw -- that is a stir stick. Use it to stir your drink, then discard it (preferably to a waste receptacle and not between the cushions of a chair or couch).
If you have fruit in your beverage, do not reach in with your fingers to get it. If it is stuck to the bottom of the glass, leave it.
Never chew your ice. Like the cracking of knuckles or the scraping of teeth on fork, that really makes some people cringe.
Know your limit. No one is impressed by how much alcohol or food you can put away at the cocktail party.
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