Tequila
Cucumber-Chile Margarita
Blanco tequila, lime, cucumber, green chile or jalapeno, agave, and an optional Tajin-dusted lime. Familiar enough for volume, specific enough to feel SoCal.
Menu planning
Start with the date. The menu can follow.
Full Proof menus are built around service speed, ingredient overlap, clear ice fit, and what Southern California guests are actually ordering now: agave, citrus, light highballs, tropical acid, and zero-proof drinks that feel intentional. Menu support is included with service.
Use the menu as direction, or let us shape it during planning.
SoCal summer 2026
A researched Southern California direction.
These are starting points, not inventory promises. The direction follows LA's agave pull, 2026 spritz and highball demand, yuzu and Asian citrus influence, tropical/tamarind momentum, and structured zero-proof service.
Tequila or zero-proof
Yuzu Ranch Water
Tequila or a zero-proof base with lime, yuzu-style citrus, sparkling mineral water, and a pinch of salt. Light, fast, and heat-friendly.
Low-ABV
Passionfruit Aperitivo Spritz
Passionfruit, citrus, aperitivo or zero-proof spritz base, and soda. Built for patio service without burying guests in sugar.
Rum
Tamarind Pineapple Daiquiri
Rum, lime, pineapple, tamarind, and demerara. A clean classic structure with tropical acid and a little savory pull.
Vodka, gin, or zero-proof
Butterfly Hibiscus Sour
Strawberry, hibiscus, lemon, and butterfly pea tea or extract for a color-shift finish. Colorful without being candy; easy to mirror zero-proof.
Whiskey
Blood Orange Gold Rush
Bourbon, lemon, honey, and blood orange. One warmer anchor for evenings, fall-leaning rooms, and whiskey drinkers.
Agave gravity
Margarita first.
LA guests keep proving the Margarita is the common language. The move is not more complexity; it is a sharper house riff with chile, cucumber, citrus, and salt.
Heat and pace
Highballs move.
Ranch Water, spritzes, and sparkling builds stay fast during cocktail hour and feel right for warm patios, rooftops, backyards, and coastal venues.
Tropical acid
Fruit needs structure.
Pineapple, passionfruit, tamarind, and blood orange work when they are tied to classic sour, daiquiri, spritz, or Gold Rush structures.
Low-cost theater
Make the finish visible.
Dusted citrus, butterfly pea color, clear cubes, and selective pressed ice create the photo without making every drink slow.
Small details make the bar feel custom.
Standard Angostura and orange bitters stay in the working kit. After the date is available, ask about cocktail theater: Tajin-dusted citrus, sugar-dusted lemons, habanero bitters for heat, B'lure butterfly pea bitters for color change, vegan foaming bitters for egg-free texture, clarified feature batches, custom ice by the piece, a flat-rate Ori press moment, smoked cocktails, and espresso-style martinis.
Added later, priced clearly.
Custom ice is scarce by design: shapes can be quoted by the piece, or the Ori press can become a short live moment for spheres, skulls, diamonds, Saturns, or hearts. It is theater for select drinks, not the event's base ice supply.
Request availability firstHow Full Proof plans menus
The best event menu is practical and memorable.
- Build around overlapping citrus, syrups, garnish, and prep so service stays fast.
- Use clear ice where it improves the drink, not as a random garnish.
- Offer one bright crowd-pleaser, one highball or spritz, one seasonal sour or daiquiri, and one zero-proof or mocktail path when useful.
- Build mocktail-style signatures with NA spirits or zero-proof bases, fresh citrus, house syrups, garnish, and the same quality standard as the cocktail menu.
- Keep water readily accessible as responsible service, not as a paid "hydration station."
- Generate a printable PDF menu, print a standard 8.5x11 menu at no charge, or let the host design and print from our tool.
- For bookings placed by July 31, 2026, include standard 2" clear cubes, concierge guidance for the bottle list, and a clear ice plan.
- Scope clarified batches, custom ice by the piece, Ori press theater, smoked cocktail, and espresso-style martini service after availability so the room, timeline, and bar footprint stay real.
Choose-later path
If the date matters more than the menu today, send the event basics first. Cocktails can be shaped later around guest count, venue rules, weather, and the alcohol plan.
Request availabilityClassic cocktails
If the ingredients are on the bar, we can make the drink.
This list is not a required selection step. It is a baseline capability: many drinks sold as "signature cocktails" are simply classics with a new name. Full Proof keeps classics available and saves custom pricing for drinks that need real event-specific development.
Rum
Mojito, Daiquiri, Dark and Stormy
Dark and Stormy requires dark rum and ginger beer.
Vodka
Cosmopolitan, Lemon Drop, Moscow Mule, Vodka Martini
Mule service depends on ginger beer and the planned cup format.
Gin
Gimlet, Bee's Knees, French 75, Tom Collins, Gin Martini
French 75 service depends on sparkling wine being part of the alcohol plan.
Whiskey
Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Gold Rush, Manhattan
Whiskey, bourbon, or rye can be matched to the guest profile.
Tequila
Margarita, Paloma, Ranch Water, Tequila Sunrise
Fresh citrus and clean balance keep the familiar drinks from feeling generic.
Mezcal
Oaxacan Old Fashioned, Mezcal Sour, Naked and Famous
Some mezcal classics require specialty bottles; we will flag those before shopping.
Mocktails and zero-proof cocktails
No sacrifice on quality.
Mocktails should not feel like the kids' table. If the host stocks a couple of good NA spirits or zero-proof bases, Full Proof can translate signature cocktails into mocktail-style drinks with the same fresh citrus, house syrups, garnish, balance, and presentation standards as the cocktail menu.
Easy to plan
- Choose one or two NA spirits or zero-proof bases that match the main menu.
- Use the same citrus, syrups, herbs, garnish, and service logic where it makes sense.
- Offer a zero-proof version of a featured drink so non-drinkers still feel included.
- Keep water readily accessible as responsible service, not as an upsell.