Tuesday, July 24, 2012

What are Cocktail Napkins?

Napkins are used for wiping, cleaning the mouth as well as for cleaning utensils after washing. Some napkins are used as handkerchiefs. These napkins are available in paper as well as in cloth. In paper category, the number of napkins are manufactured based on the usage and purpose. Cocktail napkins are one such napkins used for informal dining.


Cocktail napkins, also known as beverage napkins or bar napkins are used at places ranging from bars, golf clubs, hotels to fine restaurants. These are very small napkins used for special occasions such as weddings, baby showers, bridal showers, cocktail parties, and other similar events. Some of the cocktail napkins have logo or some messages on them for promoting. These are not used for formal dining but it is suitable for informal dining.

Cocktail napkins can be used to discreetly spit out unwanted food and dab the corners of the mouth.

Many bars provide cocktail napkins because they keep dry by wiping the condensation caused by the ice on the beer bottles or any ice items. The bartender will usually provide a cocktail napkin along with the beer to the person who orders a drink. These napkins will keep your hands dry from the condensation that forms around the glass, prevents rings on the bar counter or table, and is more tasteful than a cardboard coaster with a beer company’s logo on it.

Cocktail napkins can be square or rectangular in shape or it can be smaller or larger cocktail napkins. Cocktail napkins are available in plain white, embossed with various designs such as pithy sayings, funny graphics, and so on etc. and even personalized, with endless styles of lettering to choose from. These papers are made of paper.