Wild Dunes will be hosting themed weekend pop-up events throughout the summer at The Nest, the rooftop bar on the Sweetgrass Inn at Wild Dunes Resort. Each event listed below is free and open to the public events.
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Friday, May 10th & Saturday, May 11th: World Cocktail Day (Monday, May 13th)
- Wild Dunes Fearless Leader Favorites
- Favorite cocktail of each Exec Team Leader
- Spiced nuts, Citrus marinated olives, Pretzel bites
- Cocktail Lounge Music
- Manhattan
- Barrel-aged Hanky Panky
- Classic Martinis – pre-batched and frozen
- Heirloom Old Fashioned
- New York Sour
- Boulevardier ‘Punch’
- Frozen Irish Coffee
- Smoked fish dip / Candied bacon / Crudité with OC ranch
- Rat Pack Music, Big Band, Jazz
- Champagne bottle specials (bottle & caviar bundle)
- Sparkling wine flights
- French 75
- Champagne cocktail
- Passionfruit Spritz w/ Chinola & Cocchi Americano
- Oysters with whipped champagne & caviar / caviar service with crème fraiche, chives & potato chips, Local popcorn
- Yacht Rock Playlist
- Mai Tai
- Zombie
- Singapore Sling
- Scorpion Bowl (daily punch)
- Banana Daiquiri
- Tropical Paloma
- Jungle Bird
- Grilled Skewers: Pork, pineapple, red onions / shrimp, cherry tomatoes, ponzu / halloumi, bell peppers, red onions
- Reggae / Island music
- Woodford Sponsored
- Mint Julep
- Barrel-Aged Manhattan
- Frozen Woodford Cheerwine slushy
- Heirloom Old Fashioned
- Whiskey Sour (big rock, fee foam, stenciled WR logo with bitters)
- Cosmo Sangria Punch (for non-whiskey drinkers)
- Canape type snacks, tea sammies
- Contest for Best Hat
- TV on under the awning during whole party & show pre-race live
- Classic Spritz
- Italian Grandpa Spritz
- Garibaldi (fluffy OJ)
- Kalimotxo
- Cool Wines – minerally coastal whites and roses
- White Sangria (daily punch)
- Adonis (50:50 Sherry & Vermouth)
- Tapas – tinned fish, chips with oil & olives, ham & butter baguette
- Edith Piaf – style soft soul music
- Hurricane (Punch)
- French 75 (OG Cognac style)
- Vieux Carre
- Sazerac
- Ramos Gin Fizz
- Caipirinha (Frozen)
- Corpse Reviver #2
- Beignets, Fried Oysters, Gumbo –
- Jazz Music
- Cosmopolitan (daily punch)
- Espresso Martini (fernet foam on machine)
- Flavored Margaritas – Classic, Mango, Grilled Pineapple
- Flavored Daiquiris – Banana, Strawberry (frozen)
- Pina Coladas/Miami Vice – Frozen
- Porn Star Martini
- Dirty Martinis shaken really hard – all the pickled veg garnish
- Oysters Rockefeller, Prime Rim sliders, Pimento Cheese
- Talking Heads/Madonna/90’s pop music
- Celebrate America with a Boilermaker
- Golden Isle Lager & OC Bourbon w/ drops of orange zest water)
- Victoria Lager & Tequila w/ Sangrita
- IPA & Ancho Verde w/ aged rum
- Mango Wheat & Mezcal w/ Salsa Fuego
- Cider & Trakal w/ fruit – berry in shot
- White wine & vodka w/ curacao, citrus (mouth-made sangria)
- Gray’s Papaya style Hot Dogs– grilled onions or sauerkraut, Low country popcorn
- Americana Music
- Mai Tai
- Zombie
- Singapore Sling
- Scorpion Bowl (daily punch)
- Banana Daiquiri
- Tropical Paloma
- Jungle Bird
- Grilled skewers with Polynesian sauces – pork, shrimp, pineapple
- All things bubbly paired with grilled oysters!
- Sparkling wine flights
- Sellbach
- French 75
- Champagne cocktail – with our twist (strawberry sugar, cardamom bitters, etc.)
- Passionfruit Spritz w/ Chinola & Cocchi Americano
- Grilled Oysters, Dressed oysters with caviar, caviar service with crème fraiche & chives, mini burgers, potato chips for all – OC Chef, Yakitori grill on deck
- Big Band / Gatsby style music
- Experimental/Futurist Versions of Classic Cocktails
- Hurricane (Punch)
- French 75 (OG Cognac style)
- Vieux Carre
- Sazerac
- Ramos Gin Fizz
- Caipirinha (Frozen)
- Corpse Reviver #2
- Beignets, Fried Oysters
- Jazz Music
- Classic Spritz
- Italian Grandpa Spritz
- Garibaldi (fluffy OJ)
- Kalimotxo
- Cool Wines – minerally coastal whites and roses
- White Sangria (daily punch)
- Adonis (50:50 Sherry & Vermouth)
- Tapas – Gildas, Deviled Caviar Eggs, ham & butter baguette
- French Kiss Soundtrack
- Cosmopolitan (daily punch)
- Espresso Martini (fernet foam on machine)
- Flavored Margaritas – Classic, Mango, Grilled Pineapple
- Flavored Daiquiris – Banana, Strawberry (frozen)
- Pina Coladas/Miami Vice – Frozen
- Porn Star Martini
- Dirty Martinis shaken really hard – all the pickled veg garnish
- Oysters Rockefeller, Prime Rim sliders, Pimento
- Talking Heads/Madonna/90’s pop music
- Dunes Transfusion (Punch)
- Arnold Palmer – House Garden Lemonade
- ‘Danger’ it up with Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka
- White Sangria – White Knight Sangria
- Frozen Grasshopper – Carl’s Green Grasshopper
- Brandy Alexander Slushy – Playboy’s Delight
- Golden Isle Lager & Genepy Boilermakers – Cannonball it!
- Gray’s Papaya style Hot Dogs– grilled onions or sauerkraut, Low country popcorn
- Show Caddyshack on big TV (silent with captions)
- Frozen Honey Deuce
- Japanese Sake Melon Highball
- Pimm’s Cup Punch
- Healthy Buzz Spritzes
- Deviled eggs, smoked fish or charred onion dip, crudité with ranch
- Show Matches on TV
- Friday, August 30th is Jimmy Buffett Day!
- 3 flavors of Margarita – Classic (Frozen), Strawberry, Grilled Pineapple
- Frozen Daiquiri
- Hemingway Daiquiri
- Vodka ‘Cosmo Margarita’
- Jungle Bird (Punch)
- Cheeseburgers in paradise
- Jimmy Buffett music
