Overview
Perfect for networking or getting to know your fellow colleagues whilst enjoying top-quality cocktails and having the opportunity to try your hand at making your own delicious drinks.

Format
A bar will be set up at the venue and a demonstration will be given by professional bartenders showing how to make some of the most popular and well-known cocktails.  During the event guests will be able to socialise and network and in their own time go behind the bar and try making them for themselves. Two rounds of cocktails will be served throughout the event.   

Included 
- Professional bar tenders
- Mobile Bar service
- Staffing and transportation
- All alcohol and fresh ingredients

Overview:
Ideal for promoting a fun team working atmosphere where guests are treated to a sensory experience. Delicious cocktails and amazing flair will be a warm up to the main activities. Interactive cocktail games involving everybody, where guests will learn new skills, taught by some of the world's leading bartenders and above all, bond over fun games.

Format:
During the event, three rounds of drinks are served, with on average another one drink per person mixed while competing in the cocktail games. There are breaks to allow for the drinks service and mingling – the programme works ideally set over a dinner or snack platters.

The event concludes with prizes awarded to the ‘best bar team’ and an individual prize for ‘the best bartender’.

Activities:
The group takes part in the following activities:

Reception Cocktails
Upon arrival, guests will be served a fresh fruit cocktail. 

Flair Demonstrations
The workshop begins with a quick flair routine to music by one of the world's class flair bartenders - a real attention grabber!

Mixing Methods
Guests will be given a mixology demonstration, showing a selection of classic and contemporary cocktails, using different methods to create the drinks including freepouring, shaking & straining, muddling & churning, layering and flair skills (and there will be plenty of tasters passed around for tasting).

Volunteers from each team will be asked to come behind the bar and make the cocktails. Teams will be scored on there efforts. 

Mixology Games
Each team will be presented with the Mystery Box, and asked to pick at random two ingredients from it. The box is filled with a variety of possible cocktail ingredients; from delicious to…difficult to mix into a great drink. (It can be done, ask your bartender about the famous Onion Ring Martini).

Using their newly acquired knowledge of cocktail mixing methods and exotic spirits and liqueurs they need to create their own cocktail. Groups can experiment until they have the perfect creation.

Teams will work together to mix their drinks …points will be awarded for style, taste, name, originality etc.  Groups present their drink alongside creating an advert for their new concoction.  If this is a team building exercise we can ask teams to create a cocktail to sum up the core value of their company’s brand.

Included:
• Professional Bartenders
• Full Event Management
• Cocktail training
• Team challenges
• 3-4 Cocktails per person 
• All alcohol, equipment and fresh ingredients
• Fun prizes for the winning team
• Public Liability Insurance

Duration:
2.5 - 3 hours (depending upon the group size)

Feedback on this event from our clients:
“We just wanted to say a big thank you to you, Liam & Steve for such a brilliant evening. Great venue, atmosphere, food and hosts - a great time was had by all and as a result i'm sure you will be hearing a lot more from Google teams in the future - glad to hear Irene's already been in touch”
- Google

“So many thanks for providing such a fantastically different way to celebrate a Friday afternoon in June! You'll be aware...that it was an absolute hit and, as heads clear...the compliments are rolling in. Please, please do convey our heartfelt thanks to everybody and warmest wishes to you both”
- Bain & Co

“Our event on Thursday went really well and everyone enjoyed it. The mixologist had a great personality kept the evening moving over our loud voices. Thank you”
- O2

“It went really well thanks – everyone had a good time and it fit perfectly with the time constraints we had. I don’t have any bad feedback about the night - the fellas were really good & at times showed exceptional patience with us. Once again thanks very much for all you help with the evening, Happy Christmas and New Year”
- Flash Talking

Overview:
This interactive cocktail making event is a winning night away from the office, where guests spend the afternoon or evening learning a new skill - the ageless art of cocktail making.

This fun, shared experience offers the perfect environment for colleagues to bond and includes a selection of team building games that will get everybody working together.

Throughout the event, guests are taught how to mix, muddle and mash a selection of classic cocktails, taught by a professional mixologist, in a real cocktail bar! By the end of the event everybody will have been behind the bar to shake, rattle and pour. 

Format:
On arrival, guests will be greeted with a glass of bubbly and a flavoured vodka shot. The cocktail masterclass begins with an introductory talk on the history of cocktails, such as the origin of the word and interesting facts. Throughout the event the mixologist demonstrates how to make a selection of signature cocktails, followed by teams working together to recreate them with plenty of tasting opportunities.

Sample Cocktails:
Long Island Iced Tea, Raspberry or Bison Grass Mojito, Cosmopolitan, Russian Bride, Classic Bond Martini, Mudslide or a Strawberry Woo Woo, plus others.

During the session everybody gets a chance to shake, rattle and pour, behind the bar, using their new cocktail knowledge and bar skills. When guests aren’t making cocktails they’ll be competing against each other in cocktail themed team activities, such as a bar tool relay race, blindfolded challenge and, of course, shake offs.

The event concludes with everybody coming together to enjoy their creations and a final farewell flavoured vodka shot. 

Included:
• Experienced Mixologist
• Full event management
• All alcohol, equipment and fresh ingredients
• Cocktail training
• Team challenges
• Bubbly on arrival per person
• Two Vodka Shots per person
• Cocktail tasters throughout the event
• Three cocktails per person (to drink during the event)
• Use of the venue and facilities
• Public liability insurance
• Party Boards and Desserts
Three course meal and a drink (are available at an additional cost)

Duration:
2 hours. This may vary depending on the size of your group.

 

 

Overview
Ideal for promoting a fun team working atmosphere where guests are treated to a sensory experience. During the event, guests will witness amazing flair and will take part in interactive cocktail games where they will learn new skills, taught by some of the world's leading bartenders and above all, bond over fun games.  This lite version is run in exactly the same format as the normal Cocktail Making Workshop but is slightly shorter in length (1.5 hours) making it the perfect choice if you are looking for a shorter event that still guarantees the same quality cocktail making experience.  

Format
On arrival guests are served the first round of cocktails and will be treated to a spectacular flair show by professional bartenders.  This will then be followed by several demonstrations of how to make some of the most famous cocktails and then it will be over to the guests themselves to try and recreate them.  There will then be a further flair demonstration and a second round of cocktails before guests attempt the Mystery Box challenge and then get creative to devise their own cocktails

The event concludes with prizes awarded to the ‘best bar team’ and an individual prize for ‘the best bartender’.

Activities
Reception Cocktails
Upon arrival, guests will be served a fresh fruit cocktail. 

Flair Demonstrations
The workshop begins with a quick flair routine to music by one of the world's class flair bartenders - a real attention grabber!

Mixing Methods
Guests will be given a mixology demonstration, showing a selection of classic and contemporary cocktails, using different methods to create the drinks including free-pouring, shaking & straining, muddling & churning, layering and flair skills (and there will be plenty of tasters passed around for tasting).

Volunteers from each team will be asked to come behind the bar and make the cocktails. Teams will be scored on their efforts. 

Mixology Games
Each team will be presented with the Mystery Box, and asked to pick at random two ingredients from it. The box is filled with a variety of possible cocktail ingredients; from delicious to…difficult to mix into a great drink. (It can be done, ask your bartender about the famous Onion Ring Martini).

Using their newly acquired knowledge of cocktail mixing methods and exotic spirits and liqueurs they need to create their own cocktail. Groups can experiment until they have the perfect creation.

Teams will work together to mix their drinks …points will be awarded for style, taste, name, originality etc.  Groups present their drink alongside creating an advert for their new concoction.  If this is a team building exercise we can ask teams to create a cocktail to sum up the core value of their company’s brand.

Included 
- Professional bar tenders
- Mobile Bar service
- Staffing and transportation
- All alcohol and fresh ingredients
- Up to 3 cocktails per person
- Prizes for winning team

Duration
1.5 hours

Overview:
There's more to cocktail making than just pouring a few spirits in a glass and giving it a bit of a shake. Mixology is an art: get it right and you can create delicious drinks which will be an explosion of pleasure on your tongue, but get it wrong and you'll be pulling pained faces and reaching for the mouthwash to wash the taste away!

This activity is a winning night out of the office, ideal for promoting a fun team working atmosphere and treating your team to a sensory experience.

Format:
Guests will be greeted with a drink on arrival followed by an introductory talk on the history of cocktails and the origin of the word from an experienced Mixologist.

Throughout the event the Mixologist demonstrates how to make a selection of tasty cocktails, and teams have a go at making them with plenty of tasting opportunities. Everybody gets a chance to shake, rattle and pour, behind the bar, using their new cocktail knowledge and bar skills to make one of the cocktails.

When teams aren’t making cocktails they’ll be competing against each other for points in cocktail themed activities, such as the bar tools challenge, lemon squeezing and a team quiz all about cocktails. The event concludes with a presentation where fun prizes are awarded to the winning team.

Venue:
Situated in the heart of the vibrant Belmont Street, the venue has two levels: the Ground Floor Bar, furnished with leather sofas and decorated with copper finishes is perfect for both relaxing during the day and enjoying a drink or two at night; the Basement Bar downstairs opens out onto an elevated outdoor deck that boasts some great views of the city's Union Terrace Gardens and is perfect for relaxing on a warm Summer's afternoon. With menus to suit all tastes, awesome DJ's, regular live music and theme nights there really is something for everybody.

Included:
• Experienced Mixologist
• Full event management
• All alcohol, equipment and fresh ingredients
• Cocktail training
• Team challenges
• Drink on arrival
• Cocktail tasters throughout the event
• Two extra cocktails per person (to drink during the event)
• Use of the venue and facilities
• Prizes for the winning team
• Public liability insurance 
• five-piece finger food buffet
• Three course meal (is available at an additional cost)

Duration:
1.5 - 2 hours. This may vary depending on the size of your group.

 

Overview:
Watch and learn from professional cocktail mixologists, then after making a few well known cocktails, guests shop for ingredients and make their own. Throughout the event guests will learn about flavour profile and deconstucting of the spirits and be given various ingredients to squeeze, taste and smell. 

After an introduction and expert demonstration on how to use the cocktail equipment each group will make some well known cocktails and once they have mastered the equipment (or not) they will then select their own ingredients to adapt a well known cocktail to one of their own.

This event is a great way to bring people together creating an environment that promotes creativity, communication and co-operation among participants.

Format:
The professional resident Cocktail Master will demonstrate how to make a selection of cocktails. Then he will hand over to the group to have a try for themselves. Groups will need to copy the chefs examples and create a new cocktail of their own creation. This can be a competition style event if required with our cocktail Master and assistants being the judges.  The final cocktail creations can be served at pre-dinner drinks or as a final drink before guests depart.

Included:
• Professional Bartenders
• Full Event Management
• Cocktail training
• All alcohol, equipment and fresh ingredients 
• Public Liability Insurance

Duration:
1.5 to 2.5 hours

Interactive cocktail making events are a superb option if you are looking to draw teams or departments together. Whether you hold them as a stand alone event, an addition to a conference or to entertain staff or clients in the evening, they include everyone in a fun environment.

By dividing the attendees into teams, people sticking to their usual cliques is avoided and you can encourage mingling between departments and levels of seniority. It’s also a great bonding exercise if you have people from different companies.

There are wide number of different formats available, depending on budget, venue and time available, so if this package isn’t perfect for you, your account manager can suggest tweaks and amendments.

Also bear in mind that we are happy to provide ‘virgin’ cocktails for those who don’t drink.

Format
You will start the event with a champagne cocktail reception. Your bartender will then introduce you to all the equipment you’ll be using.

They will then demonstrate how to make two very different cocktails for you to sample.

Next is a demonstration of how to make a Japanese Slipper, a shaken cocktail made from  Midori, Cointreau and lemon. Concentrate, because you’ll be making and drinking your own attempt next!

Then it’s on to the team event where the group is divided, each team creating and naming their own cocktail before taking part in a fun cocktail quiz.

The cocktails and quizzes will be judged by the bartender and the winning team chosen.

Duration
1.5 - 2 hrs approx

Interactive cocktail making events are a superb option if you are looking to draw teams or departments together. Whether you hold them as a stand alone event, an addition to a conference or to entertain staff or clients in the evening, they include everyone in a fun environment.

By dividing the attendees into teams, people sticking to their usual cliques is avoided and you can encourage mingling between departments and levels of seniority. It’s also a great bonding exercise if you have people from different companies.

There are wide number of different formats available, depending on budget, venue and time available, so if this package isn’t perfect for you, your account manager can suggest tweaks and amendments.

Also bear in mind that we are happy to provide ‘virgin’ cocktails for those who don’t drink.

Format
You will start the event with a champagne cocktail reception. Your bartender will then introduce you to all the equipment you’ll be using.

They will then demonstrate how to make two very different cocktails for you to sample.

Next is a demonstration of how to make a Cosmopolitan, a shaken cocktail made from vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Concentrate, because you’ll be making and drinking your own attempt next!

Then it’s on to the team event where the group is divided, each team creating and naming their own cocktail before taking part in a fun cocktail quiz.

The cocktails and quizzes will be judged by the bartender and the winning team chosen.

Duration
1.5 - 2 hrs approx

Interactive cocktail making events are a superb option if you are looking to draw teams or departments together. Whether you hold them as a stand alone event, an addition to a conference or to entertain staff or clients in the evening, they include everyone in a fun environment.

By dividing the attendees into teams, people sticking to their usual cliques is avoided and you can encourage mingling between departments and levels of seniority. It’s also a great bonding exercise if you have people from different companies.

There are wide number of different formats available, depending on budget, venue and time available, so if this package isn’t perfect for you, your account manager can suggest tweaks and amendments.

Also bear in mind that we are happy to provide ‘virgin’ cocktails for those who don’t drink.

Format
You will start the event with a champagne cocktail reception. Your bartender will then introduce you to all the equipment you’ll be using.

They will then demonstrate how to make two very different cocktails for you to sample.

Next is a demonstration of how to make a Cosmopolitan, a shaken cocktail made from vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Concentrate, because you’ll be making and drinking your own attempt next!

The bartender will then demonstrate how to make the perfect Mojito and a Japanese Slipper, which you all get to sample.

Next it's shot class. You'll be shown how to make a B52 (a layered shot). You'll then get to make and drink your own attempt.

Then it’s on to the team event where the group is divided, each team creating and naming their own cocktail before taking part in a fun cocktail quiz.

The cocktails and quizzes will be judged by the bartender and the winning team chosen.

Duration
 2 - 2.5hrs approx

Interactive cocktail making events are a superb option if you are looking to draw teams or departments together. Whether you hold them as a stand alone event, an addition to a conference or to entertain staff or clients in the evening, they include everyone in a fun environment.

By dividing the attendees into teams, people sticking to their usual cliques is avoided and you can encourage mingling between departments and levels of seniority. It’s also a great bonding exercise if you have people from different companies.

There are wide number of different formats available, depending on budget, venue and time available, so if this package isn’t perfect for you, your account manager can suggest tweaks and amendments.

Also bear in mind that we are happy to provide ‘virgin’ cocktails for those who don’t drink.

Format
You will start the event with a champagne cocktail reception. Your bartender will then introduce you to all the equipment you’ll be using.

They will then demonstrate how to make two very different cocktails for you to sample.

Next is a demonstration of how to make a Cosmopolitan, a shaken cocktail made from vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Concentrate, because you’ll be making and drinking your own attempt next!

Then the bartender will demonstrate making the perfect Mai Tai (which you can sample) and Mojito (a drink of which you can have during the next round).

You'll then be shown how to make a B52 (a layered shot), then it's over to you to make your own. Hopefully you will have been paying attention becuase you then have to drink it!

Then it’s on to the team event where the group is divided, each team creating and naming their own cocktail before taking part in a fun cocktail quiz.

The cocktails and quizzes will be judged by the bartender and the winning team chosen. All the group will also recieve a stainless steel cocktail shaker

Duration
2 - 2.5 hrs approx