Cocktail workshop
at your venue
Teams that shake, taste and turn it into a competition. We bring the shakers, the ice, the ingredients and the host.
Why does this work as the opening of an evening?
A cocktail workshop gets a group talking within ten minutes. People are standing, have something in their hands and have to finish something together, and that works faster than any round of introductions. That is exactly why we usually put it at the start of an evening.
What makes the format useful is that no experience is needed. Closing a shaker too hard gives you a wet sleeve, and that is immediately the first shared moment of the evening. The host keeps the pace up, so no team is left standing around waiting.
- Work stations with shakers, ice and glassware
- Two cocktails demonstrated and one invented yourselves
- Fully alcohol-free option possible
- Sixty to ninety minutes, standing
Four steps, from demonstration to competition
Demonstration in five minutes
One cocktail demonstrated, with the key movement exaggerated. Keeping it short matters, because the group wants to get going themselves.
Shaking per team
Each team recreates the same cocktail. This is where the mess happens, and it is exactly where people start helping each other.
Your own creation
Teams receive a base and a crate of ingredients, and invent one of their own. Naming it is part of the fun and usually produces the best entries.
Tasting and points
The teams taste each other's creations and judge on flavour and presentation. Short, noisy, and immediately a bridge to the rest of the evening.
What usually comes after the workshop?
A cocktail workshop is rarely the whole evening. Usually a dinner, drinks or a second item follows, and the workshop helps the group start it more relaxed. We match the finishing time to whatever comes next.
Combinations we are often asked for are a quiz afterwards, or a game format in which the teams formed during the workshop simply stay as they are. That saves reassigning, and the rivalry is already there.
A compact workshop starts at €195.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a cocktail workshop take?
A cocktail workshop takes sixty to ninety minutes. That is deliberately short: shaking and tasting on your feet is intensive, and after an hour and a half the energy has peaked. That is why we usually put it at the start of an evening and not at the end.
Can this be done without alcohol?
A fully alcohol-free format is possible and is requested regularly. The shaking, the tasting and the competition stay exactly the same, only the base changes. Even with a mixed group we always have alcohol-free options ready.
What do we need to arrange in terms of space and equipment?
We need high tables or a work surface that teams can stand around, a power socket, and access to water and a drain. We bring the shakers, ice, glassware, ingredients and the host. A canteen, hall or large room is enough.
How many people can shake at the same time?
A cocktail workshop runs well with ten to fifty people, divided into teams of four to six. Above fifty we bring in extra work stations and a second host, otherwise half the group is left waiting for a shaker.
Tell us about your plan
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A group that gets going straight away
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