Signature Sip: The Corporate Cocktail Challenge

Every company has a logo, a slogan, and a brand identity. But a house cocktail? That is something you invent yourself.

In this cocktail workshop, your colleagues become bartenders for an hour. In small teams, they shake, taste, and experiment until they hold your company's signature drink in their hands. Delicious, beautiful to look at, and with a name that makes the whole room laugh (or applaud). Cocktail or mocktail, they choose for themselves: there is no shortage of non-alcoholic options.

Experience? Not needed. Everyone can hold a shaker. Yes, even Dave and Linda.

How it works

1. A crash course in bartending
   We kick off with a short, smooth explanation (twenty minutes, hand on heart). You will get the best tricks on techniques, materials, and flavor combinations, plus the pitfalls that can make or break a cocktail.
2. Each team has its own bar
   We split the group into teams of 5 to 6 people. Each team gets their own workstation with shakers, jiggers, bar spoons, and everything a real bartender needs.
3. Shopping in our cocktail shop
   In the center of the room is our display: a well-stocked bar with all kinds of drinks (including plenty of alcohol-free ones), various glasses, and a wide selection of garnishes. Teams walk in, choose their ingredients, and get to work.
4. Taste, try, perfect
   Now the real work begins. There is tasting, adjusting, retasting, and occasionally heated debate. Our bartenders walk around, give tips, and jump in where necessary. This way, everyone will have tasted plenty of delicious things by the end.
5. The grand finale
   Each team presents their creation. One finished cocktail, beautifully presented, with a name and a story. Then the jury chooses the new house cocktail. That jury consists of people from your company, or us as strict but fair bartenders.

The assignment

Three criteria, one winner:

• It has to taste good. Obvious.
• It has to look good. Because we also drink with our eyes.
• It needs a punchy name. Here, the true creatives are exposed.

Why this works as team building

Making a good cocktail is essentially teamwork in a glass. You have to listen, dare to experiment, make choices, and reach a result together, preferably one that everyone stands behind. Only here, it's a lot tastier than in a meeting room. Colleagues who normally only know each other from email are suddenly pressing limes together.

Extras (if you like)

• The recipe booklet: all teams note down their creation. We bundle all recipes in a nice PDF that you receive afterward. This way, the house cocktail can be served at every future party.
• A prize for the winners: a good bottle, a set of cocktail equipment, or something else that underscores the honor.
• A gift pack for everyone: so that the cocktail skills can be practiced further at home.

Practical details

• Duration: 60 to 90 minutes, to be tailored to your group and the day's schedule.
• Group size: ideal for groups up to about 70 people, divided into teams of 5 to 6.
• Guidance: a team of experienced bartenders, so that every group gets enough attention.
• Location: we come to you.