Friday, December 23, 2016

A Cozy Colleague Christmas Party! 12/16/2016

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

🎅  Well, once again we were privileged to be part of another great celebration!  The hosts Amy and Roc threw a beautiful intimate gathering for their colleagues.  It was a smaller party than most of the events that we do, about 20-30 people.   It was a nice change of pace that allowed us to get to know the guests and be able to give more concentrated individual service, which is what we truly enjoy doing the most.  The bigger parties are great fun, and while we are always committed to building the highest quality cocktails no matter how long the line gets, when it gets busy we're just pumping out cocktails all night long.   Our passion is not only crafting great drinks but also getting to interact with our guests.  It truly is the all the amazing people we get to meet that makes doing what we do worthwhile.

🎅  Amy and Roc could not have been friendlier or more accommodating.  All of the people we've done events for have been amazing but at this particular event the hosts extended probably the most thoughtful gesture that's come our way yet....A SPACE HEATER!!!  That's right, it's still December and just like at the Casino Night party we were set up outside...and It. Was. Cold!  Let me tell you we had that thing cranked up to the max heat possible.  Ahhh...it was balmy and tropical!  Well, not quite, but it sure helped to keep us defrosted!  We have done parties where it was so cold we could hardly function.  One party in Huntington Beach, CA always comes to mind, it was brutal!  It ended up being a great source of amusement for the guests to come out and see Bartender Vince and I crammed together in one spot at the end of the bar when they found out it was because we were huddled over the heater!  Needless to say we were so grateful and really blown away by Amy and Roc's incredible thoughtfulness.

🎅  The hosts chose to go with a very simple drink menu.  The selection was limited to beer, wine, and vodka cocktails only.  And you know, of course, that means Bartender Vince's very own ever famous Berry Cocktail made it to the menu.  And...as always was the hit of the night.  Everyone LOVED it, even the men put down their beers to partake of the fruity pink deliciousness!  What makes this cocktail so special is the fresh ingredients that go into it.  We puree fresh raspberries, make our own simple syrup, and fresh squeeze the lemon juice the day of the event to ensure the absolute highest quality and best flavor possible.  We don't go near store bought cocktail mixes.  No way!  Not us!


🎅  A great way for hosts to wow their guests is to serve drinks in one our favorite products called Tossware.   These give hosts a more elegant option with the convenience of being disposable, recyclable, and really great looking!  They are very sturdy as opposed to some of the other plasticware out there that cracks and breaks way too easily.  I can't tell you how many times I've opened a package of cups to find at least the first half dozen unusable.  Tossware is pricier for sure, but for your more upscale events like weddings, formal cocktail parties, or intimate gatherings like Amy and Roc's, these are definitely worth the investment.

                                                            Tossware.com

🎅  The party was a huge success and everyone was having a blast.  Amy and Roc had everyone bring gifts for a White Elephant gift exchange.  Those are always a riot, and there is always the guest that will bring that "tongue-in-cheek" gift that ends up being the hot ticket item!  From where we were we could hear the hoots and hollers and hysterical laughter.  No one wanted the party to end so Roc asked us to stay for an extra hour.  We were having such a great time ourselves and of course we were more than happy to oblige.  Being the ever gracious hosts, when it was time to take care of the bill Roc tacked on a very generous tip as they had requested there be no tip jar put out.  What an honor to have the pleasure of serving people with such true class.

🎅  Once again a successful event under our belt.  As always it is our mission to keep you informed of any new challenges we face or tricks of the trade we use to help you in your endeavors and keep you at the top of your game!   We welcome any suggestions on anything you might see that we can improve on or any comments on insights we've provided that have helped you be as successful as you can be.  See you next time!  Cheers!

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄








No comments:

Post a Comment