Features of Cocktail Team Building
Product features
- Participants:
- 10 to 150 people |
- Teams:
- 4 to 6 people
- Duration:
- 1.5 to 2 hours |
- Location:
- Indoors or outdoors
- Physical effort:
- None |
- Format:
- Team competition
- Staff:
- Professional bartenders included |
- Electricity:
- No
- Set-up/Teardown:
- 1 hour / 45 min |
- Recommended space:
- Bar or high tables per station
- Languages:
- Spanish, English or Catalan |
- Coverage:
- All of Spain
- End result:
- An original cocktail per team |
- Materials included:
- Ingredients, glassware and bar tools
- Branding:
- Signature brand cocktail and a name for each creation
- Client provides:
- Access to ice and water |
- Skills developed:
- Creativity and group decisions
- Other features:
- Some hotels and congress centres do not allow food or drink activities from outside suppliers: check with the venue first.
- Also available remotely, with a kit sent to each participant.
What the Team Cocktail Challenge is
Unlike a conventional cocktail workshop, the Team Cocktail Challenge adds competition to the mix.
Teams design and mix their own original cocktail under the guidance of professional bartenders, and a jury picks the night's best creation.
How the Team Cocktail Challenge works
Here's how Team Cocktail Challenge works, step by step:
- Professional bartenders teach the basic techniques and present the ingredients available.
- Each team designs its own cocktail, name and presentation included, within a set time.
- The bartenders advise while the drinks are made.
- A jury, or a vote among the guests, picks the winning cocktail of the night.
Ideas for a team cocktail challenge: themes, judging panel and prizes
A team cocktail challenge gets much better when it has a common thread. Beyond mixing a good drink, teams have to name it, present it and win over the judges. These ideas make the competition more fun and help every group bring out its most creative side.
- Event theme: ask for a cocktail that represents a company value, a product or the host city.
- A pitch with a story: each team defends its creation in one minute, name and reasoning included.
- Mixed jury: the bartenders score the technique and guests vote for their favourite, so everyone takes part.
- Final recognition: a token prize for the winning team rounds off the activity with a shared toast.
With these formats, cocktail team building for companies blends creativity, teamwork and a good dose of humour. We organise it in hotels, restaurants and event venues in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia and across Spain, with professional bartenders and all the equipment included, so all you have to do is enjoy it.
Requirements and format
- Professional bartenders included, teaching the basic techniques.
- A selection of ingredients and bar kit per team.
- Simultaneous cocktail stations for larger groups.
- A space with a bar or high tables and access to ice and water.
- A jury or guest vote to pick the winning cocktail.
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Cocktail team building for Christmas, summer and New Year's Eve parties
Some activities fit any time of year, and cocktail team building is one of them. You only need to adapt the ingredients and approach to the season for the challenge to have its own flavour. This is how we plan it depending on the date of the event and the time of day.
- Christmas: before the company dinner, the challenge breaks the ice and leaves teams ready to raise a glass.
- Summer: refreshing cocktails for afterwork drinks, hotel terraces or end-of-season celebrations.
- New Year's Eve: a festive activity that leads into the dinner or the evening party.
- Conventions: as part of the welcome drinks, the challenge mixes attendees from different offices from the very start.
In every case we set up the cocktail stations with equipment, ingredients and bartenders included, and for large groups we run several stations at once. If you are looking for a Christmas party activity for companies or a different summer plan, we bring it to Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia and anywhere in Spain.
Why choose the Team Cocktail Challenge?
- It builds creativity and group decision-making.
- It adds friendly competition, which a conventional workshop rarely has.
- It produces something enjoyed on the spot, at the event itself.
- It works well before dinner or as part of the welcome reception.
- It scales to large groups with several cocktail stations at once.
What companies the Team Cocktail Challenge suits
The Team Cocktail Challenge fits many company event formats:
- Welcome receptions at conventions
- Company dinners and end-of-year celebrations
- Networking events with clients or partners
- Team building to bring departments together
Cocktail making workshop for companies in Barcelona and across Spain
Cheers, team
A cocktail making workshop for companies breaks the ice better than any speech. Your team learns, tastes, laughs and ends up raising a glass of something they created themselves. It is a food and drink team building activity that people remember for the flavour and the laughter, ideal for groups who want something different from the usual meeting-room exercises.
If you are looking for cocktail team building in Barcelona, we bring it to your hotel, restaurant or office. It also works as a cocktail competition for corporate events in Madrid, Valencia or any city hosting your convention. Tell us how many people are coming, what kind of venue you have and the time of day, and we will suggest the format that best fits your agenda. Ask for a no-obligation quote.
- Before the company dinner: a cocktail activity that whets the appetite and gets conversation flowing around the tables.
- Large conferences and conventions: simultaneous stations so hundreds of delegates can take part in the same cocktail competition.
- Events with VIP clients: a relaxed cocktail workshop that strengthens business relationships without any stiff formality.
- Christmas parties and year-end celebrations: team cocktail making to toast your results with a drink of your own.
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Team Cocktail Challenge price
What budget will you need to book the Team Cocktail Challenge? It all comes down to the number of participants, the ingredients selected and the length of the event. Request it without commitment and we will put together a personalised quote.
Set-up and hire across Spain
The Team Cocktail Challenge can be organised anywhere in the country: around 80% of our events take place outside Barcelona, in cities such as Madrid, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza and Vigo.
We set up the cocktail stations at the hotel, the restaurant or the client's own space, with kit, ingredients and bartenders included.
Booking the Team Cocktail Challenge
The booking confirmation for the Team Cocktail Challenge comes with the 50% prepayment, made by invoice. Send us these details by email:
- The day and time of the event.
- The full address and a contact person.
- How many people will take part.
- The tax details needed for the invoice.
When a cancellation happens for justified reasons, we assess returning the amount in accordance with the terms we have agreed.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Team Cocktail Challenge involve?
It is a mixology competition in which each team designs and makes its own cocktail, with a name and presentation, guided by professional bartenders. A jury, or a vote among the guests, chooses the winning cocktail of the evening.
What space and equipment does the Team Cocktail Challenge need?
It needs a bar or high tables for each station and access to ice and water; no electricity is required. We bring the ingredients, glassware and cocktail equipment, with the bartenders included. Set-up takes 1 hour and take-down 45 minutes.
How many people can take part in the Team Cocktail Challenge, and how long does it last?
Between 10 and 150 people can take part, in teams of 4 to 6, and the activity lasts 1.5 to 2 hours. For large groups we set up several cocktail stations running at the same time, and it works well before dinner or as part of a welcome reception.
Can the Team Cocktail Challenge be held in a hotel or congress centre?
Yes, but it is best to check with the venue: some hotels and congress centres do not allow food or drink activities from external suppliers. If they do, we set up the stations in the hotel, the restaurant or the office, anywhere in Spain.
