Event drinks guides

Straight answers from behind the bar

Mr Flavour has run event bars across the UK since 2014, and over 1,000 events later the same questions still come up in nearly every first conversation. What does a mobile bar actually cost? How many staff does a wedding of 150 need? Will the venue allow it? Can a logo go on the foam? This is where we answer them properly.

Everything here comes from work we have delivered, not from a content calendar. Our bartenders and event managers run bars from bases in Manchester, Birmingham and London, for couples, marketing teams and exhibitors, at events up to 10,000 guests. When a guide says what works on a show floor or at a marquee wedding, it is because we have stood behind that bar and watched it work.

The guides sit in five topics. Corporate and brand covers cocktail menus and activations for companies. Exhibitions is for anyone putting a bar or coffee station on a stand. Weddings has prices, drinks stations and the personal details couples ask for most, including portraits printed on a cocktail. Drinks and serves explains what a booking covers and how the theatrical serves are made. Recipes is the lighter end: the Pornstar Martini, the Margarita and the serves people look up at home.

A word on prices. Every event is different, so the cost guides explain what shapes a quote instead of pretending one number fits every booking: guest numbers, the bar you choose, the menu, staffing, hours and travel. Delivery is included in Greater Manchester, and travel elsewhere is quoted for each event and added to your final price. We carry £10m public and employers' liability cover, and we work with venue caterers and their rules on your behalf, so those questions are handled before they become problems. Where a licence is needed because alcohol is being sold, we can cover that too, with personal licence holders in house.

Each guide links through to the service it relates to, so once you have the answer you can see the bars, packages and real events behind it. If your question is not here, ask us. Tell us the date, the venue and the guest count, and our team will reply within 24 hours with a straight answer and, if it helps, a costed proposal. You can reach us here, or start with our mobile bar hire page to see how a booking works.