Cocktail Contest

Create, shake and taste

Gather your friends and colleagues for a series of cocktail challenges where everyone gets to step into the role of both bartender and jury. Cocktail Contest is an activity that kicks off the evening with competitions, delicious drinks and relaxed socialising.

Cocktail Contest is run by Coralie, a cocktail enthusiast who during the dark winter evenings of 2020 wanted to liven up everyday life and find a fun way to spend time with her friends. Since then, the concept has grown beyond her own home and has become a popular way to gather friends and colleagues to celebrate everything from birthdays and bachelorette parties to happy hours and kickoffs. She also organises open events for anyone who wants to shake up some cocktails without booking a private event. Despite the competitive format, the focus isn't on advanced techniques and creating the perfect drink, but on creativity, socialising and daring to experiment.

For a couple of hours, participants get to create their own cocktails or mocktails based on different conditions, themes and ingredients. The competition element is a real icebreaker, which means that even groups where noone knows each other beforehand generally bond with each other quickly.

Cocktail Contest is usually arranged at participants' homes or in an office and is adapted to the group's level. It's more of a social activity than a classic cocktail course and is suitable for anyone who wants a fast-paced evening where socialising is as much the focus as what ends up in your glass.

The competition lasts for about two hours and is suitable for groups of 8–12 people, but the structure can also be adapted and held in different formats depending on the group and occasion.