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Cocktails spirits and liqueurs – presentation to the W.I.

Andrew — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:20:46 +0000

Slightly new direction for us Cocktail Shaker Boys. We changed from being the boys who muddle, shake and mix your great cocktails into the boys who inform, inspire and teach about the interesting world of spirits, liqueurs and cocktails. Well at least that was the idea anyway!

We were delighted to be invited by the ladies of the newly formed Market Harborough W.I. to attend their first monthly meeting as guest speakers. We ran the presentation “Everything you wanted to know about the fascinating world of spirits, liqueurs and cocktails …….. but were afraid to ask.”

: Cocktail Shaker Boys – bringing cocktails to you

This included a sample of a couple of the cocktails we made live in front of the group at the end of our presentation. We also made up a couple of mocktails too, to cater for the people who choose not to go for the full cocktail experience on a Wednesday evening. Thank you to the 73 people who were there on the night. We hope that we see some of you again soon. For those of you who are interested in knowing more about the Market Harborough W.I. you can follow them on Twitter @mktharboroughwi or you’re welcome to e-mail us at info@cocktailshakerboys.co.uk and we’ll gladly pass on your details to the organiser Hazel Stacey.

And now that we’ve got the presentation written…………… well, we’re keen to use it for other groups. So if your company, group or association is looking for guests speakers, bear us in mind. Thank you!

We’ve now got a little liquid alchemy to do…… laters

Cocktail Shaker Boys make the Leicester Mercury

Andrew — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:11:32 +0000

Cocktail Shaker Boys make the Leicester Mercury. It was Andy Warhol I think who wrote, everyone is famous for 5 minutes. Perhaps this was our moment in the limelight. Frankly we prefer mixing, muddling and shaking our cocktails, but we’re grateful for the Mercury approaching us to run a little feature on us. In case you missed it, the link is http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/fabulous-Shaker-boys/story-12928429-detail/story.html for the full lowdown.

Cocktail Shaker Boys make the headlines - sort of !

We’re doing cocktails in Northampton over the weekend and we’d like to officially welcome our newest recruit to the team. More details will appear soon of some amazing new flavour ingredients we’ve acquired this week. Details will appear first on Twitter @Cocktlshkrboys (www.twitter.com) and Facebook (Cocktail Shaker Boys.) So if you follow us or like us, you’ll get the updates quickly. Ok, so now off to prepare for our weekend gig.

Cocktail party – Leicester

Andrew — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:00:57 +0000

Cocktail parties in Leicester, or Northampton or anywhere in the Midlands to be honest. Cocktail Shaker Boys glasses seen at a recent special fund raising party in Leicester. We can hire you Martini glasses, flutes for your champagne or champagne cocktails, sling glasses and Highballs for your cocktail party.

All you need for a fine party - cocktails and good food to soak up the drink

We have a busy summer coming up making cocktails and supplying the drinks and glasses for a host of people across the Midlands – from Birmingham, Coventry across to Market Harborough, Corby, Kettering, Northampton, Wellingborough and Milton Keynes. We’ll also be posting details of our new in-house developed cocktails. Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/cocktlshkrboys or key in Cocktail Shaker Boys when you’re in Twitter for the latest pics and recipes. Catch ya soon. The sun’s shining, the garden beckons and we’ve got some cocktails to make. Here’s to a great British summer!

With cocktails at your party - what's not to like?!

Cocktail Shaker Boys at a 31st party

Andrew — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:44:26 +0000

Cocktail Shaker Boys at a 31st party. Well why not ?! Why not celebrate your birthday at any old time? Who says it should be a 21st, 30th, 40th birthday or 50th party celebration?

Certainly not us and certainly not Charlotte who hosted a great cocktail party at home in Leicester. The cocktails offered were ; Tequila Sunrise, minty aero Grasshopper, Green Apple Martini, Sex on the Beach and the champagne/ Cava based Kir Royale.

No one obvious winner – but the mocktail the China Blue evolved into an alcoholic version with the addition of vodka, so pretty much a Blue Lagoon and it got renamed by the guests a Charlotte Blue.

And that’s how a new cocktail is born!

But be warned – you could end up looking like this……

Cocktail making presentation

Andrew — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:30:18 +0000

Cocktails – the presentation. Well we eat, drink and breathe cocktails – well not completely, but you know what I mean.

We now also run cocktail making workshops at your venue. This can be complete with a full stand up presentation on some interesting facts about the major spirits and liqueurs of the world, the secrets of how to make your own yummy, scrummy cocktails and a plan of the key ingredients, the flavours and how they fit together in your collection.

So if you’re part of a group, and you think your group would be interested in the world of spirits, liqueurs and cocktails, then let us know.

Cocktails - we'll show you how to make your own - simples!

You can now book us to come and run a presentation to show you how cocktails are made. This could be an ideal subject to offer your company conference delegates as a contrast to all the business ‘stuff.’ We can also run it as an interactive workshop too, giving your staff the opportunity to ‘get involved.’ (This does depend on numbers though of course!)

Alternatively you may be looking for a refreshing and different subject at your group, association, networking group or club’s forthcoming meeting.

We can tell you about ;

the difference between spirits and liqueurs
where they started (we’ll keep it general!)
why whisky / whiskey has 2 different spellings
Why cocktails are associated with prohibition and the United States

And then we’ll tell you a bit about ;

The basic structure of a cocktail
How you can use it to develop your own cocktails (we do this regularly – it’s a dirty job but someone has to do it!)
Top tips on making cocktails
Top tips on where to buy your ingredients

Our presentations on things relating to spirits, liqueurs and cocktails are of course orientated around the size of your group, the time allocated and of course what your group wants out of our presentation.

If you think a presentation on spirits, liqueurs and cocktails would hit the button for you, send us an e-mail to fun@cocktailshakerboys.co.uk with a few details about your plans. Alternatively, pick the phone up and give us a call on 07890 103172.

We run cocktail parties at your home of course or hired venue and can run presentations around the Midlands : in Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Northampton, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Thrapston, Daventry, Loughborough, Coalville, Oakham, Uppingham and Rutland.

Cocktail glass hire – Leicestershire

Andrew — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:16:20 +0000

For cocktail glass hire in South Leicestershire – contact the Cocktail Shaker Boys. We are now able to offer a great range of cocktail glasses to help you with your special party or event.

We have access to an elegant range of Martini glasses, champagne flutes, superb Sling glasses and plain old Highballs. You’re welcome to hire our glassware even if you’re not commissioning us to make cocktails for you.

Market Harborough cocktail glasses for hire

We can support large parties and you can even rent some cocktail glasses for say a dinner party for 12. We’ll deliver them for you too (there may be an additional charge – depending where you are.)

For more details about cocktail glass hire in South Leicestershire, contact us fun@cocktailshakerboys.co.uk . We’ll help if we can!

And we know you want to know what the drinks are featured in the picture on the left. We are a cocktail making tips site after all, so here goes. From left ;

- Jacaranda afternoon (in the Martini glass)

- Merry Berry Cherry (in the Highball) our top mocktail at the moment

- China Blue a non-alcoholic version of a popular classic the Blue Lagoon

- The Ottoman – a great alternative to the Kir Royale.

So get yourself some glasses, remember to book the sunshine, mix yourself some stunning drinks and be happy.

Cocktails at office party

Andrew — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:06:54 +0000

Cocktails at the office Christmas party. A new format for the Cocktail Shaker Boys and a great time had by all. We were commissioned to run an interactive cocktail making workshop at offices up at the Point yesterday. We ran this late afternoon, and then the client team got their taxis into town for their Xmas night out.

Cocktails in the office - only at Christmas !

We got the team making a cocktail each, and then they marked each of the 10 drinks made. We’ll update you on the final league table in the more detailed article you can find by clicking on the link below http://www.cocktailshakerboys.co.uk/index.php/home/latest-news/christmas-office-party-with-cocktails/

The 10 we made were the Tequila Sunrise, Pina Colada, Grasshopper, Green Apple Martini, Brandy Alexander, B52, Belly Dancer, Sicilian Kiss, Long Island Iced Tea and Mojito. So some old classics combined with some of the new kids on the block.

And Rob Webb said of the cocktail event he commissioned “Thanks so much for the event yesterday – it was absolutely fantastic and a very good start to a most enjoyable evening.”

We look forward to working with other organisations over the coming months. http://www.youtube.com/v/xleV8YT4WSU?fs=1&hl=en_GB”> name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”>http://www.youtube.com/v/xleV8YT4WSU?fs=1&hl=en_GB” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowscriptaccess=”always” allowfullscreen=”true” width=”480″ height=”385″> Click on this You Tube link to see some of the action!

Cocktails at the Angel – Market Harborough

Andrew — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:08:52 +0000

Perhaps a slight hangover for some members of the Market Harborough Breakfast Club this morning, judging by the number of pre-dinner cocktails they knocked back last night ! But still we had a great night serving cocktails to the guests at the Angel Hotel in Harborough.

Party goers with Kir Royales - Christmas at the Angel Hotel

We served Grasshopper (one of our favourites as you know), the classic green apple martini, Tequila Sunrise and Kir Royale. Plus we offered our in-house developed mocktail the Pacific Sunrise for the drivers. Not that there appeared to be many of them. More details follow here http://www.cocktailshakerboys.co.uk/index.php/home/latest-news/christmas-cocktails-a-bit-of-an-office-party/

And we’re even going to try adding a short movie too of some of the action ! Though we’re having some technical issues with this at the moment.

Cocktails in December issue of WOW magazine

Andrew — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:12 +0000

Cocktails are featured in the December issue of Market Harborough’s own WOW magazine. A great magazine that features what’s going on in and around Harboro, with features on Harborough businesses too.

Cocktails add some Christmas cheer - they did for the WOW girls !

The intrepid researchers Tracey and Elaine came and sampled some of the Cocktail Shaker Boys cocktails. Our friends at Marketsquare kindly offered us the use of their fabulous kitchen and we made up 5 classy cocktails. Read more by clicking the link below …

http://www.cocktailshakerboys.co.uk/index.php/recipes/cocktails-at-christmas-heres-5/

Corporate event pre-dinner cocktails – Getting the evening going !

Andrew — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:26:23 +0000

Corporate event pre-dinner cocktails can and are provided by the Cocktail Shaker Boys – of Market Harborough. We recently supplied cocktails at a top Leicestershire hotel for a big corporate client. 250 guests drank around 700 cocktails before they went in for their gala dinner.

Andrew Seaward of Cocktail Shaker Boys and Esther of client EPB toasting a successful night