Prep Time refers to the dedicated period your mixologist spends getting the bar ready prior to service. During this time, they will: - Lay out all required glassware ready for use. - Cut and prepare garnishes for use to make the cocktails. - Arrange standard bar equipment and liquor for ease of flow on top bar. - Batch cocktails or ingredients as needed (if required but not preferred) - Set up the blender station (if required) - Prepare drinks or cocktails on trays, ready for service upon guest arrival. What's not included in Prep Time. All of the following are your responsibility on the day unless you have ordered a Full Bar Setup Service at an additional cost. - Bar construction or physical setup: This is your responsibility and can be done using the Bar Setup Checklist provided at booking. If you've hired one of our mobile bars, it's delivered and set up by our logistics team on the delivery day. • Bar Construction or physical setup • Unpacking all stock you have purchased (liquor and mixes) and placing into tubs. All stock needs to be at the bar area on the day and unpacked and chilled ready for staff. • Laying out bar for ease of flow including rubbish sector, and back of house area. • Movement of glassware (that has been pre-delivered) or bars or stock to the bar location. • Icing all stock you have purchased - To ensure optimal serving temperature, wines, beer and sparkling require at least 2.5-3 hours on ice prior to service. This also applies to large-scale alcohol load-ins, which can be time-consuming. If you require a Full Bar Setup Service on the day or day prior - please contact us for a quote.

A well‑organised bar setup is essential for smooth, efficient service at your event. You must have a designated area with hot running water for glassware washing. Our glassware operates exactly as it would in a professional bar — we do not supply one glass per guest per hour. Proper washing facilities close to the bar are critical to maintaining service flow. If your bar is outdoors, it must have suitable cover and cannot operate in rain or direct, harsh sunlight. You’ll also need to ensure the bar is equipped with eskies, bar‑top tubs, menus, and basic setup items prior to service. These can be hired from us, and we offer menu printing as an optional add‑on. Most clients choose to use their kitchen bench or open‑plan kitchen area as the bar space. Once your booking is confirmed, we provide a comprehensive Bar Setup Checklist to ensure you have everything required for a seamless, professional setup.

Once booked you will be able to view our online cocktail menus for your event to choose which menu or pick n mix cocktails you would like (they include all the favourites!). You can choose as little as one or 40 cocktails - but remember the more you choose the more ingredients are required and the more the cost. We advise at choosing around 4-8 cocktails for a great menu selection. You will be then sent a comprehensive shopping list of everything you need for your event…right down to how many bags of ice you require.

All glassware packages contain a lot of glassware but not on the ratio of 'one per person' - if this was the case you would be inundated with glassware! These packages are devised based on the assumptions; not everyone is drinking the same beverage at the same time, and glassware is being turned over (ie washed and re-used), which would happen in any standard bar facility. Don't worry we provide you with enough glassware for your function. Packaged glassware inclusions cannot be changed and we don't provide individual glass hire. With our BYO packages we supply you with wine, champagne, rocks and the matching cocktail glassware to the cocktails that you choose. For Micro Events only enough glassware is provided for the package of guests stipulated.