At home
For the people you love to host.
Plan a manageable menu, organise your recipes and prepare to enjoy the evening with your guests.
Home bar guidesIt’s all about the occasion.
Make the preparation
part of the pleasure.
Cocktail guides for home hosts and hospitality teams: choose drinks, keep useful recipe records and prepare to look after your guests. Start with your setting, then follow a practical path from the first menu idea to the final serve.
For hospitality
For a team ready to look after guests.
Build clear house specifications, prepare for service and keep the menu aligned with what you can serve.
Hospitality guidesAt home
Home bar guides for an evening together.
Start with the menu if you’re planning an occasion. Turn to recipe records when you want to keep a favourite, or preparation when the guests are nearly on their way.
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How to plan a cocktail menu for a dinner party
Choose a cocktail menu around your guests, with a worked selection, preparation considerations and equal attention to alcohol-free choices.
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Organise your cocktail recipes and ingredients
Keep recipes, variations and ingredients organised with a completed Daiquiri record, a copyable template and a clear check before shopping.
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Prepare cocktails before your guests arrive
Prepare your cocktail station before guests arrive with a practical timeline, equipment checklist and a clear plan for the final serve.
Read the guideFor hospitality
Hospitality guides for a considered service.
Begin with an agreed house specification, use the opening checklist to prepare the team, and keep the availability guide close when service changes your plans. Worked examples and reusable resources help put each step into practice.
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Standardise cocktail recipes across your bar team
Create clear house cocktail specifications with a completed example, a reusable template and a practical method for briefing recipe changes.
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Build a practical pre-service bar checklist
Use a practical opening checklist for recipes, ingredients, equipment and handover, with clear ownership and rechecks for unresolved items.
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Keep your cocktail menu aligned with what’s available
Respond to shared-ingredient shortages with clear menu decisions, guest communication and a complete check before restoring drinks.
Read the guideResources to keep close.
One-page landscape worksheet. Print and write; not a digitally fillable form. Use your normal paper size and print at actual size.