The Shake
From£45pp
- 2 cocktails per person
- 2 hours
- All equipment, glassware and fresh ingredients included
Masterclasses in Ayrshire
Cocktail masterclasses in Ayrshire
We are based in Ayr, so this is home. From £45 per person, minimum eight guests, and everything from Girvan to Largs is on our doorstep.
The towns we cover from Ayr
We live and work here, so Ayrshire is not an outreach area for us. Ayr, Alloway and Prestwick are ten minutes. Troon and Irvine are twenty. Kilmarnock, Kilwinning and Stewarton are half an hour. Largs at the top and Girvan at the bottom are both inside forty five minutes.
There is no travel charge anywhere in Ayrshire, and being local means we can usually offer more flexibility on start times than a supplier coming down from the central belt.
- Ayr, Alloway and Doonfoot
- Prestwick and Monkton
- Troon, Barassie and Dundonald
- Irvine, Kilwinning and Stewarton
- Kilmarnock, Galston and Mauchline
- Largs, West Kilbride, Maybole and Girvan
Timing, travel and the coast road
Nothing in Ayrshire is far, but the coast road behaves differently in summer. Largs on a hot Saturday and the run through Ayr on Scottish Cup or race day at Ayr Racecourse both add time, so we leave earlier on those dates rather than cut it fine.
We arrive around forty five minutes before a class starts and set up in about forty. Most Ayrshire spaces have a driveway or a car park at the door, which makes the load in far quicker than a city job.
Because we are local, we can often do an afternoon class and an evening class on the same day, so if your group wants an earlier slot it is worth asking.
The kinds of spaces we work in here
Ayrshire is houses. Big kitchens, dining rooms, garden rooms and conservatories, and in summer we set up outside on a patio if the weather plays. Twelve to twenty people in a family house is very normal for us.
The other half is coastal lets and clubs. Holiday lets in Troon, Prestwick and along the Ayr seafront, golf clubs across the coast, and country house venues inland. Clubs and country houses are already licensed, so those bookings are the simplest ones we take.
Village halls and community centres come up a lot for bigger family celebrations. They work well, they just need the occasional licence sorted, which we handle.
- Family houses and garden rooms
- Holiday lets on the coast
- Golf clubs across the Ayrshire coast
- Country house venues inland
- Village halls and community centres
- Marquees in the garden
Hen weekends on the Ayrshire coast
Hen weekends are the bulk of what we do here between April and September. Most groups book a let in Troon, Prestwick, Ayr seafront or Girvan for two nights, and the masterclass goes in on the Saturday afternoon or early evening. It works because it gives the weekend a proper start, everyone is together, and nobody has to organise anything on the day.
The timing that works best is a class from four until six or six until eight. Four o'clock suits groups who want to eat after and go out later. Six o'clock suits groups who are eating in, because we finish just as the food lands and everyone already has a drink in their hand. We arrive about forty five minutes before either slot and we are packed up and gone within half an hour of finishing, so the flat is yours again.
Group size is usually ten to sixteen, which is comfortable in most coastal lets. Above sixteen we set up two stations, so tell us the number early. Minimum is eight guests and a £480 minimum spend per booking, which most hen groups clear easily.
The bride gets a drink made for her by the group, we run the shake off and the blind taste game if you want the competitive bit, and there are photos throughout. If you want the whole weekend covered we can also do bottles delivered for the Sunday, or a table service dinner on the Friday.
- Two hours to three hours depending on the tier
- All spirits, mixers, fresh juice, ice and garnish
- Glassware, shakers and every bit of kit
- A host who runs the whole thing start to finish
- Games, a shake off and a toast to the bride
- Full clear up, we take the rubbish with us
- Alcohol-free versions for anyone not drinking
- No travel charge anywhere on the Ayrshire coast
Packages
Three ways to run it.
The same three tiers we run everywhere. Pick on how long you want it and how many drinks everyone makes.
The Signature
From£60pp
- 3 cocktails per person
- 2.5 hours
- Welcome cocktail on arrival
- All equipment, glassware and fresh ingredients included
The Atelier
From£75pp
- 4 cocktails per person
- 3 hours
- Welcome cocktail on arrival
- A bespoke signature cocktail designed with the group on the night
- Printed recipe cards to take away
- All equipment, glassware and fresh ingredients included
All prices are per person and are starting points. Minimum eight guests and a £480 minimum spend per booking. No travel charge anywhere in Ayrshire. Arran is quoted separately because of the ferry. Alcohol-free versions of everything are available on request.
Licensing
Licensing across the three Ayrshire boards
Ayrshire is split between three licensing boards. South Ayrshire covers Ayr, Prestwick, Troon, Maybole and Girvan. East Ayrshire covers Kilmarnock, Galston, Cumnock and Stewarton. North Ayrshire covers Irvine, Kilwinning, Saltcoats, Largs and Arran. The one that matters is the one where your event is, not where you live.
At a licensed venue, a golf club, a hotel or a country house with its own licence, there is nothing for you to do and no extra notice needed.
At a house, a holiday let, a village hall or a marquee, an occasional licence has to be applied for with that board. We apply for it, not you. It has to be submitted at least five weeks before your event date, so keep that in mind when you pick a date. Once your booking is confirmed we will go through what we need for the application.
FAQ
Ayrshire masterclass questions
It makes a real difference. Everything from Girvan to Largs is inside forty five minutes of our door, so we are not rushing, we are not tired when we arrive and we can hold a date at shorter notice than we could further out. It also means we can drop kit off in the afternoon and come back for the class if that suits your day better.
Where else we work
Cocktail masterclassesThe full offer, tiers, games and what is included.Masterclasses in GlasgowFlats, offices and private rooms across the city.Wedding cocktails in AyrshireCoastal venues, golf clubs and marquees at home.Wedding cocktails in GlasgowCity hotels, warehouse spaces and West End townhouses.
Check your date
Tell us what you are planning.
Numbers, a date and the town is plenty to start. If you are in a holiday let or a hall, say so and we will flag the licence timing right away. We come back within two working days.