Private New Year Party (31 Dec 09)

Drinkdings brings our Mobile Bar service to Bukit Timah and have a blast!  Our friendly Velvet bartender, Rudy, was a great help - mixing Long Island Tea from the available mixes in the host's house.  It was not exactly it, but even without some key ingredients, he managed to mix a decent tasting Long Island Tea!  Ten cheers for Rudy!


Here's the three of us having our champagne, thanks to our generous hosts!

Accenture's Pantry Party at Har Par Technocentre (23 Dec 09)

Our Mobile Bar Solution is invited to serve up some Christmas cheer at the Accenture Haw Par Technocentre operations 2 days before Christmas. So fun!

Suntec Xmas Fair (18 Dec 09)

Yet another fair organised by Singapore Fairs. The crowd was there all right, but the space was cramped! We had a good weekend there in terms of sales.

Christmas Fair at Suntec

Barter Vista Christmas (12 Dec 09)

Bazaar followed by dinner, all on barter! Yup, not a single cent. It was a great time to get Christmas gifts for family and friends and the Barter Vista members sure stocked up!

Held at the SAF Yacht Club, the food was catered by Four Seasons, entertainment provided by Neevrash Productions and we were might entertained by an impersonation performance by Dan Thomson. Even the lucky draw prizes were all purchased on barter!

Check out the Invitro display - we're mighty proud of the boxes because we designed them ourselves!  And the light added some brightness to the plants and made them simple irresistible!

I remember giving Dan Thomson a lift out of the Yacht Club in my little van full of the Drinkdings items. He had to crouch down in the seat in the back with his dancing platform atop his shoulders.  Quite a squeeze but we didn't have a choice as he could not get a taxi to pick him up from all the way inside the yacht club!  (It was THAT ulu).

All in all, a fun Christmas celebration with 100 Barter Vista members!

Christmas at SAF Yacht Club

Xmas Fair at SJI International School (5 Dec 09)

'Twas a busy day for us!  Running two fairs.  Fortunately we had Jon helping us again...and both locations were pretty close by!  So set up in one, scoot off, set up in other, pack up in one, scoot off, pack up in other.  Busy busy busy!

SJI International Christmas Fair

SAFRA Mount Faber - A White Christmas (5 Dec 09)

This just brings me back to the days were were spending weekends promoting Drinkdings.  Here's us at SAFRA's Christmas family day celebration for 2009.

SAFRA Mount Faber White Christmas

Christmas Comes Early to Symantec (1 Dec 09)

Through Kat's familial connections, Drinkdings managed to get a slot to feature our products for the staff Christmas sale.  Managed to sell enough. Not too bad :)

Symantec Staff Sale

Keppel Club's Xmas Fair (27 Nov 09)

Organises by Singapore Fairs, the event attendance was fairily lukewarm. Our best customers for our mocktails were the stall owners themselves! 

Keppel Marina Christmas Fair

Gek Poh Ville CC Open House (15 Nov 09)

People's Association asks us to showcase our products and courses at this open house at Gek Poh Ville CC.  We gave our free samples of our mocktails. The crowd was treated to performances and talks the whole day.

Gek Poh Ville CC Open House

Bar Flair Show at Launch of Passion Card, Raffles Exchange (11 Nov 09)

Drinkdings was asked to showcase our bar tricks at the launch of the Passion Card at Raffles Exchange. Despite the low ceiling, our bar flairers managed to excite the crowd with their well executed moves.


We'd actually written a comprehensive script for the emcee for People's Association, BUT! the staff in charge of the event failed to give the script to the emcee. As a result, our flairers were doing all those flair moves and without any explanation, the crowd failed to fully appreciate the complexity of the move and the introcacies of the signature Passion Cocktail we were preparing.  A true waste of my time and effort in crafting that difficult technical script!  And it's not like I didn't send it to the girl in advance!


I made my unhappiness known to the gal in charge of the event.  People - do note - a script is a very important piece of paper for an event. 

Passion Card Launch at Raffles Xchange

Interactive Cocktail Class at Civil Service Club (31 Oct 09)

We're back at the CSC at Tessensohn for our second cocktail class.  If you wanna know what one of the participants is doing in the picture below, sign up for a cocktail class with Drinkdings, where we unravel the secrets of the bar!

Cocktail Class at CSC Tessensohn

1000 Singapore Slings at Raffles Marina! (24 Oct 09)

We serverd1000 Japanese ladies as they celebrate the visit of their well-loved Japanese star.  Organised by the Japanese Women's Association at Raffles Marina, Drinkdings was sloshed with Singapore Slings!  


Poor Kat was all by herself as I was on the way back from Australia. upon touching down, it was a 40 km drive from Changi to Tuas to help in the packing up at midnight!  Quite the exciting life we lead in Drinkdings!

Singapore Slings at Raffles Marina

Singapore Police Force Mocktail Class (20 Oct 09)

Drinkdings taught these brave officers the art of mocktail making.  They sure had a ball!

Singapore police making mocktails!

Drinkdings at PA Market Place at Downtown East (10 Oct 09)

To promote our cocktail classes in the Community Clubs, the People's Association invited Drinkdings to showcase our products and workshops.  150 grassroots leaders attended the full day event at Downtown East.  There were literally a hundred vendors promotion courses to the CCs.  Glad to say we were one of the funkiest!

PA Grassroots Leaders Courses Fairs

Energizer Teambuilding Cocktail Workshop (8 Oct 09)

We taught the Energizer regional team how to mix 3 cocktails, then put them to the test to create their very own team cocktail without speaking!  But first, which I(ngredient) are you?  What do you bring to your team's cocktail?  As you can see, they had a blast!

The winning team took home a set of Drinkdings drink slogans luggage tag and a mini Stirrings cocktail mixer.

Energizer Teambuilding Workshop

Informal Farewell Party at JP Morgan for Raj (25 Sep 09)

Raj was a lucky man as his colleague threw this informal gathering for him to give him a cool farewell after 10 years in the bank.  The lady who contacted us was excited at having us, and cited one of her friends who had met us at the SPH Beauty and Brides fair, as the first point of contact.  I guess the bridal fair did generate some awareness for us after all!

JP Morgan Farewell Party for Raj

French Chamber of Commerce Networking Night (18 Sep 09)

We were invited by the two charming French owners of Rochembeaux to showcase and participate in this networking night for the French expat community in Singapore.  


Coincidentally it was Kat's birthday and we'd gotten front table tickets for a Boxing match at Shangri-La (one of our friends was boxing!).  So we did a quick set up, changed into our evening gowns, left Siyuan in charge and scooted off!  


It was a fairly long night, as I remember!  After the boxing match, we came back to pick up the bar stuff, met Ralph and Manua of Rochembeaux and continued partying at Never Never land!  First time in a Thai disco for both Kat and myself.  It was a LONG but terribly enjoyable night.  I still have the fox tail we picked up...I can't remember from where!


Was also the first night we met the Ralph and Manua gang of J brothers!

French Chamber of Commerce at Pod 

Great World City Mooncake Festival - Mar-TEA-nis with mooncakes? (17 Sep - 2 Oct 09)

Yes, we actually set up a booth at Great World City for the Mooncake festival!  It was a fun experience and we managed to sell mocktail crushes - not bad!  So, anyone for Mar-Tea-nis in the future?

Great World City Mooncake Fair

NTU Hall 15 D7D (17 Sep 09)

Drinkdings sponsored NTU Hall 15's D&D with some Delectable Delights and here are the pictures the organising committee sent us.  Drinkdings supports tertiary education!  We remember our wild days back in our own undergrad days in NUS - so we wish for everyone to have the same fun experiences we had.

NTU Hall 15 D&D

NUSS Parent and Child Mocktail Workshop (5 Sep 09)

Drinkdings conducts our very first Mocktail Workshop for Parent and Child at the NUSS Kent Ridge Club house.  It was a treat watching the young once in action.  They sure had a great time mixing with the child friendly bar equipment, and parents learnt a great deal too!  We taught the Governor's Smile, Verry Berry and Pussyfoot.  Kids - do try this at home!

NUSS Guild House at Kent Ridge - Parent and Child Mocktail Workshop 

NTU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Festival 2009 (26 Aug 09)

Drinkdings was invited to showcase our innovative business and products at the NTU E&I Festival 2009.  And surprise, surprise, we were asked to speak on Entrepreneurship too!  An eye-opening experience.


Here's were we met the Invitro guys and their products and decided to work with them to promote their products via our gifts channels.  


And!  Minister Lee Yi Shyan took a photo with us for his Facebook, but we haven't been able to find the picture!  If any of you come across it, please let us know, or send us the pic and we'll greatly reward you with a Drinkdings product of your choice!

NTU E&I Fair

SPH Beauty and Brides at Suntec (16 - 22 Aug 09)

Drinkdings mans the lounge for SPH Beauty and Brides.  We served cocktails, mocktails, coffee and tea, in conjunction with Rochembeaux.  

SPH Beauty and Brides Wedding Fair at Suntec

Inaugural Cocktail Class at Home Team NS (15 Aug 09)

Home Team NS members were truly enthusiastic at their very first cocktail class - even asking for more classes.  We told them to let their club know to contact us again and again ...  Barmaster Raveen Misra conducts this interactive cocktail workshop.  Participants learnt to stir a Perfect Martini, shake the Cosmopolitan and muddle a Mojito.

Fraser's Family Day (15 Aug 09)

Drinkdings was invited to st up a stall at the pool deck for Fraser's Residents Family Day.  Frasers' tenants are mainly expatriates with families and this was a good time to also promote our cocktail and mocktail workshops.  It was a cool day our at the pool deck and the Frasers tenants had a great time with games, food and drinks for the whole day.

Launch of the Drinkdings Mocktail Crushes

Check out our lovely mocktail crushes, each with a unique personality of his/her own.

Appletini Crush (Zesty . Fun . Comfortable)

Full of zest and fun to have at any party – the Appletini mixes well with everyone, and keeps the party going.

Peach Blendini Crush (Sweet . Shy . Alluring)

Apricot-sweet and shy, Peach Blendini tends to stay in a corner, but her sweet personality allures all to her.

Blendy Mary Crush (Spicy . Magnetic . Unforgettable)

The spice of the party, Blendy Mary’s magnetic personality is definitely unforgettable.

Blood Orange Crush (Unexpected . Engaging . Novel)

Blood Orange is highly sought after for his singular personality. Unexpected and bursting with ideas, he is unforgettable.

Cocky Cosmo Crush (Cool . Elegant . Urbane)

Arrogant, conceited, yet so cool and aloof. The Cocky Cosmo knows it’s the talk of the town.

Lemony Drop Crush (Zesty . Perky . Bright)

Pouty and at the same time perky, Lemony Drop … so sweet and yet so sour at the same time!

Mojito Mockjito Crush (Invigorating . Engaging . Unique)

Magical and definitely original, the Mojito Mockjito’s minty-lime mix invigorates every time.

Pompom Pomegranate Crush (Animated . Buoyant . Cheery)

Have some pompom cheery fun with the Pompom Pomegranate! Animated and buoyant, she’s a bundle of energy!

Mocking Margarita Crush (Revitalising . Invigorating . Enlivening)

Mocking Margarita is everyone’s party favourite for its lively conversations and witty spark.

Juicy Watermelon Crush (Refreshing . Juicy . Surprising)

Another party must-have, the Juicy Watermelon quenches your thirst for knowledge like no other.

Red Sangria Crush (Singular. Amiable . Genial)

Some like her, some don’t. Red Sangria tries her best to be amiable, while exuding a singularly berry-like personality.

White Sangria Crush (Delightful . Spritely . Memorable)

    As opposed to her red cousin, White Sangria is full of sprite and a delight to get to     

    know.

Cocktail Teambuilding at SEB (1 Aug 09)

Here's Drinkdings and the people at SEB, having a wonderful cocktail concocting time! Everyone had an enjoyable 2 hours with our trainer, Zac Mirza. Check out the serious looks some of the guys had! They sure took their lesson seriously - we're honoured!

Martini BBQ (31 Jul 09)

To celebrate the end of the gruelling 2 weeks of Takashimaya Food Fest, we held a Martini BBQ party for all who had helped make the food fest happen. It was a cosy gathering and in true Drinkdings spirit, we had the usual spills and merlions at the party.

Martini BBQ

Cocktail Class at Chong Pang CC (25 Jul 09)

Our first cocktail class with the People's Association was a hit! 26 participants gathered at Chong Pang CC (Yishun) to learn the Art of the Bar. The PA was highly supportive of this event as it was their first ever cocktail class, targetting a more hip generation, and updating the image of the Community Clubs. We look forward to more such events with the PA to widen the public's appreciation of bartending.

Cocktail Class at Chong Pang CC

A few of the participants liked our little drink containers so much that they walked off with them :(

Takashimaya Food Fest 2009 (Jul 09)

Drinkdings was invited to be a part of the Takashimaya Food Fest in 2009. It was also the inaugural launch of the Drinkdings Mocktail Crush! Appletini or Peachtini Crush, anyone?

Check out our mocktail crush pictures in the next post!

Drinkdings booth 3D rendering

Drinkdings SOP For the Food Fest!

Stirrings Launches at Hubs, SIA Sports Club (15 Jul 09)

Drinkdings launched in Hubs, SIA's in-house bar for members (cabin crew, pilots...). The whiskey drinking crowd was introduced to the miracles of cocktail mixers. We did decent sales with our mixers and cocktail shakers.

SIA Hubs

Civil Service Club Belgium Beer Fiesta (26 Jun 09)

Drinkdings put together this Belgium Beer Fiesta for the CSC members. We served Stella Artois, Hoegaarden and Leffe, got the Belgium embassy to loan us some flags and drop by to say a quick hi to the members and give us some insights into Belgium life. Our Belgium Beer Games were a hit with the crowd and 3 hours came too soon. The beer ended on the dot, so that was the end of the fiesta! Thankfully! If not the members would have stayed on, and on and on. Who would be willing to leave unfinished beer right?

Belgium Beer Fest at CSC

Farm at Iluma (13 Jun 09)

Once again our troubleshooting skills are put to the test - this time to construct a bar top from some metal and string! Don't you love this job? Drinkdings served at the design initiative's, Farm, monthly designer meet up sessions. The designer crowd loved our Stirrings bottles so much they asked for the empty ones to take home! Only a designer would appreciate the design, shape and size of the bottle I guess. I hope the bottles are finding useful lives as containers or display pieces of some sort.

Farm at Illuma

Shop at The British Club (11 Jun 09)

First bazaar at The British Club for Drinkdings - it was FAR! Response wasn't so good, but at least we know how to get to the club now! Getting there was a convoluted drive in. Somehow we went through the old Turf Club.

British Club

Ben's HDB Wedding (7 Jun 09)

Kudos to this lovely couple who invited us to their house to serve cocktails ... for their wedding! When people ask about our unique events, I always mention Ben and his HDB wedding. What a great idea - your closet friends and family in your house, where everyone can be themselves, stay till late and truly enjoy each other's company. All you need is love ...

We had to extend our service by a few hours as Ben's friends just couldn't get enough of our cocktails. Congratulations to the happy couple and may you have a unique and blessed journey through life together!

Wedding in HDB flat!

Cocktail Class at the Civil Service Club (30 May 09)

Here's Zac, our barmaster, teaching our very first cohort - the Art of the Bar. From the young to the old, everyone enjoyed themselves tremendously. Spread the news, guys! Happy bartending!

Cocktail Workshop at CSC

Summer Fancy Faire at Orchard Hotel (19 May 09)

Our third bazaar for the month. Phew! This one held at the Orchard Hotel ballroom.

Orchard Hotel Ballroom

A Fair to Remember (14 May 09)

Another fair within the week! We're getting busy, either that or our marketing efforts are beginning to show the efforts of our labour.

Expat Fair

Summer Fair at The American Club (7 May 09)

We shared a booth with Beth Talbot of Label-A-Peel. It was a great partnership! Her products complement ours and we could share time (as well as rent!) at the booth.

American Club Fair

Unilever's Unity in Diversity (30 Apr 09)

Ice-cream unites us all indeed! and so do cocktails! This was a totally way out event. The Unilever international team were in Singapore for a corporate updates meeting and ended their week-long thinking session with this colourful event where everyone was dressed from a different country. Drinkdings served up 5 country-themed cocktails and a selection of international beers, while everyone was entertained by performers representing the different continents - snake charmers, chinese dancers, indian bhangra ...

I remember the event organiser calling us 5 times just before the event - apparently, a few performers had bailed on her and she was worried we'd not show up! We'd never do that! How unprofessional of them.

Unilever's Staff Night

Guess what they are doing?

This was after the Unity in Diversity event we did at Chicago Booth. What in the world are they doing?

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Writing their timesheets! haha.

Hilary and Paulyn's Wedding at Grand Copthorne (18 Apr 09)

Our very first wedding - this lucky couple won our Mobile Bar service from Extraordinary Weddings, so we arrange to serve their guests with lots of cocktails and alcohol on their wedding night! A bonus was the singers they'd engaged for the night - I knew them! So we drank, danced and sang the night away!

Congratulations to Hilary and Paulyn!

Wedding at Grand Copthorne

Eerie

What could be hiding under those ghostly white sheets? This was us at the Wedding Diary Asia at Suntec. Hundreds of bottles of alcohol and nowhere to hide them! Fortunately, our booth was right at the end and we had a wall just behind us...I remember Kat using her ID skills to "floor plan" our drinks. For me, I was just thinking of winging it at the venue. But both of us were right - you do have to plan a little, or you will be caught unawares (what if we were not next to this wall, or right in the middle of the hall instead?). But at the same time, be flexible and resourceful when at the venue. That's us at Drinkdings! Always thinking on our toes!

Wedding Diary Asia at Suntec (27 Mar 09)

This was the first regional wedding show sponsored by STB and the vendors were looking forward to a good crowd. Unfortunately, the event organiser, Cosmopolitan Events, didn't plan and execute their publicity efforts well enough. We expected 10,000 visitors, we got 100. The vendors were very upset with the organisers.

Drinkdings was also caught in a bind because of this event. We too had catered for 10,000 persons. So were were left with thousands of flyers, lots of alcohol and lots of champagne cups! What a waste of effort!

Check out our other blog post to see how we tried to hide our hundreds of bottles of alcohol at the event!

Wedding Diary at Suntec

The Drinkdings Gluttons!

Didn't we look liks gluttons with all this spread in front of us? We just LOVE the porridge buffet at Suntec Convention Centre. I believe Joaquim is the name! And just for the record ... YES, we finished every last morsel!

So I guess you know what we're doing when we're not at the Mobile Bar!

Crossroads Fair

That's me setting up! Drinking accessories on this side, cocktail mixers on the other and a mobile bar to boot!

The fair got really stuffy under the marquee in the afternoon, lucky for us, we had our cocktails and more importantly ice. We managed to provide welcome refreshments for the booth vendors and garner some goodwill along the way :)

Hampers Galore!

That's our stack of hampers. Christmas is a time of giving, and give indeed did our clients do. Wanna guess how many hampers there are in this stack? The anything related to drinking and party people - corporate gifts, hamper packing for wine, we've done it all! (and still doing!)