Happy cocktail making: 7 virtual mixology team building classes (+3 DIY ideas)

Have you been looking for a fun, creative way to improve communication and bonding within your team, and you tried all the free team building activities? Virtual mixology classes could be a perfect solution!

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Participants will learn how to make cocktails together, sharing tips and tricks along the way. This is a fun and interactive activity guaranteed to break the ice and help team members bond. Plus, who doesn't love a good drink? 

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Keep reading this blog post for more information on virtual mixology classes and how to get started. Cheers!

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Virtual mixology team building activities

Now mixing up a fresh drink at home has never been easier. All you and your team need is a stable internet connection, some ingredients, and the right tools for making cocktails. Most of these classes are done over platforms such as Zoom or Veertly.

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We’ve done the research and picked several types of mixology events for you to choose from:

• Classes with everything delivered to your door;
• Classes that expect you to bring your own mixology tools and ingredients;
• Do it yourself (DIY) mixology event.

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Everything delivered to your door

The following virtual classes will even ship the ingredients and tools needed to everyone participating. We made sure to choose those that deliver worldwide to make it easier for all teams no matter where they are! All you need to do is reach out to them and book in advance.

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#1 Virtual cocktail mixing classes

Group size: From 1-5 up to 600+

Time: 30 mins – 2 hours depending on the option chosen

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Mixology Events will provide you and your team with everything needed. Everyone just has to make sure to have some ice, a small knife, and a chopping board! You and your team members are then guided through a series of cocktails by your experienced host, who is happy to give you feedback on how each drink should taste and deliver some key concepts. After that, it's time for some more fun with a contest where all participants compete against each other.

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#2 Virtual cocktail making classes

Group size: From 1-5 up to 500+

Time: 30 mins - 75 min but can be customizable

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Boozy Events not only delivers to your doorstep but also tailors their cocktail classes as per your request. If you want more time, non-alcoholic drinks to go with everyone’s taste, or even custom printing, they can do it! They are also known to fit any budget. You can just reach out to them, and they’ll figure out the perfect solution for you.

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#3 Virtual mixology & culinary mixer

Group size: From 1-5 up to 400+

Time: About an hour

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Mixology Mixer offers a unique, interactive virtual cocktail experience that helps foster participant engagement and team bonding while providing a fun activity for all! Their experts manage the planning, so you don’t have to. Plus, why not make your mixology and culinary mixer extra sweet, and combine it with a little bit of chocolate tasting?

#4 Virtual mixologist

Group size: Able to accommodate any group size

Time: About an hour

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Avital offers you an award-winning mixologist and an emcee to get the party started! Two rounds of cocktail-crafting with instructions and a Q&A session where everyone can take part. The emcee will keep things lively, adding humor and anecdotes to the mixology lesson. The mixologist will provide tips on how to make your cocktails even better. And the two of them will work together to ensure that everyone has a great time.

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Bring your own (BYO)

If you want to make your next virtual company team building more budget-friendly, here are a few options. Participants get a list of what they need to have at hand for the experience before the class. Once again, these are just a reach-out and booking away!

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#5 Raise the bar on happy hour

Group size: Up to 495 people

Time: About an hour

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Confetti teaches you and your team the basics of becoming an expert mixologist while showing you how to make a couple of cocktails. Participants will learn a few bartending skills and techniques and how to pair ingredients and flavors to create their own custom cocktails. There’s a fun Q&A at the end while everyone’s enjoying their drinks too!

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#6 The blind pig virtual cocktail class

Group size: Up to 100

Time: About 1h30m

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The Blind Pig shows you how to make 3 cocktails while providing some history of how it started. Also, you’ll learn about the best tools to have, a few insights and tricks, followed by a Q&A session where you and your team can ask any questions you might have about the trade.

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#7 Cocktail shake-up

Group size: From 8  to 300+

Time: About 90 mins

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This fully hosted activity promises to bring the fun! Not only do they show you how to do a couple of cocktails, but they also fill the time with interactive games and inspired stories. On top of that, teambuilding.com assures to maximize virtual team building, communication, engagement and productivity.

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Virtual team building cocktail making with a twist

What if instead of having actual classes, you and your team build cocktails your way? Check out the following options to better understand what we mean!

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#8 Pitch my cocktail

Group size: Ideally 4 to 6 groups of 2-5 people

Time: 60 mins - 90 mins

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Inspired by one of Gomada’s pop-up office activities, we bring you Pitch my Cocktail! Each group is responsible for:

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1. Creating their own signature cocktail from scratch
2. Giving it a unique name
3. And pitching it to the other groups.

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In the end, voting takes place for the best presentation. This is a great activity to get everyone’s creativity out while having fun at the same time.

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#9 Cocktail recipes

Group size: Up to 45

Time: 90 mins - 120 mins depending on the number of people

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This is a cocktail recipe game where all you need is a number of different cocktail recipes. Then you randomly distribute a recipe to each participant with the name of the cocktail, the ingredients, and the instructions on how to make it. One by one, participants then:

1. Explain how they made their cocktail
2. What they like and don’t like about it
3. And anything else they can think of

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#10 Host your own virtual mixology class

If you are a bit of a mixology connoisseur, then this should be a breeze! Here’s a little to do list to help you organize it:

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1. Make a list of needed ingredients and tools. Send them either directly to your coworkers or employees' homes, or send them the list itself so they can have everything ready for the class (BYO)
2. Schedule the class and send invitations. In the invites, you can lay down any ground rules or required etiquette like asking everyone to bring their best hat (1920s theme perhaps?) or sunglasses (tropical theme)
3. Be sure to have a few games ready to spice things up once everyone is sipping their concoction. Icebreakers are always a good go-to, a game of Would You Rather or Two Questions and a Lie as well.

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A virtual cocktail team building event is a great way to get everyone on the same page

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We hope our article has helped you choose wisely so that your experience will be nothing less than perfect! For some more inspiration on other team building activities, check out our other blog posts on activities to do online, targeted towards leaders, or to improve problem-solving. Or maybe after a virtual cocktail class team building activity, a virtual escape room is in order.

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The best teams are the result of regular team building activities. So don’t forget to sign-up for Gomada and make remote team building an effective habit!

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