Handy Hints

Handy Hints

 Bar Setup:

 * Keep your beer boxes, line them with a garbage bag and get the bar staff to put the empties back into the boxes, much easier!

*  Chill the drinks down the day before. Go to Woolworths and get their old Styrofoam boxes that the broccoli comes in, they fit wine bottles. Fill each box with one type of alcohol only (it’s easier for the bar staff) then break a bag of ice over each, put on the lid and leave, it will be cold the next day.

*  Don’t forget the soft stuff – orange juice to go with the champers, soda for the wine and a coke/diet coke type of something

*  Easiest cocktail at a function: Mojito’s, the staff can just muddle the lime and mint and sugar syrup in the tumbler, add the shot of vodka or Bacardi and top up with lemonade or soda water. To mix it up a little swap the lime for or strawberries or kiwi fruit or passionfruit, 4 varieties and no blender or shakers needed!

*  Glassware – you’ll need more than one per person, and a lot more if you’re serving spirits or cocktails. We allow 4 per person for the average function (1 beer, wine, champers and tumbler), 6 if there’s Mojito’s or spirits.

General House Keeping:

* Organize a table for the gifts to go on.

* Organize a room/area for bags & coats

* Don’t forget the toilet paper, you’re gonna have a lot of people in the house!

* For cocktail parties PLEASE leave speeches and the cake cutting till after food service. Eg. Food from 6 till 8, leave speeches till 8.30 with cake at 9.

* On your initiations be specific: 
    = If it’s a wedding nominate times e.g. Guest arrival 3.30 for Ceremony at 4, with Canapés from 5 (or something like that!)
    = If it’s a party then e.g. Arrival 6.30 food served from 7 till 9.

Drinks calculator:

For the Ladies allow:

½ bottle champers
½ bottle white
¼ bottle red

For the Blokes allow:

3 beers each
½ bottle white
½ bottle red