When possible, Top Shelf Bartending’s approach to creating signature drinks and signature cocktails is to pair fresh ingredients with flavor preferences.

For example, for our Blackberry Mojito, we use homemade blackberry simple syrup with fresh blackberries and organic mint. We find this approach leads to fantastic signature drinks.

For flavor pairings, we work with both the palates of clients and the input of professional chefs. We use flavor wheels as a base, and work with the the preferences of our clients for color and texture.

Most people tend to prefer to prefer blackberry with lemon, but some like blackberry and lime. Cherry goes great with lime, but not as well with lemon. Orange is a nice counterbalance for sweeter components such as maple or bourbon. So on, and so forth.

Every event and private party that Top Shelf Bartending works is unique. We work with glassware when possible and with plasticware when practical. We batch signature drinks for speed if we can, but some of our signature cocktails need to be made singularly.

Feel free to reach out to Top Shelf with ideas about signature drinks for a wedding reception or signature cocktails for an anniversary dinner.