Three Reasons Your Virtual Teams Will Love Cocktail Making Classes at Home

Three Reasons Your Virtual Teams Will Love Cocktail Making Classes at Home


By Victoria Haynes

Whether you’re looking for team building activities in London to motivate your staff, want to reward your hard-working team members, or you’re just searching for fun group activities, one thing’s for sure - the tired old Zoom quiz just won’t cut it anymore! After working remotely for about two years now, employees are almost definitely going to be fed up with the standard virtual team building ideas - and honestly, who doesn’t cringe at those old-fashioned office games online? Perhaps you remember a team member speaking about how much fun they had at a London cocktail making class. Luckily, we’re here to help you shake things up with a great selection of virtual cocktail making classes which make the perfect remote team building activity - cheers!

We’ve all become a bit more disconnected since the pandemic began and as time goes on, you might have noticed staff morale taking a hit. This is the perfect time to treat your team members to a virtual experience that will help them reconnect, relax and de-stress. Whether they’ve been struggling with software, battling loneliness or have just run low on motivation, we think a super fun cocktail making class or DIY kit will help them get their spark back.

Led by professional mixologists and cocktail experts, the live streaming classes can be enjoyed by anyone, from true cocktail connoisseurs to complete newbies who may have never even handled a shaker before. Scattered across different time zones? No worries - if your staff are spread across the globe, a pre-recorded cocktail making class video option means you can still clink your virtual glasses together! Whether you’re trying to thank your staff for all their hard work, or simply looking for ways to liven up their lockdown with fun things to do in quarantine, we think mixology classes online will tick all the boxes - read on for our top three reasons why!

1. Virtual cocktail making classes at home are a great way to get social

A red cocktail in a tumbler with a curly pink straw, lots of ice and fresh mint.

Switching off from deadlines and targets and just enjoying your colleagues' company can help to improve communication and form a tight-knit team - vital for productivity and staff morale. Socialising is an important part of work-life balance, which can be tricky if you and your employees are spending your days working remotely - nobody wants to finish their day and then stay online for old-fashioned team activities and another dull Zoom quiz! 

That’s why we’re huge fans of the social aspect of virtual cocktail making classes - from sharing the same drinks as your remote team to exploring new tastes together, there are so many ways to reconnect over a DIY cocktail kit. These mixology classes give everyone an opportunity to talk about their favourite tipples, share shaking tips and reminisce over stories from past social events - they’re the perfect way to indulge in workplace drinks without the physical workplace. Instead of arguing over who’s round it is or worrying about what they’re going to wear, your colleagues will be able to relax in the comfort of their own homes and learn all the techniques needed to master impressive cocktails to make at home. No alcohol? No problem - we’ve got a range of delicious virtual mocktail classes that will let your booze-free friends and team members join in with the fun in a way that won’t leave them with a headache in the morning.

2. Learning how to make cocktails is great for relaxation

A green cocktail with cucumber curled around the rim of the glass sits on a black worktop. There is pestle and mortar in the background.

There’s no doubt about it - remote working can be exasperating. Endless virtual meetings, stubborn software and dodgy internet connections can all contribute to your teammates feeling anxious. One of the big things we learnt during the pandemic is that mental wellbeing has never been more important, so if your hard working team are heading for burnout, treating them to a virtual experience like cocktail making at home is the ideal way to help them relax and switch off. 

Cocktail making classes are a great way for remote teams to get their mojo back if they’re feeling low or lacking motivation. We reckon that getting stuck into learning the techniques behind some seriously tasty DIY cocktails will help your team members refocus and re-motivate themselves - whether the goal is to get back on top of their workload or simply cheer them up while they’re still feeling down. They’ll be able to step away from their desk, switch off from the long work day, and reconnect with their workmates over a DIY kit while learning some brilliant new skills - led by professional mixologists, they’ll be mastering mojitos and cracking cosmopolitans in no time.

We know that there may be times when work seems like an uphill struggle, but with our virtual cocktail making classes you can make it much easier by giving your team members some fun things to do at home. Rather than struggling through deadlines, working late into the night and dealing with tricky clients, group mixology classes gives them an excuse to stop what they’re doing, enjoy some downtime and learn something new together.

3. A DIY cocktail kit makes a great staff reward

Two white cocktails in small tumblers sit on a marble worktop. The glasses are decorated with fresh thyme.

If your staff are burning the midnight oil and struggling to fit everything in during their 9-5, it’s time to reward them - and what could be more fun than a virtual cocktail making class as a thank you gift experience? It’s not often that you get the chance to honour your staff for all their hard work with something really special - which is why we think a cocktail making DIY kit will tick all the boxes and put a smile on their faces! 

From hitting those all-important targets to closing another deal, or even just passing a workplace milestone, marking professional triumphs is super important. You might not be able to celebrate your team achievements in person thanks to social distancing rules, but luckily you can still toast your successes by getting together for a virtual experience such as cocktail making classes, mocktail courses and mixology lessons. You’ll be able to pop a cork to your success, bond over exotic drinks and learn some fantastic new skills, all at the same time!

Virtual cocktail making classes won’t break the staff budget if you want to thank your team for their hard work. These mixology classes are such an affordable way of saying ‘well done!’, and the accompanying craft boxes contain everything your colleagues will need to shake up a storm and create some seriously impressive DIY cocktails from the comfort of their own kitchens. Plus, you won’t have to break into petty cash for a taxi home afterwards!

Searching for team-building activities in London?

Are you planning a London event? We do more than just online classes! When you’re looking for team building ideas in London we have a range of in-person cocktail making classes and more, from pottery making to pasta making, all right here in London! 

Let your employees put their shaking skills to the test at an in-person class. We have plenty of exciting cocktail making classes in London to try, where you’ll all enjoy hands on help from a friendly teacher, right there and then! Whether you have team members based in Streatham, SoHo or Shoreditch, why not explore our fun classes for teams in London today? 

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