Cocktail Maker Hire for Parties at Home
Hire a cocktail maker to prepare and serve drinks at your home party, birthday or private celebration. Choose cocktails from our existing menu; we bring the tools and make them for your guests.
A suitable kitchen island, home bar or prepared table can be your serving point. For staff-only hire, you buy the drinks, ingredients and ice on your menu shopping list and provide the glasses.
Cocktail maker hire starts at £270 per person for three hours, plus postcode-based travel. If you also need a physical bar, add one to our staffing; our glassware is available only with that bar.
Before you book
Prepare your cocktail service: space, guests and supplies
Last reviewed 30 April 2026
Check the working surface, service hours, selected menu and guest count with these practical planning guides.
Quick fact: Staff-only cocktail maker hire uses your suitable working surface, drinks, ingredients, ice and glasses. Your cocktail maker brings the cocktail-making tools.
How cocktail maker hire works at a home party
For example, a 40-guest birthday with a suitable kitchen island can start with one cocktail maker for three hours: £270 in labour, plus travel and the drinks, ingredients, ice and glasses you supply. This is a planning example, not a complete event quote; menu and service timings affect staffing.
Before the party, choose your cocktails and buy the supplies on your shopping list. We prepare the agreed working area before service, make and serve those drinks during your booked hours, then pack down our kit. You do not need to learn the recipes or make the cocktails yourself.
Real event proof
Cocktailhire bar setups and cocktail service photographs
See our cocktail makers preparing drinks and working behind event bars. The photographs show examples of equipment, setup and live service; confirm your own requirements in the quote.
Client and venue proof
Cocktailhire event work
See the published event records for examples of Cocktailhire staffing, bar setups and cocktail service. Check each case study for the work supplied at that event.
See Cocktailhire event case studies.
Client reviews
Read clients’ accounts of their events
Read the reviews on our public Google profile to see clients’ comments about the staff and service they booked.
Labour estimate
Cocktail maker staffing estimate
Enter your guest count and service hours to estimate cocktail maker labour. Travel and selected additions are separate.
Get a quote for cocktail maker hire
Labour from £270 per cocktail maker for three hours
Enter your event date, postcode, guest count and service times to review the quote and check availability.
Service inclusions and supplies
Included
- Professional cocktail maker staffing matched to your guest numbers and booked service hours
- Written booking confirmation and paperwork once payment has been completed
- Your selected cocktail menu comes with a downloadable shopping list, showing you which ingredients to buy for your cocktail maker
- The working cocktail kit needed to make and serve the cocktails properly during service
- Arrival, service setup, live cocktail making throughout the booking, and pack-down of the working cocktail kit at the end
Not included by default
- You provide glasses for staff-only hire; our glassware is available only alongside mobile bar hire
- The booked service is cocktail preparation, not venue-wide waiting or catering
- It is not an unattended drop-off drinks service
- Your date is not treated as secured until availability has been checked and payment confirmed
For staff-only hire, buy the ingredients, drinks and ice on your shopping list and provide suitable glasses. Confirm any supplied additions in the written quote.
Working space for cocktail maker hire
Using your existing surface
A suitable kitchen island, home bar or prepared table can be used for cocktail service. Check the working area, ingredient storage and access before the event.
Adding a staffed bar or supplies
Events needing a physical bar, supplied ingredients or glassware should select the relevant staffed bar or package option. Staff-only hire does not include those items.
Confirm the postcode, guest count, menu and working surface before booking your cocktail maker.
What to prepare for your cocktail maker
- Confirm a suitable surface and working space, or include a mobile bar with your staffing.
- Use your selected-menu shopping list to arrange drinks, ingredients and ice.
- Provide glasses for staff-only hire; Cocktailhire glassware can only be added with a staffed mobile bar.
Confirm the address, access and service times so the cocktail maker can prepare the working area before serving your guests.
Cocktails in service
Cocktails selected from the Cocktailhire menu
Choose the cocktails for your event from our existing menu. We prepare that selection during the booked service using the appropriate cocktail-making equipment.
Pricing for cocktail-maker hire
Cocktail maker prices below cover labour per person. The full quote shows postcode-based travel and any selected bar or supplied additions separately.
3 hour minimum: £270 per cocktail maker
Additional hourly rate: £67.50 per hour, per cocktail maker
Travel: calculated from the event postcode in the live quote
Use the actual guest count, service hours and postcode when reviewing the full quote.
How booking works
The quote and event details record who is attending, what is being served and where the cocktail maker will work.
1. Enter the date, postcode and service hours
Provide the guest count and service times. Review staffing and postcode-based travel, and check availability for your date.
2. Confirm the menu, supplies and setup
Select drinks from our existing menu, check the shopping list and specify any staffed bar or supplied additions. Confirm the working surface and access.
3. Review the terms and complete your booking
Check the quoted service and booking terms before payment. Your confirmed booking includes the event documents and selected-menu shopping list.
Request a callback if a service or setup question needs to be resolved before booking.
Planning answers
Cocktail maker prices, menus and setup guides
Use these guides to compare costs, select drinks and prepare the working space and supplies.
Cocktail maker prices and booking
See the starting price, how payment works and what is confirmed once the booking is paid.
Choosing cocktails for your party
Choose a practical event menu from the existing Cocktailhire selection.
Working surface, access and setup
Check the surface, working area and access required for service.
Staff-only service or a staffed bar?
Compare using your own working surface with adding a staffed mobile bar.
Comparing cocktail maker quotes
Compare labour, travel, hours, supplies and the terms shown in each quote.
Cocktail Maker Planning Guide | Cocktail Maker Pricing and Booking Guide
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Cocktail maker hire planning
Cocktail service planning guides
Find guidance on the working surface, service duration, guest numbers and selected-menu shopping list.
UK coverage
Do you provide cocktail maker hire near me?
Yes. Cocktailhire handles cocktail maker hire enquiries across the UK. Send the event date and town or postcode so availability, travel and whether the booking can be covered sensibly can be confirmed before you pay.
The nearest listed location is useful, but the postcode and date decide whether the service is available for your event. Check your date and postcode.