Hi, how are you? I’m Simeon, and I’ll be your bartender.

Even now, after years of presenting myself this way, I still get a thrill every time a guest or client puts their faith in me. This is your moment, and I have the opportunity to help make that moment of your life memorable. I never take that trust for granted, I push myself to create fantastic cocktail experiences for my guests and clients.

For me, bartending at its true core is simply hospitality. Sure, we’re here to mix you that perfect cocktail, but before that we’re here to welcome you and serve you with our very best attitude, knowledge and smiling faces. Our job is to treat you as we would treat a guest in our own home.

I’ve always felt this is what makes bartending so special. We, as bartenders, get to stand (we’re always standing, like, seriously…always) in front of you and remain there throughout your entire experience. We’re here to greet you, we’re part of your introduction to the bar/space, your ordering process, your small talk, and your farewell. We’re right here with you from first sip to last drop.

The restaurant & bar industry has been a part of my life for 19 years. From slapping together sandwiches at the Minnesota State Fair during high school, to bussing tables, to cleaning fryers…you name it. The last eight years have have been spent behind the bar. 

I first had the opportunity to tend bar for private parties a little over four years ago. I was also taking business management courses at the time, and tasked with creating a business-on-paper as the semester project. My love for private event bartending was blossoming, as was my determination to set out on my own one day, and become my own boss. In that moment an idea dawned, create a mobile cocktail business that could elevate the drinking culture of private events in Minnesota. This was no school assignment, it was a new calling.

In March of 2018 my wife and I formed the new business (funny story, it was that same exact week that we found out she was pregnant with our first child!).

The last 21 months has been a rollercoaster of emotions, to say the least….and to say it in a cliche way;) We’ve prepared for parenthood, brought a business out of its infancy, and welcomed an actual infant into the world….and we’re still grinning from ear to ear.

Special event bartending is like regular bartending turned up to eleven. All the highs of regular bartending are amplified by the fact that we’re always, day in and day out, graced with opportunities to share people’s special occasions with them. And while doing so, take all of the stress, guesswork and actual work off of their shoulders so that they (and their guests) can sit back, relax and be taken care of.

Thanks for listening, I sincerely hope to be serving our finest beverage and hospitality at an event near you soon:)

Cheers!
-Simeon