Thursday, 14 May 2015

Organising a Hen Party - Tips, Advice & Ideas

Organising a hen party, hen night and hen weekend is an important responsibility. The hen party will be talked about before the wedding, during and for years after, so the pressure is on to provide a quality hen party. However, there are some tips to help the hen party run more smoothly.


Tip 1
You need to decide how many ladies will be attending the hen bash. This is important because this influences what activities, accommodation and destination you’ll be able to do. A good number for a hen party is around the 10 – 12 mark, as this makes it easier to book accommodation and most hen do activities work around these numbers. There is no point deciding to do a spa weekend for 25 ladies, as they’ll most likely be a lot of waiting around for treatments.

Tip 2
Next to decide is the date of the hen party, once decided stick to it. Ensure that you stay away from bank holiday weekends if possible, as most hotels and activities will either be filling up fast or charge double prices. If you’re going to a city with a racecourse, stay clear from race weekend, as accommodation will be limited. However stag and hen party organisers normally have accommodation pre booked so they will be able to find some that suits your hen party needs.

Tip 3
Now that you have a rough idea on numbers and decided on a date for the weekend, next is the budget. Speak to everyone to get a rough idea of their budget and then go for the average price. However, if the hen party is booked far enough in advance, this gives time for everyone to save up the money monthly. Just remember that everyone’s financial position is different and your job is to ensure that everyone has a good time. A really good idea to help take the pressure off yourself is to appoint a treasurer whose job is to collect the money from everyone ASAP. Set monthly or quarterly amounts and stick to it, as soon you’ll be paying for activities and accommodation.




Which Hen Party Activities to choose?


A Day at the Races
Head to the track for some serious horse racing betting and drinking or soak up the atmosphere in your Sunday best with a glass of champagne... the choice is yours! One of the best days you'll ever have.
This is a brilliant activity for a hen party, as the races are throughout the day leaving the night for the serious fun. There are plenty of bars and smartly dressed men around to keep yourself entertained if betting is not for you. Perfect for the larger hen parties.

Cocktail Making Party
Love cocktails? Then learn how to make them like the professionals. The hen party will love this hen activity, as its not weather dependant, suits all ages and everyone learns something. Look for the cocktail making parties that included food and drink. 

Can-Can Party
Get yourself in the mood for a party with some good old fashioned high kicking Moulin Rouge style fun. The fabulously colourful can-can skirts that are provided as part of the package will really put you in the mood for fun and giggles.
You will learn a variety of basic can-can moves, tricks and routines that will come together in a full chorus line performance at the end of the party.
The can-can party is energetic, fun packed and suitable for all ages, a great dance hen party

Bar & Club Queue Jumper Tickets






















This is the perfect way to ensure that everyone sticks together on the stag night. Bar crawl tickets help to ensure that the whole party get in the venue by giving them advance notice of your arrival. These are relevantly cheap and add that extra little bit of fun for the weekend.

Monday, 11 May 2015

Cocktails Of The Week!

Our First Cocktail Of The Week ... 'My Name Is Earl'

2 shots of Gin
1 Strawberry
4 Raspberries
1 BlackBerry
1 shot of gomme
Cloudy Apple Juice



Muddle(*) the fruit with the gomme. Add the Gin then fill with crushed ice, stir well then top with Apple juice.



(*)A technique of gently crushing fresh ingredients, such as lime wedges or mint leaves with other ingredients stick to the glass, rub the rim of the glass with a wedge of citrus fruit before dipping into sugar/salt.



Our Second Cocktail Of The Week... 'Appletini'

1 Shot Vodka
1 Shot Conintreau
1 Shot gomme
3 lime wedges
Apple Juice

Squeeze the limes drop them in the Boston glass. Add gomme & muddle(*), add alcohol then double with apple juice. Fill with ice then shake & strain into a martini glass.


If you enjoy making this and would like to learn more cocktails and have a blast with a group of your friends should see our Cocktail Making for hen do's



















Saturday, 2 May 2015

Fridays Cocktail of the day!

Pitched To PerfectionPerfect for any Hen, Stag, Birthday or casual night out! A long, fruity drink that’s perfect for larger style cocktail parties, as it can be easily mixed up in advanced and stored in the fridge.

Serves 4

Ingredients400ml guava juice
300ml cranberry juice
½ lime juiced
200ml Stolichnaya Razberi vodka
Fresh raspberries to serve
Dash Chambord (optional) to serve
Glass: highball

MethodMix the guava, cranberry and lime juices with the Stolichnaya Razberi vodka in a large jug with plenty of ice.

Pour into a highball glass with ice and garnish with a couple of fresh raspberries or any other seasonal fruit to hand. Add a splash of Chambord if you are feeling decadent