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Lake County · North Shore, Illinois

Your bar —
we handle that.

Certified, insured bartenders and a complete bar for your event. You buy the bottles and save the markup. We bring everything else — and we always show up.

BASSET-certified · Fully insured · 100% arrival guarantee

Arrival Guarantee

A vetted bartender shows, on time, every time — we hold an on-call bench so a no-show never becomes your problem.

Satisfaction Guarantee

If service isn't up to our standard, tell us within 48 hours and we credit the service portion of your event.

Certified & Insured

Every bartender is BASSET-certified, background-checked, and covered under our liability insurance.

See how we vet and train every bartender

How it works

Three steps, and the biggest stress of the party is off your plate.

01

Tell us about the night

Date, guest count, and where. Two minutes, and you get an estimate on the spot.

02

You buy the bottles

We send a shopping list sized to your headcount — or we place the order for you.

03

We run the bar

Setup, ice, service, garnish, cleanup, pack-out. You never step behind the bar.

Exclusive packages

Tastings worth an invitation.

Three curated experiences for hosts who want the evening to be about the pour. Limited dates — we only take a handful each month.

Wine Tasting experience
Exclusive

Wine Tasting

A guided flight, poured properly.

Five to six wines, walked through by a host who can actually talk about them. Tasting cards, pairing guidance, and a shopping list built around the flight.

  • 5–6 wine guided flight
  • Printed tasting notes & scorecards
  • Pairing and glassware guidance
  • Shopping list sized to your guest count
Champagne Party experience
Exclusive

Champagne Party

Bubbles from the first pour to the last toast.

A sparkling reception with a dedicated pour host, a coupe tower moment if you want one, and a flight that spans brut to rosé.

  • Brut, blanc de blancs & rosé flight
  • Coupe tower pour on request
  • Toast timing with your planner
  • Chilling, riddling and service handled
Whiskey & Bourbon experience
Exclusive

Whiskey & Bourbon

Four pours, one very good hour.

A curated bourbon and whiskey flight with big clear ice, a guided walk through mash bills and barrels, and an old-fashioned station to close it out.

  • 4–5 pour curated flight
  • Guided tasting with mash bill notes
  • Clear-ice and neat service
  • Old-fashioned or smoke station add-on
Craft cocktail with a large clear ice cube and orange garnish

Most booked

The Signature package

A designed menu, garnishes and all. Our most booked. Five hours of service, two cocktails designed around you, and a printed menu your guests will photograph.

  • Everything in Classic
  • 5 hours of service
  • Two custom signature cocktails
  • Fresh garnishes, syrups & citrus prep
  • Printed bar menu in your colors
  • Pre-event planning call

From $425per bartender

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Save the party

Let someone else worry about the bar.

Lake County & the North Shore — Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Long Grove, Gurnee, Grayslake and the Chain O'Lakes.

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