Mobile Gin Bar Hire in Somerset

Blossoms Gin Bar is a family-run, mobile bar specialising in the fine service of Gin & Tonic. They are based in the Somerset countryside, available to hire year-round and willing to travel and are the perfect addition for any wedding, festival, village fete, garden party, campsite or glamping experience and corporate or sporting event. Read on for more about how they started plus some great tips on what to check in a similar provider.

What do you need to know from an organiser in order to provide a comprehensive quote?

We want to create a special memory for our customers by building them a perfect package that suits their needs and budget.
To provide an accurate quote, we would need an event date and a brief explanation of what kind of event the customer is hosting and ideally need to know a rough estimate of how many guests are attending.
We tailor the service to the customer so would like to know whether or not the customer wanted us to stock any "little extras" or different kinds of food and drinks (prosecco, beers, ciders, wines, soft drinks, canapés) alongside our range of gins.

What advice would you give to a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?

Make sure that your supplier is experienced, knowledgeable and passionate about customer service, their product and their industry.
Ask as many questions as you like and be prepared to hand over lots of information to ensure that the service is built around your event and not just a generic bar.
Likewise, look for a supplier that is self-contained and environmentally friendly. You want someone who creates a minimum disturbance to your event and the environment when they set-up/pack away.

Please tell us a little bit about how and why you started the business.

The two of us (Sarah from Florida; USA and Lyall from Cape Town; South Africa) worked in hospitality in our teens and then set off backpacking and supplemented our globe-trotting by working in bars, clubs, hostels and event teams around the world, always on the lookout for a party and gaining valuable knowledge of the hospitality industry in the process!
Fast forward 15 years, 1 Wedding, 2 babies, more pets than we care to count and a brief stint in Brighton and we have now settled in the Somerset countryside
We were feeling creative in early 2020 and like many others in the hospitality industry, found ourselves with some time on our hands when our restaurants and bars took a break from service. We took on a small trailer as a project and a few weeks later...Blossoms was born!
We made sure that we used eco-friendly, low energy products (with no need for a generator) in all facets of the design and running of the unit and only utilised natural plant life to give Blossoms a fresh and uplifting aura.

Please tell us about a booking you've had through Add to Event, how did it go? Would you recommend us to others?

Well, we can't claim to have had any bookings through Add to Event just yet as we're quite new to the platform.
Blossoms may only be a few months old but she's already had a few outings and is getting lots of interest from people planning events post lockdown.
To date, everyone that has attended a Blossoms event has had a wonderful time. We look forward to our first booking via Add to Event and we're sure you'll love the service and range from Blossoms.