Lay out an ingredient pool, draft in rounds, and give each team twenty minutes to invent a zero-proof drink with a name, a garnish, and an unnecessary origin story.
Before guests arrive
- Chill ingredients and label allergens, caffeine, and added sugar clearly.
- Divide the ingredient pool into bases, acids, sweeteners, herbs, fruit, and wild cards.
- Set one clean shaker, strainer, spoon, and tasting tray at each station.
The three moments
Create the draft board
Separate ingredients into bases, acids, sweeteners, herbs, fruit, and wild cards. Each team picks one item per round.
Make the pitch
Teams present the drink’s name and fictional backstory before anyone tastes it.
Judge more than flavor
Score taste, appearance, story, and use of the wild-card ingredient.
Host-ready schedule
Your run of show
0:00
Introduce the pantry and demonstrate the draft order.
0:10
Draft ingredients in rounds, then allow one optional trade.
0:25
Give teams twenty minutes to mix, name, and garnish their drink.
0:50
Taste small pours and score flavor, appearance, story, and wild-card use.