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Mobile cocktail-making class delivered at your venue.
Durham Cocktail Making Class
Mobile Cocktail Making Class in Durham
A mobile cocktail making class is a hosted mixology session delivered at a venue you arrange rather than at a fixed bar.
- 2-hour hosted class
- 3 cocktails per guest
- Minimum 10 guests
- Buff butler host from £45pp
- Clothed mixologist from £38pp
- Mocktails available
- £20 non-refundable deposit
- Strictly 18+
Buff butler cocktail class from
£45 per person
Inclusive of VAT where applicable, for groups of ten or more.
Clothed mixologist option from
£38 per person
Same cocktail-making format, with a clothed host presentation.
The host travels to you with the bar, spirits, mixers, ingredients and equipment, sets up before the booked start time, and guides your group through making their own cocktails hands-on.
In Durham, a Buff Boyz class runs for two hours, each guest makes three cocktails chosen by the group in advance, and prices start from £45 per person for groups of ten or more. Everyone attending must be 18 or over.
Classes are hosted by Buff Boyz mixologists, who are briefed and equipped to run the full session — setup, instruction, games and pack-down. Buff Boyz has been delivering mobile party entertainment since 2019.
Bookings cover Durham, County Durham and selected nearby locations across the Tees Valley and the wider North East, confirmed against your full postcode and date.
Quick Facts
Durham Cocktail Class at a Glance
| Detail | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Service | Mobile cocktail-making class delivered at your venue. |
| Host | Buff Boyz buff butler; clothed mixologist option available. |
| Duration | Two hours of hosted class time, with setup completed beforehand. |
| Cocktails | Three per participating guest, chosen by the group from the current menu. |
| Buff butler price | From £45 per person, inclusive of VAT where applicable. |
| Clothed mixologist price | From £38 per person, inclusive of VAT where applicable. |
| Minimum group | Ten guests. |
| Larger groups | Subject to venue space, staffing and availability. |
| Age | Everyone attending must be 18 or over. |
| Venue | Your house, cottage, lodge, party house, Airbnb, hotel or event space, subject to permission. |
| Included | Host, spirits, liqueurs, mixers, juices, fresh ingredients, garnishes, ice, bar tools, setup and pack-down. |
| Drinkware | Format confirmed on your written quote. |
| Deposit | £20, non-refundable. |
| Travel | Any applicable travel cost confirmed from your postcode before booking. |
| Mocktails | Three equivalent mocktails at a reduced quoted rate. |
Host
Buff Boyz buff butler; clothed mixologist option available.
Duration
Two hours of hosted class time, with setup completed beforehand.
Cocktails
Three per participating guest, chosen by the group from the current menu.
Buff Butler Price
From £45 per person, inclusive of VAT where applicable.
Clothed Mixologist Price
From £38 per person, inclusive of VAT where applicable.
Minimum Group
Ten guests.
Larger Groups
Subject to venue space, staffing and availability.
Age
Everyone attending must be 18 or over.
Venue
Your house, cottage, lodge, party house, Airbnb, hotel or event space, subject to permission.
Included
Host, spirits, liqueurs, mixers, juices, fresh ingredients, garnishes, ice, bar tools, setup and pack-down.
Drinkware
Format confirmed on your written quote.
Deposit
£20, non-refundable.
Travel
Any applicable travel cost confirmed from your postcode before booking.
Mocktails
Three equivalent mocktails at a reduced quoted rate.
Your written quote confirms the final price, host option, venue arrangements, drinkware format, travel cost and booking terms before you pay the deposit.
Session Format
What Happens During the Class
Your host arrives before the booked start time, builds the mobile bar on the surface you have set aside, and then runs two hours of hands-on cocktail making with games between the rounds.
Setup happens outside the two hours, so the class time you pay for is class time.
- Setup Before the Start Your host arrives before the booked start time and builds the mobile bar on the surface you have set aside.
- Choosing Your Cocktails Your group picks three cocktails in advance from the current Buff Boyz ten-drink menu.
- Hands-On Techniques Depending on your drinks, your host demonstrates shaking, stirring, muddling, building and straining.
- Games Between Rounds Party games run between cocktail rounds to keep the group involved and the pace moving.
- Pack-Down Your host clears the mobile bar and packs away the equipment brought for the class.
Why Choose in Advance?
Making the choice beforehand means the host arrives with the right spirits, mixers and garnishes for your drinks rather than a generic selection.
What You Will Actually Use
Not every class uses every technique — a group that picks three shaken drinks will spend the session on a different skill set to one that picks a muddled, a built and a stirred cocktail.
End of the Session
Guest glasses, spills and ordinary venue tidying stay with the organiser, so factor that in if your accommodation has a strict checkout.
Inclusions and Venue Needs
What Is Included, and What Your Venue Provides
| What your host brings | What your venue needs |
|---|---|
| Your buff butler host. | A kitchen island, dining table or worktop the bar can be built on. |
| Spirits and liqueurs. | Enough space around that surface for your group to gather and take part. |
| Mixers and juices. | Access to the property for unloading and carrying equipment in. |
| Fresh ingredients and garnishes. | Somewhere nearby to park or unload, where the venue allows it. |
| Ice. | Permission from the owner, letting agent, hotel or venue manager. |
| Cocktail shakers, measures, strainers and other bar tools. | Clear access details if there are stairs, limited parking, gates or restricted loading. |
| Drinkware in the format confirmed on your written quote. | Any venue rules we need to know before the booking is confirmed. |
| Setup before the class and pack-down afterwards. | A suitable space that your group can use for the full session. |
| Three cocktails per participating guest. | Ordinary venue tidying after the event. |
What Your Host Brings
- Your buff butler host.
- Spirits and liqueurs.
- Mixers and juices.
- Fresh ingredients and garnishes.
- Ice.
- Cocktail shakers, measures, strainers and other bar tools.
- Drinkware in the format confirmed on your written quote.
- Setup before the class and pack-down afterwards.
- Three cocktails per participating guest.
What Your Venue Needs
- A kitchen island, dining table or worktop the bar can be built on.
- Enough space around that surface for your group to gather and take part.
- Access to the property for unloading and carrying equipment in.
- Somewhere nearby to park or unload, where the venue allows it.
- Permission from the owner, letting agent, hotel or venue manager.
- Clear access details if there are stairs, limited parking, gates or restricted loading.
- Any venue rules we need to know before the booking is confirmed.
- A suitable space that your group can use for the full session.
- Ordinary venue tidying after the event.
Tell us at quote stage if any of these are uncertain. It is far easier to solve an access or permission problem before a deposit is paid than on the day.
Group Suitability
Is This Class Right for Your Group?
This class suits adult groups who want a structured two-hour activity where everyone makes drinks, takes part in games and stays together in one venue.
Hen Parties and Birthdays
The format suits groups who want something to do rather than another round of drinks. Everyone makes three cocktails, the games keep the whole room involved, and it fills a defined two-hour slot in a day that usually has other plans either side of it.
A common pairing is hen party life drawing in Durham, booked either side of a meal.
Corporate Socials and Mixed Groups
A fully clothed mixologist can host the same two-hour, three-cocktail format for corporate socials, mixed groups and occasions that suit a more reserved presentation.
Prices start from £38 per person on the same ten-guest minimum, with the exact package confirmed in writing.
Non-Drinkers
Non-drinking guests make mocktail versions of the same three drinks and take part throughout.
Mocktail guests are charged at a reduced rate confirmed in your written quote — tell us how many need mocktails when you enquire, along with any allergies.
When This Is Not the Right Booking
- Anyone under 18 cannot attend or take part.
- Accommodation that has not approved an externally hosted activity.
- Venues with no usable surface, or access that makes unloading impractical.
- Groups wanting bar service across a whole evening rather than a structured class.
Host Format
Your Host: Outfit, Role and Boundaries
What the Host Wears
The standard Buff Boyz cocktail-host outfit is an apron, collar, cuffs and bow tie.
What the Host Does
Your host builds the bar, teaches the three cocktails, runs the games, serves the drinks and packs down afterwards.
What This Booking Is Not
The cocktail class is a hosted mixology activity and does not include stripping or full nudity.
Guest Behaviour
Guests must not touch, harass or behave abusively towards the host. The host may end the booking and leave if conduct becomes unsafe or inappropriate, and no refund is due in that situation.
Sexual contact and lap dances are excluded from all Buff Boyz services. The full requirements are set out in our Terms and Conditions.
Pricing
Price, Group Size and Travel
Buff butler host from
£45 per person
Inclusive of VAT where applicable and based on a minimum of ten guests.
Clothed mixologist from
£38 per person
Inclusive of VAT where applicable and based on a minimum of ten guests.
That covers the two-hour class, your host, and everything listed under what your host brings.
Larger Groups
Larger groups are quoted individually and depend on venue space, staffing and availability on your date.
Travel Costs
Travel costs may apply depending on where your venue is. Any applicable charge appears in your written quote before you confirm.
Your Written Price
You see the real total rather than a starting figure. No travel charge is added after you have accepted the quote, unless you later change the venue or another material booking detail.
Compare Options
Mobile Class or Cocktail Bar?
A mobile class suits groups staying together at a permitted private venue; a fixed bar class suits smaller groups or accommodation that will not allow external entertainment.
| Detail | Class at your venue | Class at a fixed bar |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | Private to your group at your venue. | May be private or held within a public venue, depending on the package. |
| Travel | None — your group stays where it is. | Everyone travels to and from the venue. |
| Venue permission | Needed for lettings, hotels and managed properties. | Handled by the venue. |
| Food | Arrange your own. | Usually available on site. |
| Afterwards | Host packs down the supplied bar equipment; ordinary venue tidying is yours. | The venue normally handles the bar-area cleanup. |
| Host attention | Host is booked specifically for your group. | Depends on whether the class is private or shared. |
Privacy
Class at your venue
Private to your group at your venue.
Class at a fixed bar
May be private or held within a public venue, depending on the package.
Travel
Class at your venue
None — your group stays where it is.
Class at a fixed bar
Everyone travels to and from the venue.
Venue Permission
Class at your venue
Needed for lettings, hotels and managed properties.
Class at a fixed bar
Handled by the venue.
Food
Class at your venue
Arrange your own.
Class at a fixed bar
Usually available on site.
Afterwards
Class at your venue
Host packs down the supplied bar equipment; ordinary venue tidying is yours.
Class at a fixed bar
The venue normally handles the bar-area cleanup.
Host Attention
Class at your venue
Host is booked specifically for your group.
Class at a fixed bar
Depends on whether the class is private or shared.
If your group is under ten, or your accommodation will not allow external entertainment, a bar-based class is usually the more practical choice.
About the Company
About Buff Boyz
Buff Boyz provides mobile buff butler entertainment for hen parties, birthdays and private events, delivered to the venue you choose rather than a fixed location.
The company was founded in 2019 and operates across the UK. Buff Boyz holds public liability insurance, and documentation can be supplied to venues on request — useful if a hotel or letting agent asks before approving the booking.
More detail is on the About Buff Boyz page.
Customer Reviews
Customer reviews are published on independent platforms rather than summarised here, so you can read them at source: Trustpilot and Feefo.
Contact Details
Telephone: 0330 133 0297
Email: info@buffboyz.co.uk
Address: Blake House, 18 Blake Street, York, YO1 8QH
Enquiries: Contact us
Venues and Coverage
Booking a Cocktail Class in Durham
Mobile cocktail classes in Durham can be delivered at private houses, holiday cottages, party houses, Airbnbs, lodges and approved hotel or function spaces.
For rented or managed accommodation, the deciding factor is almost always whether the property permits an externally hosted activity — worth checking the house rules before you pay a deposit rather than after.
Coverage and Travel
Your full postcode lets us confirm coverage and any travel charge before the booking is made.
Parking and Unloading
When you enquire, tell us about parking, unloading, stairs or any restricted access at the property.
Accommodation Information
For accommodation and visitor information across the county, This is Durham is the official destination guide.
You can also see our Durham butler service and the full list of locations we cover.
Areas We Cover
- Cocktail Class in Bishop Auckland Mobile mixology sessions for Bishop Auckland groups.
- Cocktail Class in Darlington Hosted cocktail making at your Darlington venue.
- Cocktail Class in Hartlepool Private mobile cocktail classes for Hartlepool events.
- Cocktail Class in Stockton-on-Tees Mobile cocktail making across Stockton-on-Tees venues.
Related Experiences in Durham
Booking Steps
How to Book
- Send Your Details Send your date, start time, group size, occasion and full venue postcode.
- Receive Your Quote We confirm availability and send a written total, including any travel charge.
- Check What Is Included Package, venue requirements and terms are confirmed before you pay anything.
- Pay the Deposit Your date is held once the £20 deposit is received.
- Get Written Confirmation Buff Boyz sends confirmation of your date, time, venue, service and payment details.
- Finalise the Class Confirm your three cocktail choices, final numbers, mocktail requirements, allergies and venue access details by the deadline supplied with your booking.
- Pay the Balance Pay the balance by the deadline stated in your written confirmation.
Nothing is booked until the deposit is received and written confirmation has been issued.
Policies
Booking, Cancellation and Important Terms
All bookings are subject to our full Terms and Conditions, which cover booking confirmation, deposits, balance payments, cancellations, rescheduling, conduct and the responsibilities of both parties.
The summary below covers the points most people want before paying.
Deposit and Confirmation
A £20 non-refundable deposit secures your date. The booking is confirmed only once the deposit has been received and Buff Boyz has issued written confirmation.
Changing the Date
Rescheduling is subject to availability. A request made fewer than 14 days before the event may be treated as a cancellation.
If Buff Boyz Cancels
You will be offered a replacement entertainer, a mutually agreed alternative date, or a full refund of everything paid, including the deposit.
If You Cancel
| Notice given | What is refunded |
|---|---|
| More than 30 days before the event | The balance you have paid is refunded in full; the £20 deposit remains non-refundable. |
| 14 to 30 days before the event | 50% of the balance paid is refunded; the £20 deposit remains non-refundable. |
| Fewer than 14 days before the event | Neither the deposit nor the balance is refundable. |
More than 30 days before the event
What is refunded
The balance you have paid is refunded in full; the £20 deposit remains non-refundable.
14 to 30 days before the event
What is refunded
50% of the balance paid is refunded; the £20 deposit remains non-refundable.
Fewer than 14 days before the event
What is refunded
Neither the deposit nor the balance is refundable.
To cancel or change a booking, contact us as early as you can on 0330 133 0297 or info@buffboyz.co.uk. The earlier you tell us, the more options are usually open.
Privacy
Privacy and Personal Information
The details you send with a quote request are handled in line with our Privacy Policy and used to prepare your quote and manage your booking.
What We Use
Your name, contact details, event date and venue address are used to prepare your quote, confirm availability and manage your booking.
Where to Read More
Full information is set out in the Buff Boyz Privacy Policy.
Please read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy before paying your deposit.
Helpful Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a mobile cocktail making class?
A hosted mixology session delivered at a venue you arrange rather than a fixed bar. The host brings the bar, spirits, ingredients and equipment, sets up beforehand, and guides your group through making their own cocktails.
Who hosts the class?
A Buff Boyz mixologist, briefed and equipped to run the full two hours — setup, instruction, games and pack-down.
Can the class run in an Airbnb or holiday cottage?
Yes, provided the property permits an externally hosted activity and has a usable surface plus access for the equipment.
Does the venue owner need to approve it?
Yes, wherever the venue is not your own home. Getting that confirmation is the customer's responsibility and is best done before the deposit is paid.
Is it strictly 18+?
Yes. Everyone present must be 18 or over.
Are mocktails available?
Yes. Non-drinking guests make three equivalent mocktails and are charged at a reduced rate confirmed in your quote. Tell us the numbers when you enquire.
What does the host wear?
An apron, collar, cuffs and bow tie.
Does the host strip?
No. The cocktail class is a hosted mixology activity and does not include stripping or full nudity.
Can we choose our cocktails?
Yes — your group picks three from the current ten-drink menu and confirms them before the event.
What if our numbers change?
Tell us as soon as possible. Changes are subject to availability, and your confirmation states the deadline for final numbers.
Is travel included?
Any applicable travel cost is shown in your written quote before you confirm, so the total you accept is the total you pay.
Can it be combined with life drawing?
Yes. Hen party life drawing in Durham is a common pairing — mention both when you request a quote.
Check Availability
Check Availability
Send us your date, start time, group size, occasion and venue postcode and we will confirm availability with a written total.
- From £45 per person with a buff butler host.
- From £38 per person with a clothed mixologist.
- Minimum ten guests.
- 18+ only.
- £20 non-refundable deposit.
- Travel confirmed from your postcode before booking.
- Written quote before you commit.
- Bookings subject to our Terms and Conditions.
All bookings are subject to availability, venue permission and the Buff Boyz Terms and Conditions.