We Sent Adam Carolla a Custom Bar.

We’ve been big fans of Adam Carolla for years, back since his Loveline days. We’re confirmed radio junkies and we relate pretty well with Carolla’s tell-it-like-it-is style. Listening to Carolla, we’ve heard him talking about his homemade “Mangria” for the last five years. Mangria was born one night when Carolla found himself with a half-glass […]

Custom Portable Bars – Branding & Promotion

Whether you’re a hotel manager, a bar owner, promoter, or a caterer, it’s essential to your  marketing efforts to do an effective job of branding and promotion. If you regularly host, work, or throw events, custom portable bars offer you a unique opportunity to promote yourself, your company, or a client. We’ve found there are […]

Weekly Wrap-Up – Jan 4 2013

Weekly Wrap-Up – Jan 4 2013

We’re back for another round of our weekly wrap-up. There was some exciting news for the planners out there as meeting, convention, and event planners made the top 100 Best Jobs as ranked by U.S. News. Without further ado… on to the wrap-up. 10 Cost-Saving Tips for Event Catering by Jenny Berg of Biz Bash […]

Drink of the Week: Bittermens New Orleans Coffee Liqueur

We were debating what we’d like to highlight this week and we noticed that one name seemed to keep popping up. We first heard of Bittermens New Orleans Coffee Liqueur over at Cocktailians.com as a recommended drink for the cold Holiday season. It popped up again this week as a favorite discovery of  Brian Quinn on the Shake and […]

Weekly Wrap-Up – 12/28/2012

Here at The Portable Bar Company, we spend a fair amount of time learning about drinks, bars, events, and catering. We think that it’s important for us to know what we’re talking about and who we’re talking to. We thought we’d start the tradition (and end the year) with some of our favorite posts on […]

Drink of the Week – Classic Homemade Eggnog

Drink of the Week – Classic Homemade Eggnog

Inspired by a recent article on Freaky Eggnog by Camper English of Alcademics.com fame, we decided to share our favorite eggnog inspired cocktail recipe this week. Our eggnog recipe doesn’t have quite the creativity that some of the freaky ones mentioned by Camper. Putting mushroom-infused bourbon into a drink or aging eggnog for a full […]

Choosing Between Using a Bar/Restaurant or Running your Networking Event In-House

A lot of thought needs to be put into planning your company’s networking events. If, like most businesses, you only put on company event once or twice a year, it may be best to make use of a party planning company, rather than trying to put it together in house. That being said, you might […]

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Portable Party Bar for Corporate Events

If you are putting on a corporate event then you obviously need to make sure that there is enough food and drink for your attendees. Food can be served in a variety of ways depending on the style of your event. Serving drinks tends to be a lot more standardized. Most event managers and caterers […]

The Portable Cocktail Bar

The Portable Cocktail Bar

So you’ve already got at least one portable bar (and if not, why not?!) Here are a few other ways your most useful new asset can be put to work. I’ll assume you already using it as a way of extending your usual bar at peak times. That it is doing a good job handling […]

Portable Bars On Wheels

Portable Bars On Wheels

Having a portable bar on wheels offers an added level of convenience for anyone looking for a mobile bar, ensuring that a single person can roll the bar into position.  Mobile bars on wheels are ideal for event promoters, party planners, mobile bartenders, and others in the hospitality industry Select Heavy Duty Casters Size, weight, […]

Portable Bars For Sale

Portable Bars For Sale

When you’re looking at the various portable bars for sale in the marketplace, it’s easy to get carried away just thinking about price and features.  Whether you’re trying to save money or looking for something fancy – what you should really be thinking about is the reasons you need a portable bar.  There’s no point […]

Portable Bar Set

Portable Bar Set

Looking for a portable bar set?  These small kits usually come with glasses, bottle opener, shaker, and room for your favorite bottles of liquor.  While a small portable travel bar set can be great for small gatherings of 3-4 people or as a great party/wedding gift, they have little to offer party hosts or event […]

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