Virtual Happy Hour Cocktail Kits Your Team Will Love
19 Virtual Happy Hour Cocktail Kits that Will Have Your Employees Toasting You
What is a Virtual Happy Hour?
A virtual happy hour is a social gathering or event conducted online, typically through video conferencing platforms, where participants can connect and socialize remotely. It's a way for people to come together virtually and recreate the casual and relaxed atmosphere of a traditional happy hour, even when they are physically distant from each other.
During your happy hour, participants join a video call and engage in conversations, share stories, and enjoy drinks and snacks from the comfort of their own homes or workspaces. It offers an opportunity for colleagues, friends, or even acquaintances to connect, unwind, and foster social bonds without the need for a physical gathering.
Virtual happy hours gained popularity, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a means to maintain social connections and combat the isolation that many people experienced due to remote work and social distancing measures. They have proven to be a flexible and inclusive way for people from different locations to come together and enjoy each other's company, share experiences, and build relationships.
These virtual gatherings can be organized by individuals, teams, or companies and can be themed or casual in nature. They often incorporate elements of fun, such as games, quizzes, or icebreaker activities, to enhance the sense of camaraderie and enjoyment.
Overall, these fun events serve as a way to bridge the physical gap between individuals, promote social interaction, and bring a sense of togetherness and celebration, even when people are physically apart.
How to Host a Virtual Happy Hour
Hosting a virtual happy hour can be a fun and engaging experience for participants. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you plan and host a successful virtual happy hour:
- Choose a Video Conferencing Platform: Select a reliable and user-friendly video conferencing platform that suits your needs, such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet. Familiarize yourself with the platform's features and ensure all participants have access to it.
- Set the Date and Time: Determine the date and time for your happy hour. Consider participants' availability and time zones to find a suitable time that works for everyone.
- Send Invitations: Create and send out invitations to the virtual happy hour. Include the date, time, and video conferencing details, along with any specific instructions or themes you want to incorporate.
- Plan Activities: To keep the virtual happy hour engaging, plan some activities or icebreakers. You can have trivia games, virtual charades, themed quizzes, or even a mixology session where participants create their own cocktails. Be creative and consider activities that encourage interaction and conversation.
- Choose a Theme (optional): To make the event more fun, consider selecting a theme. It could be a specific dress code, a costume theme, or even a virtual background theme. Encourage participants to embrace the theme and get creative.
- Share a Drink Recipe: Ahead of the virtual happy hour, share a drink recipe or suggest a signature cocktail for participants to prepare and enjoy during the event. This adds an element of shared experience and helps create a festive atmosphere.
- Create a Playlist: Put together a playlist of upbeat or relaxing music that can be played in the background. Music helps create ambiance and sets a relaxed mood.
- Test Technology: Prior to the event, test your video conferencing setup, internet connection, and any planned activities to ensure everything runs smoothly during the event. This includes testing audio, video, and screen-sharing capabilities.
- Welcome Participants: When the cocktail hour begins, warmly welcome participants as they join the video call. Introduce any planned activities or icebreakers to get conversations flowing.
- Facilitate Engagement: Encourage participants to interact, share stories, and engage in conversations. Use breakout rooms or smaller group discussions to foster more intimate conversations. Keep the atmosphere light, positive, and inclusive.
- Capture Memories: Consider taking screenshots or group photos during the virtual happy hour to capture the memories. Share these pictures afterward as a reminder of the fun time everyone had.
- Follow-Up: After the event, send a follow-up message thanking participants for joining and expressing your appreciation for their presence. Share any highlights from the event and ask for feedback or suggestions for future virtual gatherings.
By following these steps, you can create a memorable and enjoyable experience for yourself and your participants, fostering connections and bringing a sense of joy and camaraderie to the virtual space.
19 Cocktail Kits to Send Your Employees for Your Next Virtual Happy Hour
Cocktail Happy Hour Gift Box
What's Included in the Cocktail Kit:
- Two personalized or branded cocktail glasses
- A personalized or branded stainless steel 3-pc cocktail shaker
- The New Cocktail Hour hardcover recipe book
- A stainless steel jigger
- A bottle of cocktail mixer
- Jelly Belly Cocktail Classic jelly beans
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
This kit includes personalized or branded items your team will use again and again after your virtual event has come and gone. Make your own craft cocktails with these signature cocktail kits.
Margarita Virtual Happy Hour Cocktail Kits
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Two personalized margarita glasses
- Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist Book filled with fun facts and recipe cards
- A stainless steel jigger
- A lime margarita salt
- A Finest Call margarita mix
- A cocktail classic Jelly Belly bag
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
This margarita set will add a refreshing taste and atmosphere to your virtual gatherings, and your team can mix their perfect margarita with the recipe book included. Add your favorite Concierge Reposado Tequila and then put on your mixology hat and create your own house made margarita mix.
Old Fashioned Virtual Happy Hour Cocktail Kits
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- A keepsake whiskey set in a rustic wooden box (including two stylish twisted whiskey glasses, six stone whiskey chilling cubes, two slate coasters, and metal tongs)
- Small batch orange bitters
- Dehydrated orange cocktail wheels
- Whiskey recipe cards
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
An old fashioned cocktail kit that will bring the classic sweetness and spice of whiskey to boost your happy hour. Make your old fashioned cocktails in style with this keepsake gift crate.
Moscow Mule Virtual Happy Hour Cocktail Kits
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Two copper Moscow mule mugs
- A copper plated three-piece cocktail shaker
- A copper plated jigger
- Two bottles of ginger beers
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
Your team's cocktail hours will become more zesty and spicy with this Moscow mule cocktail kit. Served in a stylish copper mug to keep your drink cold while catching up online.
Champagne Happy Hour Cocktail Kits
What's included in the Kit?
- Your choice of two modern, stylish copper and glass champagne flutes
- Your choice of traditional TÖST or TÖST ROSÉ non-alcoholic spirits
- Sugarfina champagne gummy bear
- Two celebration blowers
Why Your Team Will Love These Kits:
Make your online toasts memorable with glass champagne flutes and blowers included in this kit, the perfect gift for setting the atmosphere of your virtual celebrations.
Personalized Beer Gift Set
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Two large personalized beer mugs
- 4-pk oversized ceramic beer coasters
- .50 cal bullet bottle opener
- Chicago mix popcorn
- Sweet and spicy pub mix
- Maple bourbon almonds
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
This set elevates your team's virtual happy hour event, bringing the joy of the pub right to your homes! They can sip on their favorite brews in style while enjoying delightful snacks.
Bloody Mary Gift Set
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Two personalized bloody mary glasses
- The Bloody Mary Book: Reinventing a Classic Cocktail
- Finest Call loaded bloody mary mix
- Bloody mary's rimming salt
- 2 sword cocktail picks
- 2 skull cocktail picks
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
Your team can enjoy a bloody mary virtual tasting while exploring new twists with the included recipe book and stylish cocktail picks.
Mimosa Cocktail Box
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- A luxurious instant mimosa sugar cube set (including your choice of one of two tasty mimosa sugar cube flavors)
- Four personalized glass champagne flutes
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
Fill your virtual gathering with a refreshing and effervescent combination of orange juice and sparkling wine, with personalized glass flutes perfect for any occasion.
9) Stir Crazy
Craft Cocktail Virtual Happy Hour Cocktail Kits
What's included in the Kit?
- Your choice of either: spicy ginger syrup ocktail mixer or cucumber jalapeno cocktail mixer
- 11" cocktail stir spoon
- Two stylish footed martini glasses
- A stainless steel jigger
Why Your Team Will Love These Kits:
This set helps your team craft their favorite signature cocktails at home, preparing their happy hour game before the virtual gathering starts. This gift includes your choice of cocktail mixers.
10) Hooray!
Celebration Care Package
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Sugarfina "Congrats!" three treat bento box (including champagne gummy bears, sour rainbows, and sugar lips)
- Your choice of two modern, stylish copper and glass champagne flutes
- Your choice of traditional TÖST or TÖST ROSÉ non-alcoholic sparkling wine
- Seaside + citrus scented candle in gold tin
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
A great gift for team members who like to mix their favorite drink with club soda, a refreshing and fizzy combination perfect for any occasion.
Wine Gift Box
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Personalized vacuum insulated powder-coated stainless steel wine tumbler with lid
- 3-piece fashion wine set (little dress bottle opener, high-heel shoe bottle stopper, and handbag bottle stopper)
- Two personalized wine glasses
- Wine Isn't Rocket Science: A Quick and Easy Guide to Understanding, Buying, Tasting and Pairing Every Type of Wine Book
- A set of six fashion jewelry wine glass charms
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
This one’s for the sassy people to enjoy their wine nights and virtual happy hours with a wine recipe book at hand and wine glass charms to add personality to their wine bottles.
12) You are the Pineapple of My Eye
Pina Colada Cocktail Box
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Two personalized Pina colada glasses
- A Finest Call Pina colada mix
- Pina colada journal
- 2 Pina colada suckers
- 4" paper umbrellas
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
Give your virtual happy hour a tropical theme rich with interesting conversation and tasty glasses of pina colada. Your team can mix these high-quality ingredients: a delightful blend of coconut cream, pineapple juice, and rum.
13) Cheers to You
Personalized Wine Glasses and Marble Coaster Virtual Happy Hour Kits
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Two or four 15 oz. personalized wine glasses (each glass engraved with large initial and name)
- Two or four 4" personalized tumbled marble coasters with cork backing (each coaster printed with large initial, name and optional saying or quote)
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
Make your team members virtual happy hour-ready with this exquisite personalized set. Perfect for wine night with friends, whether virtually or personal. A fine addition to their home bars too!
Virtual Happy Hour Cocktail Kits
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- The Art of Mixology: Classic Cocktails and Curious Concoctions Book
- 13-piece bar essentials kit:
- corkscrew/ bottle opener
- 12 free-flow liquor pourers
- flat bottle opener
- mixing glass (16 oz.)
- 6" stainless steel pom tong
- cocktail strainer
- 11" red ball bar spoon
- stainless steel cocktail shaker (15 oz.)
- stainless steel cocktail shaker (30 oz.)
- stainless steel jigger (.75/1.5 oz)
- stainless steel julep strainer
- stainless steel scoop (6 oz.)
- 8" wood muddler
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
This set will channel your team's inner mixology expert! A complete collection of cocktail items that will stir up their alcoholic spirits in a good way.
15) Make It Pop
Champagne Themed Virtual Happy Hour Kits
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Your choice of two modern, stylish copper and glass champagne flutes (rose gold color/style or traditional gold color/style)
- Your choice of traditional TÖST or TÖST ROSÉ non-alcoholic sparkling refresher
- Sugarfina champagne gummy bears in champagne bottle
- A confetti cannon
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
This set is a perfect celebratory gift for your remote teams who love to celebrate personal achievements and join company virtual gatherings in the comfort of their homes. A fitting cocktail kit for team members with non alcoholic spirits.
Wine Gift Set
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- A lead-free glass wine decanter/aerator
- Four double walled mouth-blown wine glasses
- An electric wine bottle opener
- A premium wine bottle stopper
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
Try different wine and food pairings with this set and share the experience virtually with the team. Learn about each other's recipes while keeping their drink at an ideal temperature with the microwave and freezer-safe wine glasses.
Beer Happy Hour Kits
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- A 20 oz personalized insulated tumbler with spill-proof lid
- Two personalized pilsner glasses
- A cute flip-flop bottle opener
- Two 4" personalized cork coasters
- Beer nuts
- A Chicago mix gourmet popcorn
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
Surprise your team with a thoughtfully curated beer gift collection to enjoy during your virtual cocktail hour, fostering team bonding and relaxation. These personalized happy hour gift boxes add a sense of belonging to your virtual gatherings.
18) On Cloud Wine
Personalized Wine Glass Cocktail Kit
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Two personalized or branded 15 oz wine glasses
- Heart-shaped bottle stopper
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
Whether you enjoy red wine, or white wine, or want to make some delicious strawberry pineapple sangria or tiki sangria, this cute, inexpensive wine gift is sure to be a hit. It's a scientific fact that drinks taste better when you are enjoying them in your own branded or personalized wine glasses.
19) The Pint of No Return
Beer Lovers Happy Hour Cocktail Kits
What's included in the Cocktail Kit?
- Two personalized or branded pint glasses
- A personalized or branded wooden bottle opener
- Chicago mix popcorn (caramel and cheddar cheese)
- Original Beer Nuts (sweet and salty peanuts)
Why Your Team Will Love These Cocktail Kits:
If your preferred libation is a cold brew, this gift is for you. Each pint glass can be etched with a different name, so you can share this gift with a friend, spouse, or partner. The delicious snacks will go perfectly with your favorite pale ale or IPA or other drinks.
Virtual Happy Hour Cocktail Recipies
Not sure what signature drink your team should enjoy? Here is a list of three popular cocktail recipes.
Mojito Cocktail Kit Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 oz white rum
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 oz simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water dissolved together)
- 6-8 fresh mint leaves
- Soda water
- Ice cubes
- Lime wedges and mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions:
- In a glass, muddle the fresh mint leaves with the lime juice and simple syrup. Gently press down on the mint leaves to release their aromatic oils.
- Fill the glass with ice cubes.
- Pour the white rum over the ice.
- Stir the mixture well to combine the flavors.
- Top off the glass with soda water, leaving some space for garnish.
- Give the drink a final gentle stir.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and a sprig of mint.
- Serve and enjoy your refreshing mojito!
Note: You can adjust the sweetness and tartness of the mojito by adding more or less simple syrup and lime juice, according to your taste preferences.
Old Fashioned Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey
- 1 sugar cube or 1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar
- 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters
- Orange peel
- Ice cubes
Instructions:
- Place the sugar cube or granulated sugar in an Old Fashioned glass (also known as a rocks glass).
- Add 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters directly onto the sugar.
- Muddle the sugar and bitters together to dissolve the sugar. You can use a muddler or the back of a spoon.
- Add a large ice cube or a few smaller ice cubes to the glass.
- Pour the bourbon or rye whiskey over the ice.
- Stir the mixture gently for about 20-30 seconds to combine the flavors and chill the drink.
- Take an orange peel and twist it over the glass to release the oils. Rub the peel along the rim of the glass to infuse the flavors.
- Drop the orange peel into the glass as a garnish.
- Optionally, you can add a cherry as an additional garnish if desired.
- Serve and savor your classic Old Fashioned!
Feel free to experiment and adjust the sweetness or intensity of the drink by adding more or less sugar or bitters, according to your taste preferences. The beauty of the Old Fashioned lies in its simplicity, allowing the flavors of the whiskey to shine through.
Traditional Sangria Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle (750 ml) of red wine (such as a fruity Spanish Rioja or a medium-bodied red wine)
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 1/4 cup orange liqueur (such as Triple Sec or Cointreau)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons honey or simple syrup (optional, for added sweetness)
- Assorted sliced fruits (such as oranges, lemons, limes, apples, berries, and peaches)
- 1 cup carbonated water or lemon-lime soda (for a sparkling version)
- Ice cubes
Instructions:
- In a large pitcher, combine the red wine, orange juice, brandy, orange liqueur, lemon juice, lime juice, and honey or simple syrup (if using). Stir well to mix the ingredients.
- Add the sliced fruits to the pitcher. Feel free to be creative and use a variety of fruits based on your preference. Citrus fruits work particularly well in sangria.
- Cover the pitcher and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight to allow the flavors to meld and the fruits to infuse the drink.
- Just before serving, add the carbonated water or lemon-lime soda to give the sangria a sparkling touch. If you prefer a stronger sangria, you can skip this step.
- Fill glasses with ice cubes and pour the sangria over the ice.
- Garnish each glass with a few fruit slices from the pitcher.
- Stir gently and enjoy your delightful homemade sangria!
Note: You can adjust the sweetness and fruitiness of the sangria by adding more or less honey or simple syrup and by choosing your preferred fruits. Taste the sangria before serving and adjust the flavors if needed.
Sangria is a versatile drink, so don't hesitate to experiment and make it your own by adding different fruits, herbs, or even a splash of soda water for extra fizz. Cheers to a delightful and refreshing sangria experience!
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