
Shiraz Events set up two bars at the event, each named for the new scent Old Spice was introducing. The design (and bartender outfits) of these areas matched the moniker of the fragrance, with a sport motif for the "Champion bar" and a hunting lodge-like scene for the "Danger Zone bar."
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A large LED screen formed the backdrop for the main bar.
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The Martini Club International designed the cocktail menu for the event. The drinks matched the Naughty N'Ice theme, with names like the Dirty Russian and Cinful
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Martini Club International created cocktails for the event, which included the Naughty N' Ice, with gin or vodka, Aperol, Earl Grey tea, and grapefruit juice, poured over dry ice in a teapot.
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Two long bars served cocktails made with Absolut Miami, which is infused with passion fruit and orange blossom flavors.
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MSNBC White House Correspondents’ Dinner Party

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow tended bar for part of the evening.
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The chevron pattern also covered the bars at the event, including one placed in Gotham Hall's green room.
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Two custom cocktails were served during the reception. The Dora Maar, named after the painting, had Belvedere vodka, crushed watermelon, pink peppercorns, lemonade, and a sprig of mint. The Master was made with Hennessy VS and house-made rhubarb sour.
Photo: Christina Gaspic

Staffed by Bite Food, two indoor bars served jalapeño margaritas (a mix of Don Julio Blanco, agave nectar, fresh lime, and jalapeño) and reposado margaritas, comprised of Don Julio Reposado, agave, and lime.
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'Maxim' Party at the Kentucky Derby

The May 4 event, dubbed the "Filles and Stallions Party at the Derby," had cocktail bars from Bulleit Bourbon and Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea Vodka.
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Mike's Hard Lemonade was a sponsor this year and set up a lounge within the cocktail space.
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The open bar doled out martinis and other types of cocktails all night.
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TruTV "Hang After" Party

Bartenders at Providence prepared fresh fruit cocktails while waitstaff passed bites prepared by chef David Bouley.
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In keeping with the futuristic theme, Creative Edge designed a special cocktail, a cucumber and lime gin fizz, which was blended with dry ice.
Photo: Sean T. Smith

Event designer Debi Lilly of A Perfect Event said that she illuminated the bars and other areas of the museum with red light to "create an intimate, cozy nightclub" vibe. Specialty offerings included the "Speakeasy Spirit" made with Jack Daniel's, ginger, and fresh mint and served in a paper-wrapped whiskey bottle.
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To represent the future through cocktails, Creative Edge provided a station where staffers made nitrogen-infused blueberry-flavored lemonade in front of guests.
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To give all 100 Game Changers time in the spotlight, the organizers decorated the bar's backdrop with the names of the honorees.
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Guests were greeted with a blue raspberry lemonade cocktail. MistyStix�"dry-ice swizzle sticks�"created a fog effect.
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A reindeer decal, a riff off of the Playboy bunny, decorated the bar. The room was lit in blue and decorated with hanging chandeliers and a fake fireplace.
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Bacardi's V.I.P. Event

In the middle of the branded bar stood a three-tiered shelf with more than 90 bottles of Bacardi.
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The reception area included mirrored and sleek white bars, as well as Lucite accents like clear tables with large floral arrangements inside.
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The cocktail hour took place in a heated tent covering the museum's sculpture garden.
Photo: Robert Carl

Much of the decor referenced ideas and sketches from the series, including a bar designed as a nod to the "Women & Women First Bookstore." Designed to look like a check-out counter with shelves of feminist literature, the setting also included a chalkboard calendar and oscillating desk fan.
Photo: Rebecca McAlpin

A second spring bar was made out of faux birch trees.
Photo: Nick Turchiaro

A silver confetti-covered bar served as the focal point of the V.I.P. area.
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In the cocktail area, PBD designers used bamboo and other nature-inspired elements. The evening's specialty drink was a plum Palmyra.
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A cream coffee Patron cocktail that looked like frozen hot chocolate was served during arrivals.
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Waiters passed out "Skinny Boy" cocktails made with vodka, champagne, and strawberry lemonade.
Photo: Paul Morigi

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom's hot pink bar accented by a floral wall with live flowers by H. Bloom were inspired by the book jacket and Doonan's signature floral shirts.
Photo: Paul Morigi

Guests lined up at massive mirrored mosaic bars in the Kogod Courtyard.
Photo: Phelan Marc

To integrate Hard Rock Hotels branding at the bar, the producers loaded iPads with a slideshow that displayed the cocktail menu and photos of the various properties.
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In keeping with the event’s blue, green, and white color scheme, the event's minimalist white bar featured a facade marked by three rows of the Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 fragrance bottles.
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Abigail Kirsch served a selection of drinks designed to match the colors of the fragrance bottles.
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Patron's XO Cafe Noir Party

Just inside the front door, staff offered samples of five cocktails made with Patrón XO Café at Patrón’s Noir party in Orlando on Saturday.
Photo: Angel Tagudin

The mobile food truck, lounge, and bar hit the road in Miami, making stops at the Design Miami pavilion, Art Basel's outdoor art exhibit, and venue the Stage.
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“Follow the Woody” Cocktail Reception at the AD Oasis Lounge

The “Follow the Woody” cocktail reception hosted by Brad Ford took over the AD Oasis lounge at the Raleigh on December 3.
Photo: Larry Marano/Getty Images for Architectural Digest

With the "Teapot Libation Machine," a Redmoon performer wears a metal backpack with an extended arm that holds a porcelain teapot at its end. The teapot, mechanically operated by a switch on the performer's wrist, poured cocktails into guests' glasses.
Photo: Christina Noël Photography

The company's mobile "Wine Bike" has a spinning chandelier of wine glasses, and uses a series of gears to pour bottles of wine.
Photo: Christina Noël Photography

A streamlined, modern bar stood at the center of the room with an arrangement of black and white lanterns hanging overhead. Liquor sponsors Domaine Chandon and Belvedere offered cocktails, including the Summer Fling, a mix of Chandon brut sparkling and Belvedere pure vodka, with lemon juice and a dash of simple syrup.
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Suits & Style Fashion Show

Bars incorporated video screens showing clips from the show as well as logos for USA and Mr. Porter.
Photo: Theo Wargo/USA Network

The Rough Luxe area had rustic wood seating at wagon-wheel tables. A wall of cowboy hats backed a 48-foot wooden bar.
Photo: John Kreis Photography

In the Babylonian space, a 40-foot stone wall was crested with a 32-foot golden-winged crest. In front of the wall, bartenders doled out drinks at a 42-foot rustic wooden bar.
Photo: John Kreis Photography

Attendees sipped on refreshing cocktails, including spiked lemonade and a drink made with watermelon and vodka.
Photo: Sara Jaye Weiss

To showcase "S-Beam," a Galaxy S III function that allows users to transfer files by touch, the event offered a "beam bar." Attendees used the new phones to order drinks and bartenders would collect the orders by tapping their devices against them.
Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Samsung

At the party, a central bar in the round got a reptilian look inspired by the film's villain.
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom set up its Shake 'Em Up bar in the V.I.P. reception with three women making the night's signature cocktails while singing and standing inside the mirrored bar.
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Blue rock candy accented the night's signature cocktail, the AT&Tini.
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At the bar, guests could order a drink or grab a bag of flavored popcorn that hung from clips overhead.
Photo: Nilaya Sabnis

Groups of white lounge furniture provided seating outdoors, and glowing lanterns made the central bar easy to spot from afar.
Photo: Scott Gries/Showtime

An actor wearing a fuzzy, monster-paw-like glove handed guests drinks from behind a curtain.
Photo: Jill Tiongco Photography

Candice & Alison provided decals for the large central bar.
Photo: Mauricio Calero

Syzygy created a glass etching of the invitation's landscape scene on the back of the first floor bar.
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SodaStream V.I.P. Luncheon

The drinks included a basil-yuzu mojito, a ginger-tarragon lemonade spiked with vodka, and a gin and tonic with cucumber-infused gin. All the cocktails, of course, contained SodaStream soda.
Photo: Ernesto Di Stefano
Hendrick's Gin Cucumber Festival of Wonder

Hendrick's Gin celebrated National Cucumber Day (June 14) with a consumer event that took place June 11 to 12 at Hudson River Park's Pier 97 in New York. Produced by Momentum Worldwide, the event featured a giant Hendrick's hot-air balloon bar, aptly titled the "World's Tallest Collins Bar."
Photo: Alain Hain
Hendrick's Gin Cucumber Festival of Wonder

The event's carnival theme included a roving cocktail bar, and staffers dressed up as members of a traveling circus while posing with cucumbers.
Photo: Alain Hain
Hendrick's Gin Cucumber Festival of Wonder

Guests enjoyed a penny-farthing cycling performance.
Photo: Alain Hain
Grey Goose Boulangerie Bleue Pop-Up

Grey Goose vodka kicked off its global experiential pop-up campaign June 16 to 19 at Le District in New York's Battery Park. Traveling to French bakeries in 20 cities throughout the summer, the experience is inspired by a French Riviera bakery club, and invites guests to enter through a secret entrance. At the New York event, Adam Leoti of Brooklyn Bread Lab taught a private bread-making class. The breads were inspired by Grey Goose ingredients.
Photo: Kent Miller
Grey Goose Boulangerie Bleue Pop-Up

The pop-up featured a custom bar that served signature Le Grand Fizz cocktails in oversize, branded wine glasses in Grey Goose colors.
Photo: Kent Miller
Grey Goose Boulangerie Bleue Pop-Up

The brand also brought its Grey Goose Camionette to the pop-up. The branded truck served as a personalized cocktail bar, inviting guests to schedule private consultations to make custom martinis.
Photo: Kent Miller
Gin Mare's Med Rooftops

Spanish gin brand Gin Mare celebrated its U.S. launch by bringing its international Med Rooftops series to Ramscale Studios in New York on June 10. Produced and designed by BMF Media Group, the party featured branded displays of the gin and its logo throughout the space. One notable feature was a custom bar on wheels, which served classic gin and tonics.
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Gin Mare's Med Rooftops

The party featured branded lounge chairs and a DJ booth on the venue's rooftop, which offered guests views of downtown Manhattan and the Hudson River.
Photo: Patrick MacLeod
Gin Mare's Med Rooftops

A wall of wooden crates showcased the Gin Mare bottles paired with fruit and greenery. The giant installation also served as an unconventional step-and-repeat.
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Gin Mare's Med Rooftops

The brand gave guests the opportunity to experience the gin in a variety of ways with six different cocktail options, some of which had unique ingredients including orange marmalade and chipotle Tabasco.
Photo: Patrick MacLeod
Cointreau Art of La Soirée

Orange liqueur Cointreau kicked off its artist-curated, cross-country Art of La Soirée tour with a French-theme summer garden party at Cedar Lake on June 15. A collaboration between the brand and Danielle and Jodie Synder of Dannijo Jewels, the event blended items from the jewelry collection into the garden-inspired decor.
Photo: Scott Rudd
Cointreau Art of La Soirée

The custom L'Orangerie bar, which gave guests the chance to craft their own cocktails, served as a makeshift orange tree with a tower of the liqueur bottles that branched out into a lush ceiling canopy.
Photo: Scott Rudd
Cointreau Art of La Soirée

Event entertainment included DJ Leslie Kirchoff performing alongside harpists Duo Scorpio. The harps kept with the event's color scheme.
Photo: Scott Rudd
Aperol Spritz Summer Solstice

Aperol Spritz hosted its Summer Solstice party on June 22 at the Sabbia rooftop at Eataly in New York. Designed by creative and content production studio Swell, the party featured an installation of hanging bottles of the Italian aperitif that served as vases for orange flowers, including marigolds.
Photo: Courtesy of Aperol
Aperol Spritz Summer Solstice

The party featured a branded orange balloon installation that served as a unique photo backdrop.
Photo: Courtesy of Aperol