Drinks agency
Brand activation bars.
Bars, serves and teams built around your brand guidelines, for campaigns, influencer events, roadshows and pop ups across the UK.
Priced per project
4 to 8 weeks recommended
Drinks activation
The bar is part of the campaign.
A drinks activation works when the bar reads as the brand from across the room and the drink in a guest’s hand is worth photographing. Drink Differently designs both, then staffs the result with Mr Flavour mixologists and a named event manager who runs the day.
We work from your guidelines, not a catalogue. Colours, tone, hero products and key messages shape the build, the menu and the moments of theatre, so the activation feels like one piece of work rather than a bar with a logo on it.
What a brief usually includes
- A bar or pop up wrapped and lit in your identity
- A signature serve and an alcohol free version, designed around your product or story
- Branded details guests take away: printed crema, etched glassware, branded cups or branded cans
- Staffing, stock, licensing and insurance, handled by one team
- Content moments timed for press, creators and your own channels
Where activations happen
Showrooms, shopping centres, rooftops, festivals, exhibition halls and offices. Past builds include pink and gold influencer bars for P.Louise, a touring smoothie and barista bar for the Softcat roadshow, and branded espresso martinis for Aston Martin in Mayfair.
Activations we have built.
Recent activations.
boohoo. Drinks for the Black Friday cypher under the arches.
Porsche. The Taycan launch night at Porsche Centre South Lakes.
P.Louise. The Priority Pour Station, pink and gold with dry ice.
Built to your timeline.
Everything the drinks need to do.
Bars in your identity. Wraps, printed fronts, neon and lighting in your palette, on straight or curved builds, in any shape the room needs.
Signature serves. Drinks developed in our studio around your product, with an alcohol free version of every serve.
One accountable team. Mixologists, stock, licensing and £10 million public liability cover, with a named event manager.
Mr Flavour is always fabulous and always pulls through for us. The cocktails and mocktails are 10/10, and the staff are always lovely and super professional.
Case study
Four years of baby pink with P.Louise.
In short
What is a brand activation bar?
A brand activation bar is a working bar designed as part of a campaign rather than hired as furniture. The build, the lighting and the serve all come from the brand: its colours, its product and the story it wants guests to repeat. Drink Differently, the creative drinks agency of Mr Flavour, designs these bars for launches, influencer events, roadshows and pop ups across the UK. Each project starts with a brief and becomes a bar built in 1.5 metre sections, wrapped and lit in your identity, with a signature serve developed in our Manchester studio and an alcohol free version of every drink. Our own mixologists staff it, a named event manager runs the day, and details such as printed crema, etched glassware or branded cans give guests something to photograph and take away. Every activation is priced per project, with an itemised proposal within one working day.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
How far ahead should we book a brand activation bar?
Four to eight weeks is ideal for a fully branded build, because it leaves time for artwork, samples and sign off. We have delivered activations in a week when a launch date demanded it, so ask even if the date is close.
Can the whole bar carry our branding?
Yes. Fronts can be wrapped or printed, backs lit in your colours, and details such as neon, menus, cups, glassware and cans can all carry your identity. We work to your brand guidelines and share proofs before anything is produced.
Can you design a drink around our product?
Yes. We develop signature serves in our studio around your product, colours and story, with an alcohol free version of each. Signature serve design explains how it works.
Do you run roadshows across several cities?
Yes. We build once and repeat the activation across venues and dates, with the same serves and standards at every stop, as we did for the Softcat roadshow.
Can you deliver under our agency’s name?
Yes. We regularly work to an agency’s brief and can deliver white label, so your client sees one team. Agency partnerships covers trade terms.
By Mr Flavour. Drink Differently is the creative drinks agency of Mr Flavour, rated 5.0 from 86 Google reviews. For a single branded bar at a private or corporate event, see Mr Flavour branded bar hire.
Keep exploring.
Start a brief.
Tell us the brand, the audience, the venue and the date. A tailored proposal follows within one working day.