Surprise your guests on New Year's Eve with a coffee bar
Your guests are having the time of their life at your New Year’s Eve party -- mixing, mingling and enjoying the festive mood. Give your NYE party guests an unexpected surprise this year with a fabulous chic coffee bar ready to serve customized hot or cold coffee drinks! Trust us; your party will be the talk of the town!
We suggest setting up two coffee bars to give your guests options – a cold drink coffee bar and a hot drink coffee bar.
Cold Drink Coffee Bar
The cold drink coffee bar is a way to enjoy coffee with ice cream for a sweet treat to end the night!
What you will need:
- Assortment of brewed coffees
- Ice Creams- Any flavor but below are a few we suggest trying:
- Chocolate mint
- Coffee
- Vanilla
- Raspberry
- Butter Pecan
- Liqueurs to add to your coffee drinks- Experiment but below are a few suggestions.
- Amaretto
- Cherry Heering
- Crème de Menthe
- Kahlua
- Grand Marnier
- Garnishes- Again experiment! You really can’t go wrong with any type of garnish but here are some suggestions!
- Whipped cream
- Chocolate Shavings
- Fresh berries
- Cinnamon
- Candy
To begin, brew an assortment of different coffees ahead of time and chill. At serving time, place the brewed coffees in pitchers or carafes so your guests can add the coffee of their choice to their glass.
In chilled mugs or glasses, put 1-2 scoops of ice cream. Have your guests add 2 tablespoons of the liqueur of their choice. Instruct your guests to fill the remainder of their mug with the coffee of their choice and garnish as desired!
Your guests will love their cold coffee drink creations and you for hosting such a creative coffee bar!
Hot Coffee Drink Bar
The hot coffee drink bar will allow your guests to brew their own personalized cup of coffee--- resulting in a unique New Year’s Eve experience!
For this hot drink coffee bar we suggest using BUNN® My Café® single serve pod brewer. Using My Café will allows each of your guests to brew his/her own personalized cup.
What you will need:
- Assortment of coffee pods- BUNN’s My Café works with numerous coffee and tea pods.
- Fresh Water
- BUNN My Café pod brewer
- Coffee Add ins- Use your imagination here! You may want to have on hand:
- Sugar
- Cream
- Flavored creamers
- Milk
- Cinnamon
- Liqueurs
- Flavored syrups
- Garnishes
- Whipped Cream
- Chocolate shavings
To begin, have each guest select a coffee pod that he/she would to like to try. Allow your guests to brew their own cup of coffee with your BUNN My Café. With My Café your guests can easily customize brew strength by adjusting the amount of water they use. My Café can brew a cup of coffee between 4 oz to 14 oz. If your guests prefer coffee with a bolder flavor, they can use My Café’s pulse brew option.
After your guests have finished brewing their personalized cup of coffee, allow them to add different ingredients from your assortment of coffee add ins and garnishes! Your guests will leave your NYE Party with not only a warm cup of coffee in their hand, but a fond memory of this unique experience.
These coffee bars will add a special touch to such an amazing night, and send you and your guests into 2012 with a great cup of coffee in hand! Remember, we feel the most important thing about a coffee bar is the quality of the coffee so the machine counts! How the coffee gets into the cup will be what your guests will remember in the morning!
Happy New Year’s from everyone at BUNN!