The Wandering Barman
Acquaint and entertain colleagues, clients, customers and friends with this unique learn & laugh hands-on cocktail workshop and stand-up comedy experience.
Chris Davis combines over a decade of performing stand-up comedy and professional cocktail making to bring you The Wandering Barman. A one-hour show that lets you taste, make and understand the art of cocktail making whilst bringing with it a large dose of story-telling and jokes from a Scottish comedian bartender living in Berlin.
Choose a Package
The Wandering Barman comes to you!
The Wandering barman can set up anywhere. This means office spaces, common rooms, terraces, living rooms, convention halls, boats, abandoned factories, even from the back of a car are all possibilities.
The Wandering Barman brings everything to the event including glassware, alcohol, bar equipment, staff and, if required, even ice!
You come to The Wandering Barman
The Wandering Barman can alternatively offer a space for your event. Options include gallery spaces, private halls, or bar and restaurant environments. It is also possible to collaborate with caterers to provide high quality fusion finger food – perfect for welcome canapés or hors d’œuvres. Naturally, this depends on geographic location, how much time is given in advance and your own financial budget.
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Testimonials
“Chris Davis weaves Comedy Gold in the true Scottish comic tradition”
“Triumph of style”
“Sharp social observations and energetic story telling”
“Guaranteed laughter”
“A true host till the end”
“Fizzling and physically manic”
“You loved him, we loved him, everybody loved him”
“ A down-to-earth character who embodies everything it means to be a true Scottish comedian”
“Davis is entertainment with a capital E.”
“Our clients were thrilled with the professionalism of this entertaining show – a great ice-breaker as we laughed, learned, and tasted some inspiring drinks.”
Latest Cocktails
The Three C’s
Pimms Me Up
Cardamom Pisco Sour
Match yer Beat
Burberry Nutcase
Hazelnut & Coconut Whip
The Marzipanic
Nutmeg Panela
Sake & Ginger Sour
Hanging Plums
The Viscount
Pendennis
Marmalade Gin
Cranberry Mojito
Rhubarb Tiki
Upcoming Events
About The Show
The show itself is an exploration into professional cocktail making and what you learn, can be taken home and shown to others. The Wandering Barman explores elements of cocktailing such as creating tinctures, bitters, infusing alcohol, juice mixing and homemade syrups. All of this is mixed in with hilarious story-telling, jokes about the bar keeping world and providing an opportunity for audience members to taste and help mix drinks.
The Wandering barman can cater for 20 to upwards of 500+ people. Each event can be tailored to suit your needs, whether it is for clients, customers, for your own team & employees or family and friends.
Find out more by watching The Wandering Barman video
About Me
Chris Davis is a Scottish comedian and cocktail barkeeper based in Berlin. His bar career spans over a decade from working in the dingiest and darkest of dive bars, to high end brothels, from wine bars, to the fine dining cocktail experience of Michelin star restaurants – all of which provide for an array of interesting stories.
Chris began his comedy career in 2011 and quickly became a touring comedian through Germany and Europe. In 2013 he was a finalist in The Scottish Comedian of the Year Award, took his solo shows to Edinburgh and Glasgow Fringe festivals in 2014 and 2015 and in early 2016 created the unique spectacle that is The Wandering Barman.