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unMuddled Bartending Company
5 ★★★★★ 58 Google reviews · Mobile bartending service — Chicago, Illinois
By appointment — contact to check your date
Party service offering handcrafted cocktails for weddings, events, and cocktail classes.
Plan your event
- Serves the Chicago, IL area — confirm your venue is inside their travel range when you inquire
- Licensed & insured licensing and liability insurance come up in reviews or their own materials — still ask for a current certificate of insurance; most venues require one
- Phone +1 847-849-9056
- Website unmuddledbartending.com
Booking basics
Mobile bartenders book by the date, not the walk-in — popular Saturdays (especially May–October) go months out, so inquire early with your date, venue, guest count, and whether you want a full package or dry hire. Most will hold a date with a deposit and a signed agreement.
How they'll run your bar
“My husband and I just had our wedding a few weeks ago, on 1/15/22, and hiring Ross was one of the BEST decisions we made in our entire wedding planning process!”
“We teamed up with them for our joint 50th birthday block party and they leaned into our celebration of our heyday in the 80s and 90s.”
“It was special to have a few signature cocktails for our guests to choose from that aren't the usual that you see at weddings.”
“Ross and team from unMuddled Bartending Company provided bartending service and a Bartending 101 course for a couples wedding shower we hosted in our home.”
Add-ons they offer
“You can tell that he really knows his stuff and loves what he does, and we were so lucky to be able to work with him to plan our custom cocktail menu.”
What hosts say again and again
“We hired unMuddled for our wedding reception and had an amazing experience.”
“From the first correspondence to the handshake farewell of our wedding, Ross and his team were the most professional people I have ever worked with.”
“From designing fun and delicious cocktails to event prep and set up and interacting with guests.”
“Ross was THE most responsive vendor we worked with throughout the entire planning process, and he was so kind, knowledgeable, flexible, and patient throughout our time with him.”
“Ross and the team at unMuddled were honest, fair, and went above and beyond to not only make us feel special, but make our guests feel special.”
From the reviews
There are not enough good things in the world to say about unMuddled! From the first correspondence to the handshake farewell of our wedding, Ross and his team were the most professional people I have ever worked with.
The house made cocktail syrups, custom cocktail creation and expert mixologists drew me to contact unMuddled Bartending Co. for the event I was planning. I am so glad I did. Ross and team quickly captured our vision, collaborated on the bar design and delivered with excellence. Event setup was seamless.
We hired unMuddled for our wedding reception and had an amazing experience. Ross was very communicative before the event, making sure we had the menu looking how we wanted and that the alcohol order was perfect. Jonny was our bartender and really made the experience wonderful.
We hired the Unmuddled team for a private mixology class for a birthday party. It was the best thing we could have done! Everyone raved how much fun the evening was and absolutely loved our host, Jonny! Expierence from booking to the day of the event was seamless.
Booking unMuddled Bartending Company for a wedding
Weddings come up for unMuddled Bartending Company — confirmed on their own site, so they'll know the rhythm of the day: cocktail hour hits all at once, then the bar settles into a steady hum until the last dance. Two numbers get your quote right. First, the staffing math: the standard rule is one bartender per 50–75 guests — so a 150-guest wedding usually means two to three bartenders, and going thin here is the classic cocktail-hour line mistake. Second, drinks per guest: plan on roughly two drinks in the first hour and one per hour after; a dry-hire bartender can turn that into an exact shopping list for your headcount so nothing runs out and nothing goes back to the store.
Check wedding info on their site Wedding bartender guide & checklist →
Corporate events with unMuddled Bartending Company
Reviews and the service's own materials mention corporate events at unMuddled Bartending Company — holiday parties, launches, client mixers. For office events, three things are worth settling on the first call: whether they carry the liquor liability insurance your building or venue requires, whether they can run a mocktail or zero-proof menu alongside the bar, and how invoicing works if your company needs a W-9 and net-30 terms. More on hiring a corporate event bartender →
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