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Sep 2008 30
Tue 7:30 PM
Location
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Estimated attendance
 40  people attended.
5.00 5.0019

Who organized?
Andy Bargery

Welcome all to the next edition of the London Bloggers meetup. As usual it will take place on the last Tuesday of the month which in September is the 30th. That’s right, put the 30th in your diaries as you don’t want to miss out on this one, especially if you have any interest in cocktails (and blogging). In fact do we have anyone who blogs about cocktails in the group?

Our friends at Smirnoff have come on board to give everyone a cocktail lesson with one of their fabulous mixologists. Not only that, they have promised to try and design a custom cocktail to match the content of everyone's blog... I'm thinking a variation of a long island iced tea might match my blog..

As well as the cocktails, we will have the usual blend of networking opportunities for you all to catch up after the summer break. We don’t have any speakers yet, but if you'd like to make a short presentation then drop me a line. I'd be keen to hear from anyone who would like to spend a few minutes introducing their blog.

Well don't delay, reserve your place today.

Thanks and see you on the 30th.

Andy

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  • Willem
    Posted Oct 1, 2008 9:11 AM
    Willem
    Brilliant event, I had fun and it was very well organised! Individual cocktails definitely a great idea! Thanks to everyone involved and great to meet more London bloggers. Cheers!
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Andy Bargery
    Posted Sep 15, 2008 6:37 PM
    Andy Bargery
    Organizer
    Guys, we are oversubscribed (could that be because of the cocktails...) and I have started a waiting list. Please let me know if you decide not to come for any reason. Thanks, Andy

Who attended?

  • 40 attendees
    • “ Best meetup event I think ! Great venue, great people, lots of nice attention. Well done !!! ”
    • “ Great Location, food atmosphere and mix of people. ”
    • “ Brilliant venue and brilliant hosts! I loved the individual cocktails idea! Thank you! ”
    • “ Maybe hand out a paper at these functions with peoples' blog addresses on them. ”
    • “ Great fun, great people, great gift bag! ”
    • “ A thoroughly enjoyable evening. Thanks to Smirnoff and Splendid Communications for the cocktails! ”
    • “ Good time! Free individualized cocktails rock! ”
    • “ Absolutely wonderful time! Kudos to everyone involved. My Fake Plastic Noodles drink was fantastic! ”
    • “ It was a good place, central and small enough to make chatting etc easy and fun. The food and drink was a really nice surprise - loved the Mules! ”
    • “ Good to meet again. I enjoyed the event though I still don't understand why people drink cocktails or vodka! Though the one mixed for me was a pleasant drink. I also thought it was good to have name badges, though I can't read them unless I put my glasses on! ”
    • “ It was an inspired event, with friendly sponsors and event organisers who really seemed to have researched each and every blogger before we arrived. I doubt I'm the only guest to find it quite special that the organisers created individual cocktails for each and every one of us, cleverly using hints gleaned from our blog content. The goodie bags were also a nice surprise. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Huge thanks to all who made it possible. ”
    • “ Great night, great cocktails, lovely to meet other London bloggers! ”
    • “ A fantastic idea, a great chilled-out venue and the amount of planning that went into the drinks - especially the personalised blog cocktails, was far beyond what I expected. Absolutely great. ”
    • Mex
      “ Fantastic evening and top marks to Smirnoff & their agency Splendid for this. Can't believe how much personalisation went into making all of those cocktails for us and our blogs. Great goody bag & a really good pitch that was informative enough without being a sales pitch. Thank you! ”
    • “ This is brilliant idea and a great idea from the Diageo PR agency. i usually don't drink, but how can you refuse a cocktail made in your honor... Nice event, nice evening. ”
    • “ An original venue, brilliantly organised with a great bunch of people. Perfect for networking, chatting, chilling, sharing ideas - an excellent evening. The cocktails made it even more fun! Thanks Andy, Diageo and Splendid! ”
    • Kevin Dixie (+1 guest)
    • Stu