The short version: Tara and the entire team at Ginseng are, quite simply, the best. If you value creative craft cocktails and knowledgeable, friendly bar staff for your wedding or event, hire them today!
The long version: we chose Tennessee as our wedding destination because my wife has deep familial ties to the area. However, we live in the New York metro area, and having the right bar service was a big concern for us. Fortunately our wedding planner recommended Tara and Ginseng and we couldn't have been happier with the results.
First off, Tara and her team are all bartenders and mixologists, not just servers, so they have the ability to make cocktails to order and make them correctly, which is huge. I can't stress this enough: if your guests know their way around a bar, you're going to want actual bartenders serving them. Plus, Ginseng has the connections to source high quality ingredients and mixers for a reasonable price, which just improves the overall quality of the cocktails and the evening.
Second, Tara went out of her way to fit us into her schedule when we were in the area visiting vendors and demoed 5 signature drink recipes for us to try. She then worked with us to refine the drinks we liked best until we had two unique, accessible signature drinks. The amount of guests who have asked us for the recipe for them after the wedding is a testament to Ginseng's quality, consistency and mixology skill.
Third, we had a multi-day event and Tara worked with us to build a drink menu that stayed in our budget while also making sure that no one would go thirsty. And, after we finalized the amounts, purchasing the alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks just took a phone call.
Finally, Tara and the whole Ginseng team are legitimately nice, kind people who want your event to be a success. We received several compliments during and after our wedding on the quality of the bar staff and the drinks being served.
If craft cocktails are important to your event, stop reading and hire Ginseng right now. And, even if they're not, if you go with Ginseng, you're supporting a woman-owned small business in Appalachia. And that's toast-worthy all by itself.