If you have seen one of our coffee bars before, you may know that we offer a great apple cider option during the fall and winter months.  Well, we had a call from a client asking for a bid on an apple cider bar that they could have available for their guests during a “fall festival” themed party.  While we normally stick to coffee and coffee specific services, we thought this would be a super fun thing to put together, so we did!  When we got done with the menu, we thought we should offer it to everyone.  Here is what we came up with so far.  There are TONS of options with this (both adult and other).  We are happy to come up with more options to fit any event.

• Spiced Cider // hot vermont spiced cider 
• Sparkling Cider // iced vermont spiced cider, club soda 
• Caramel Cider // vermont spiced cider, caramel, topped with toffee nut whipped cream 
• Butterscotch Cider // vermont spiced cider, butterscotch and toffee nut whipped cream

This service is good for all types of parties, sizes and styles! We are happy to create an “add-on” to our Specialty Coffee Bar or create a stand along package for your event.  As always, our catering options are quoted as open bars.  We never charge you for the number of drinks your guests consume or add on any fees after the event.  You know up front what you will be spending to have Evoke there and that’s it!

This bar still comes with all cups and condiments needed to enjoy each drink along with staff to take care of the rest!

So, if you are interested in this package or any other option we have available, get in touch with us and we can get a few options and prices over to you right away!  We are already booking up for the holidays so the sooner the better in order to reserve your day and time!

What, 18 days or something of 100+ degree temps here in OKC?  Dang, that’s nasty.  In light of that, we wanted to take a second to highlight some of the cold / iced options that are available when you book your specialty coffee bar!  

The following come standard on our coffee bars - no added charges!

Iced Brewed Coffee (Cold Brew):

This iced coffee process is about as good as it gets when it comes to iced coffee.  We take one of our single origin coffees and brew it between 12 and 16 hours (depending on the coffee).  With a touch of cream and a bit of simply syrup, this refreshing coffee drink is perfect for that summer event.  Those that are black coffee drinkers but are to warm for a hot sip, this drink is for you!

Iced Lattes and Mochas:

Why mess with a great thing?  That’s what we say! All of our lattes, flavored lattes and mochas are available over ice.  So, no matter your favorite flavor - vanilla, hazelnut, almond, irish cream, amaretto, sugar free vanilla or cane sugar - just ask us to put it over ice for the cold take on our popular espresso drinks.

We do not offer our options blended as we feel that the espresso stays true to flavor and form over ice.  Give it a try. We promise you will not be disappointed.

Along with our included Specialty Coffee Menu, we also have some great additional options that will be perfect during this time of year that you can add to your meny:

Italian Soda

Haven’t had one?  These are great for all events and for all people.  This simple, refreshing drink is made with one of our 1883 Gourmet Flavorings, club soda and a cup full of ice.  When you add this option to your menu, you get 6 additional flavor options like Strawberry, Raspberry, Cherry, Blackberry, Peach and Orange.  We love serving these in old time soda cups with fun straws for an added highlight.

Lemonade

We use an awesome pulp in lemonade on our coffee bars and the feedback has been amazing.  We offer this service with our fruit puree’s or with our 1883 fruit flavorings to add just a bit more goodness!  

Dry Soda

Dry soda?  You bet!  This option is coming soon!  Be on the look out for a blog post with more details!

So, no matter the occasion or time of year, we have you covered.  Give us a call today for more information about specialty coffee and your event. Don’t forget about our July Coffee Bar Special!  

Yes, we are a coffee company.  That’s what we do. That’s what we drink.  But we did not want to let our tea drinking friends down by serving bad tea. As our knowledge of coffee grows, the bar gets set higher and higher on the coffee’s we select to throw on a coffee bar at your event.  We began to see a HUGE gap developing between our commitment for quality coffee and the current tea we were offering beside it. So, about a year ago, we began the process of revamping what we are serving to you when it comes to tea.

Let us be honest though - we are not tea experts and don’t try to act like it.  We know we needed to get involved with someone that knew tea as well or better than we know coffee and we found just the people - t, an urban teahouse!

We met t’s (yes, little T is the name of the shop - awesome!) owner Kristy over a year ago and have been looking up to her as our tea mentor of sorts.  She is a member - with us - of Keep it Local and we knew the perfect person to educate us on how things work around her world. You might remember that wedding we did a few months back that featured tea?  Yup, that was them!

Ok, about our new tea program!  Here is how things are working from now on.  

We have done away with the 8 or so tea offerings we have been serving for the past two years or so and have decided to go with 4 premium loose leaf options instead! Each month or so, we will get teas directly from Kristy that fit into the following categories:

1. Black Tea

2. Green

3. Herbal

4. Chai (for hot lattes)

That being said, however, there are a few times this might change.  If a tea is just crazy good that doesn’t fit into the formula or gives us two blacks or something, we will still serve it.  Trust us, it will be a good thing.  We will try to keep the blog updated with what teas are going to be served and when we change them but you are always welcome to call and find out what is available.

A quick note about the Chai option.  This will stay the same. After cupping (sorry, Kristy! We don’t know what they call that in the tea world!) several different options, we decided on one that is both spicy and sweet that works perfect in the environment of mobile service that we find ourselves in. We steep this tea with a bit of cane sugar and add steamed milk for that perfect - bag in - chai latte!

As for how this fits into the new “coffee bar options” you see at CafeEvoke.com - they are included on the Specialty Coffee Bar!  If you want to add more tea selections or if you want a stand alone tea package, let us know and we will build something for you.  

We are excited about this new service and know that it will now fit our quality standards when it comes to our menu.  If you are interested in learning more about t, an urban teahouse, you can find them Monday through Saturday 10-8 here (<- click for map!):

7518 N. May, Suite D, Oklahoma City, OK 73116 

Thanks again to t for their expertise on the subject.  We love drinking the good stuff you are steeping and can’t wait to continue serving your great teas at our friends events!

Happy 2011 everyone!  We hope everyone had a great holiday season of slow sipping.  We sure did.  It was also Tuk’s (@BabyEvoke) first Christmas which was super fun.  We think he had a great time.

We have been working hard the first half of January trying to get through year end stuff from 2010 but also going through the idea board and seeing what we think we can pull off in 2011.  Quickly put: We are pretty excited about what’s to come.

We are going to implement a quick change to our coffee bar menu.  Here is it.

No Decaf:  We have always offered a decaf espresso option on our Deluxe Specialty Coffee Bars.  After looking over things from the past few years, we have decided to no longer offer that as a normal option on these bars.  Here are the two main reasons:

Quality: Decaf coffee goes through quite the process to become caffeine less.  It is either done with a water based process or chemical based processed.  Many roasting companies do not buy as high of quality in decaf coffee as they do in caffeinated (not the case with the roasters we use, however) and the life span off the roaster is not anywhere near as long as a regular option.  

With all of that said, it is hard for us to keep the quality up to par on decaf.  

Popularity: The fact of the matter is this: We go through about 1 pound of decaf for every 20 pounds of regular (espresso speaking).  There are just not many of you that want decaf espresso in their latte, cappuccino or americano.  

So, we will have decaf available for you if you let us know while you are planning your event.  There will be a $35.00 up charge for this coffee going forward. This is not to dis on those that want decaf coffee - just an effort to keep the coffee flowing in as high of quality as we can.

When we make changes, it is always for the better.  We have not had a chance to update our information packets online yet so keep that in mind as you look through them.  Don’t worry, we have also adjusted our bar pricing so that the decaf does not end up costing you more.

Let us know if we can help with your next event.  We’d love to.