Bariste and Requin Cocktails have just launched a mobile bar station with an integrated dispensing system. On paper, this is exactly what cocktail events have been waiting for without realizing it.
There are products that give the impression that someone has finally solved a problem that we had collectively accepted as insoluble. The TAP MOBILE, born from the collaboration between the bar designer Bariste (a brand of the En Place agency) and the collective Requin Cocktails, specialists in draft cocktails, does exactly that.
The pitch is a single sentence: a complete, mobile bar station with three dispensing taps and a 40L Ice Well, all within a 75 cm x 75 cm stainless steel chassis. That's roughly the surface area of a carry-on suitcase. Except that inside, there's enough to serve 250 cocktails per hour.
What the TAP MOBILE carries concretely
The contraption is less of a gimmick than it appears. Under the hood, you'll find three 10L kegs with the entire integrated gas system, a Requin motor with a glycol cooling unit (to maintain pressure during full service), and two signature taps equipped with micro-nitrogen injection. It is this technology that gives draft cocktails their characteristic texture (silky, slightly nitro) which is particularly suited for Espresso Martinis, Whisky Sours, or Nitro Cold Brew.
The third nozzle, however, works without nitrogen injection, for more classic formats.
The 40L Ice Well adopts the ergonomics of Barista cocktail stations, with separate compartments for glasses, ice, garnish, and bottles. This is the kind of detail that says a lot about who designed the tool, people who have spent time behind a bar, not in front of a PowerPoint.
Cocktail on tap: the format that continues to establish itself
Cocktail on tap is no longer a festival curiosity. In recent years, the format has gradually established itself in serious cocktail bars, in high-end events, and with caterers who want to move beyond the perennial prosecco in a flute. The reason is simple: the consistency of service and speed of execution are incomparable as soon as the volume increases.
The problem until now has been the infrastructure. A cocktail dispensing system takes up space, requires installation, and dismantling. Not really ideal for a brand arriving at a trade show with two hours of setup. The TAP MOBILE directly addresses this obstacle.
Who is it for?
Bariste and Requin are targeting a wide audience: the HRI (Hotel, Restaurant, Catering) sector, events (festivals, pop-ups, trade shows), and catering services (weddings, seminars, tastings). In other words, all contexts where cocktail service needs to maintain a sustained volume in a constrained space. For a caterer or an event team regularly serving 300/500 people, the argument is obvious.
Price and availability
Pre-orders are open. The early bird price is set at €6,990 excluding tax, before increasing to €7,490 excluding tax after this initial campaign. Machines are produced in batches of 5: first come, first served. The waiting list is accessible via the Instagram account @taptaptapmobile.
TAP MOBILE is the first born of a range of modules designed to create high-end bars without fixed infrastructure. The rest, one can imagine, will follow in the same spirit.
