• Client: Sopra Steria
• Event: Executive seminar
• Venue: ChateauForm, Palais Abbatial de Royaumont
• Date: Wednesday 6 May 2026
• Time: From 7:30 pm to 11 pm
• Volume: 75 participants
• Format: Molecular cocktail bar animation, custom cocktails and mocktails
The service is based on a team of two professional mixologist bartenders, with a base of three cocktails per person. The setup makes it possible to deliver a fluid service for 75 participants, while giving the bar a real presence in the rhythm of the evening.
The experience combines several molecular markers: spherified flavour pearls, minute smoking under a cloche, smokey bubble cocktails, plays on textures and temperatures, smoking cocktails and a smoking bar. The bar is not just a service point: it becomes a discreet, precise and controlled stage.
The menu translates the seminar theme into six creations, with and without alcohol. Insight Sphere opens the experience with the freshness of gin, basil, lime, cucumber and yuzu pearls. Dark Analysis, alcohol-free, works a deeper reading around green tea, blackberry-cassis, grapefruit and raspberry pearls.
The progression continues with Smokey X reveal, smoked minute with lavender under a cloche, then Hibissim Motion, a hibiscus, watermelon, strawberry and raspberry mocktail with a smokey bubble. Crimson Execution affirms the perform phase, while Mango X Impact closes the experience on a bright mango, pineapple and bergamot finish.
In a molecular animation, the trap would be to let the visual effect take all the space. Here, the techniques are chosen to support the tasting: aromatic smoke brings an olfactory dimension, spherified pearls burst in the mouth, and the smokey bubble creates a moment of surprise without blurring the reading of the cocktail.
This work creates a contemporary experience without falling into gimmick. The gesture catches the eye, but the cocktail remains built, balanced and understandable. This level of control is what makes the format relevant for an executive audience.
The format was designed to integrate into the rhythm of the evening: continuous animation, guest support, advice when choosing cocktails and a clear reading of the menu. The illuminated bars and professional stations give the setup an elegant presence, without making the space heavier.
The bar show can reinforce the highlight moment, with working flair and a flair bartender demonstration. But the priority remains the same: serve quickly, serve well, with a level of attention consistent with the event.
This case study shows So Barman's ability to transform a seminar intention into a custom cocktail experience. The Form Xperience theme is not simply placed on top of the menu: it becomes a taste and visual progression, from the first cocktail to the last mocktail.
For Sopra Steria, the cocktail bar animation becomes both a breathing moment within the seminar and a way to make the theme tangible. A precise, elegant, structured experience. You enjoy the moment. We orchestrate the rest.
