Before becoming a bartender in Houston, Shana worked for years in communications and public relations helping clients and friends coordinate private and public events. She grew in the private events space working as private bartender for other bartending companies who specialize in weddings, birthdays, and corporate parties. She added bartending cosmopolitan restaurants and cocktail bars to her work while continuing to support diverse private events.

From planning women’s community mixers to fundraisers and intimate cooking classes, she’s loved creating stand-out experiences where guests enjoy different culinary moments while learning some hacks, facts, and tricks of the trade. Shana turned her love for events involving food, cocktails, and prizes into a formal business that created and supported unique celebrations.

She noticed a void in the community for customizable activities that offered an intimate way for friends, coworkers, and families to enjoy food and cocktails. Cocktails by SLH was created to offer engaging mixology classes in Houston for groups who wanted a new way to celebrate on their terms, with their tastes and theme, and in the convenience of their homes or offices. And with the triad of food, cocktails, and prizes, she makes sure every cocktail class offers guests all three.

Her love of private parties inspired her to offer more than a hand that can pour. There’s often a gap in planning support for clients and their private parties. So many events didn’t have the necessary supplies needed to provide enough drinks or diverse bar offerings. Her specialty is creating elevated experiences through planning, personality, and customization. She designs a detailed, colored, and visual bar shopping list for every client complete with recommendations on all alcohol, mixers, ice, cups, water, garnishes, and more providing the quantity, type, images of items, and where to easily find them. Beyond signature drink menus and a complete checklist, she can also purchase, pick up, and deliver needed supplies as a convenience service.

Houston has such a diverse community, and that means not everyone drinks alcohol but still wants to enjoy the luxury of a cocktail bar or the fun of a mixology class. Cocktails by SLH elevates any type of party with a professional cocktail bar, supports your event with a personalized drink menu, and ensures every guest gets something special poured. Mocktail classes, as well as mocktail menus, are offered along with hybrid cocktail–mocktail classes. Let’s get shaking, sipping, and making memories!

Cocktails by SLH is fully insured and licensed by TABC.