A cocktail bar owners journey

This journal is from the lens of new bar owners, and the journey along the way. We look forward to sharing the path we took to conceptualizing a bar concept, piloting it in a retail store in Downtown Waynesville, NC, conceptualizing it again, and the steps it took to get to where we are now. Don’t worry, we won’t skip the gritty parts, less face it, what better place to share candid experiences than a blog hosted on a cocktail lounge website.

If you like honest, often hilarious and sometimes serious stories, you’re going to enjoy what’s to come, we promise. If you want to stay in the loop for future entries, grab a seat via the sign up form on our homepage, we’ll always do our best to give you a laugh until your next visit!

A Waynesville Cocktail Bar is being born

Imagine living somewhere that is a bit sleepy of a town, and the nightlife opportunities are limited. Ok, no problem, we’re easy going. We get joy out of the simple things; spending time with family and friends, kicking rocks, people watching, traveling to other cities, petting cats, scratching donkeys, and being well busy with life. With this in mind, which i’m sure you can relate in some ways, maybe all ways is that our time is precious. We all value it and want to have a good time when we can.

While the few options in town do a great job of keeping you entertained, fed, and libated. It’s always nice to have the “i wish we had a…..” actually come to life. That’s the debating with your partner “what are we doing tonight”, in between the “what do you want to eats”, not far from the “i just don’t want to decides”, lands the “I wish we had a….”.

what? wish we had a what?…..”I wish we had a burrito joint that is like Mamacitas in Asheville“. I know, we can all agree this needs to happen immediately, but. I’m not here with that news, sadly. The news i can deliver though, is that at some point we both looked at each other and said “I wish we had a cocktail lounge”.

Cocktail Bar wishes, sometimes turn into the real freaking deal

Ok, but you cant kind of commit, the level of entry has to be something different than what exists, and well, we’ve got a particular feeling we want to evoke, and we need to learn(like really learn) how to make cocktails, and the space, and the hours open, and the permits, and the…….ok, lets try it.

This is where most of our ventures start, and the story of Bevel Bar is no different…

Until next time friends,

Spencer