Hospitality, craft, and real experience behind every pour.
R.E.A.L Craft Cocktails LLC brings professional mixology, thoughtful preparation, and guest-focused service together to create a polished bar experience for every occasion.
RCC approaches each event as a complete hospitality experience. The details behind the scenes—planning, setup, fresh ingredients, presentation, professional service, and genuine connection with guests—work together to make the bar feel like part of the celebration.
The result is more than a drink menu. It is an event-ready service shaped around the occasion and delivered with care.
Owner-Operator
Erica Winward
15+ years of mixology and hospitality experience
Erica is the creative force behind R.E.A.L Craft Cocktails LLC. She has refined the art of crafting cocktails with fresh, real ingredients and creating memorable drink experiences that keep guests coming back.
Known for balancing premium spirits, flavor, and presentation, Erica creates cocktails that are as visually considered as they are enjoyable. Her experience includes elegant receptions, birthdays, anniversaries, cookouts, corporate events, private gatherings, summer concerts, festivals, and art events throughout Wilmington.
From bottled cocktails to custom drink menus, Erica’s focus is simple: deliver authentic craft, quality ingredients, exceptional service, and unforgettable flavor.
Signature cocktails
Custom drink menus
Premium bottled cocktails
Specialty mocktails
Fresh fruit infusions
Event consultations
Meet the Team
Experience with its own personality.
Every team member brings individual experience, specialties, and hospitality to the RCC event experience.
Mixologist
Lakeisha Crumpler
10+ years of bartending experience
Affectionately known as everyone’s favorite “Startender,” Keisha brings more than a decade of bartending experience, an engaging personality, and exceptional customer service to every event. Her background includes several well-known local establishments, including Sharp Shooters, Shades of Blue, Gray House, and Miller’s Ale House.
Keisha has a talent for creating cocktails around each guest’s style and taste, whether the request is a timeless classic, a bold new favorite, or a custom signature drink. Her fun-loving spirit, attention to detail, and professionalism help every guest feel welcomed.
Customized cocktails
Classic and contemporary drinks
High-volume events
Guest-focused service
Mixologist
JoShyra Webster
10+ years of bartending experience
JoShyra has been creating exceptional guest experiences since 2013. Her career has taken her from Wilmington to the bar scenes of Philadelphia and Atlanta, building a well-rounded background across high-energy venues, weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations.
Known for her bubbly personality, warm smile, and positive energy, JoShyra makes guests feel welcome while delivering attentive, professional service. She brings enthusiasm, presentation, and genuine hospitality to every event.
Signature cocktails
Weddings and receptions
High-volume bartending
Cocktail presentation
Mixologist & Hospitality Professional
Sha’Day Kelley
10+ years of culinary and hospitality experience
Sha’Day may be one of the newer additions to the mixology scene, but she brings more than a decade of culinary and hospitality experience to every event she serves. Her ability to thrive in fast-paced environments, attention to detail, and commitment to service make her a natural behind the bar.
Her culinary background contributes creativity, coordination, and a strong understanding of guest experience to her work with RCC. Food catering is not an RCC service; this experience is part of Sha’Day’s individual professional background.
Bartending service
Guest-focused hospitality
Fast-paced event service
Team and event support
Seasoned Mixologist & Hospitality Professional
Nina Atwell
15+ years of hospitality and mixology experience
Nina brings more than 15 years of experience creating memorable guest experiences across high-volume restaurants, private events, and catering environments. She is known for crafting cocktails, delivering exceptional service, and transforming a bar setting into an engaging experience.
Highly skilled in classic techniques, modern mixology, menu development, and personalized service, Nina thrives under pressure and connects naturally with diverse clientele. She brings professionalism, creativity, and energy to every event while supporting the vision and success of RCC.
Classic techniques
Modern mixology
Menu development
High-volume service
Bring RCC to Your Event
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