More than 50 residents took part in the new initiative named Community Cocktails at Erskine Care Home in the village.

The project was devised to bring a glamorous, premium cocktail bar experience to care homes and charitable organisations in Renfrewshire and beyond.

The main goal of the project is to give elderly and disadvantaged people a chance to experience the increasingly popular phenomenon that is cocktail culture.

Christine Furphy, recreation assistant, was delighted with the event. She said: “The residents have thoroughly enjoyed their cocktail experience and loved the 1920s theme and the wide range of cocktails.

“The bartenders were fantastic, chatting to all the residents and telling them about how the cocktails were made and their history.

“What was great about this event was that it was something completely unique that many of our residents have never experienced before.

“I am delighted that so many residents were so excited about cocktails and would love if the guys would come back again in the future.” Kicking off the project at the Erskine Care Home on November 29, Social and Cocktail Events provided a state-of-the art mobile cocktail bar, two professional cocktail bartenders, as well as snacks and a mixture of alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails to veterans at the home.

To help create a more authentic experience for the residents, the firm attempted to create a prohibition era style theme, by putting up cut-outs representing speak-easys, jazz musicians and other elements of that era.

The company also played a range of music from the era, including Jazz, Swing and Rag-Time, which the game-for-a-laugh residents thoroughly enjoyed.

One of the cocktail bartenders also played his harmonica as one talented veteran, Bob, played some jazzy tunes on the piano.

The raspberry daiquiri was a big hit with the ladies while the men honoured their love for whiskey with the Old-Fashioned cocktail proving a huge success.

OAPs also loved the 1920s theme of the evening, which was an era that many of them held dearly. Some of the residents also brought out their inner mixologist as they came up beside the bar and the bartenders taught them step-by-step how to make some popular cocktails.