Advanced Batching Cocktails
Master the art of batching cocktails with how-to guides and essential recipes so you can serve up top quality cocktails in no time.
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Batching cocktails saves you valuable time during your venue’s busy service hours, but there’s more to it than just making larger quantities of drinks.
Here are some advanced tips and recipes that you can use to make the most of this time-saving technique and get flawless consistency across your serves. If you’re new to batching, then why not check out all the tips and some easy batch cocktail recipes in our guide on how to batch cocktails.
A GUIDE TO EASY BATCH COCKTAILS
Batching cocktails doesn’t have to mean sacrificing quality, you can still serve great quality cocktails to your guests, only faster.
Use this step-by-step eBook to help you create great quality batched cocktails and keep it on-hand to make sure you know how to batch carbonated drinks, canned cocktails, and more.
This cocktail batching eBook will explain:
- Why you should batch cocktails
- How to batch cocktails
- On tap cocktails
- Tips for batching canned cocktails
- Batched cocktail recipes
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THE BIG BENEFITS OF BATCHING
From consistency to cost control - here are some of the key benefits that batching cocktails can have for you and your bar:
Speed and efficiency
Batched cocktails are most effective in high volume bars and can save valuable time for venues with outdoor seating. Done correctly, batching should have no impact on the cocktail quality and just mean a more efficient experience for guests.
Cost control
In the long run, batching cocktails leads to less mistakes and less wastage, and allows you to use fewer perishable items for a longer shelf life.
Hygiene and safety
Batching gives you full control over your ingredients meaning you can easily outline the content of your cocktails. This helps with dietary requirements, allergies and being able to provide customers with an accurate ABV or even sugar content.
Consistency
By batching cocktails you get more control over the consistency of serves is a key reason why many bars are batching, canning and bottling cocktails.
All the great benefits of batching, bottling and canning cocktails are discussed in detail in our Batching Masterclass hosted by Hawksmoor Head of Bars, Liam Davy.
Speed and efficiency is such an important part of batching. One of the main reasons a lot of bartenders start batching is to make drinks a lot faster. This technique is particularly useful in high volume bars or anywhere with outdoor seating.
Liam Davy, Hawksmoor Head of Bars
5 RECIPES YOU NEED TO BE A BATCHING PRO
We’ve put together our top five pre-batched cocktail recipes to help you own those busy bar shifts.
1. BATCHED PALOMA
1L (5x Serves)
Go big on the tequila trend with this easy batched Paloma recipe and get ahead of those busy shifts.
2. BATCHED MAI TAI
1L (5x Serves)
For a Tiki little timesaver – try this pre-batched Mai Tai recipe.
3. BATCHED NEGRONI
1.2L (10x Serves)
A simple classic – this batched cocktail recipe lets you serve delicious Negroni at the turn of a tap.
4. KETEL ONE BATCHED DIRTY FREEZER MARTINI
700ML (10x Serves)
What’s not to love about this big batch cocktail recipe – quick-serve, dirty freezer martini.
5. BATCHED MANHATTAN
10.5L (100x Serves)
The big batch from the Big Apple – get 100 serves prepared with this Batched Manhattan recipe.
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KEY TAKEWAYS
- Batching cocktails saves valuable time during busy service hours.
- Our Batching Masterclass is a great. way to enhance all your batching skills
- Save time and ensure consistency with batched, canned or kegged cocktails.