Batch Cocktails

<p><strong>A hip, accessible guide to batch cocktail-making for entertaining, with 65 recipes that can be made hours&mdash;or weeks!&mdash;ahead of time so that hosts and hostesses have one less thing to worry about as the doorbell rings.</strong><br /><br /><strong>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY <em>BUZZFEED</em></strong><br /><br /></p> <p>As anyone who has hosted a dinner party knows, cocktail hour is the most fun part of the evening for guests&mdash;but the most stressful for whomever is in charge of keeping the drinks flowing. The solution, though, is simple: batch it! In this fun collection, Maggie Hoffman offers 65 delicious and creative cocktails that you don't have to stir or shake to order; rather, they are designed to stay fresh when made ahead and served out of a pitcher. Recipes such as Tongue in Cheek (gin, Meyer lemon, thyme, Cocchi Rosa), Friendly Fires (mezcal, chile vodka, watermelon, lime), Birds &amp; Bees Punch (rum, cucumber, green tea, lemon), and even alcohol-free options are organized by flavor profile&mdash;herbal, boozy, bitter, fruity and tart, and so on&mdash;to make choosing and whipping up a perfect pitcher of cocktails a total breeze.</p>