Batching cocktails is like throwing a party in a bottle! First off, it saves time - no need to play bartender and mix drinks for every guest. Instead, you can whip up a delightful batch of goodness and let everyone serve themselves. It means more time for me to sip, savour, and chat with my mates.

Feel free to do this with heaps of different cocktails, but be aware you’re not shaking the drink, or the aim is to not, so for other cocktails like a classic gimlet, I will water down the batch slightly to mimic and skip the shaken/stirred with ice step. I stick to around 20% cold water to the the total amount and that generally works really well.

This grapefruit marg has been concocted so it doesn’t need to be watered down, with the balancing of the grapefruit juice, plus being poured over ice will allow it to dilute slowly.

Batching cocktails embodies efficiency, creativity, beautiful aesthetics, and good times with wonderful people. What’s not to love? Cheers to that!