Batch Cocktails: Make-Ahead Pitcher Drinks for Every Occasion, Hardcover/Maggie Hoffman

Description A hip, accessible guide to batch cocktail-making for entertaining, with 65 recipes that can be made hours--or weeks --ahead of time so that hosts and hostesses have one less thing to worry about as the doorbell rings. As anyone who has hosted a dinner party knows, cocktail hour is the most fun part of the evening for guests--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 & Bees Punch (rum, cucumber, green tea, lemon), and even alcohol-free options are organized by flavor profile--herbal, boozy, bitter, fruity and tart, and so on--to make choosing and whipping up a perfect pitcher of cocktails a total breeze. About the Author MAGGIE HOFFMAN is the author of The One-Bottle Cocktail . She writes about cocktails, wine, and beer for the James Beard Award-winning website Serious Eats , where she founded the drinks section in 2011 and served as managing editor. Hoffman has written for Wine Enthusiast , the San Francisco Chronicle , and San Francisco magazine, as well as the websites of Saveur, Food & Wine , and others. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughter, and more than a few bottles of booze.