"Hosting can be incredibly satisfying. It's fun to welcome people into your home, especially if it's to celebrate an occasion with those you love. However, the whole process can also be extremely stressful. The shopping lists, meal prep, and cleaning - it can be a lot. One thing you can do to make life easier is get your cocktail bar ready ahead of time."
"She recommends organizing stations for ice, garnishes, and pre-batched drinks. "So many otherwise-great parties are brought down several notches by a lack of ice," says Fagan. "I also like to label everything on my drink station so people know what they're getting, and I make sure there is at least one non-alcoholic batched drink that people can choose to spike or not.""
"Fagan likes to set out a garnish station for guests, and it's ideal if these ingredients can be used to create a batched drink. "It can be very low-effort, but even just juicing some lemons, adding a nice infused simple syrup (ideally one you made yourself), and putting it into a pitcher with some water means you have a signature homemade beverage for the evening," she says."
Hosting can be satisfying but also stressful because of shopping, meal prep, and cleaning. Preparing a cocktail bar ahead of time eases hosting by organizing stations for ice, garnishes, and pre-batched drinks. Label drink items so guests know what they are getting, and provide at least one non-alcoholic batched beverage that guests can spike if desired. Slice fresh ingredients to elevate simple syrups and garnishes, and use those ingredients to create a batched non-alcoholic signature drink. Batch-making cocktails saves time but requires proper scaling and dilution; use online calculators or test recipes and scale, using one cup per ounce as a measuring trick.
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