Gloria Keg

  The Best Batch Cocktail Recipes for Weddings, Birthdays, and Outdoor Events Picture this: it's 30 minutes before guests arrive, and instead of frantically shaking individual drinks behind a makeshift bar, you simply tap a keg and let it pour. No lines. No mess. No one is waiting. That's exactly what batch cocktails (drinks mixed in large quantities in advance) make possible and with the right recipes, they taste just as good as anything made to order. Here are the best batch cocktail recipes for three of the most common occasions, all optimized for a Gloria cocktail keg . For Weddings: Elegant, Crowd-Pleasing Classics French 75 Nothing says celebration like a French 75 . This classic cocktail combines gin, fresh lemon juice, honey syrup (a sweetener made by dissolving honey in warm water), and Champagne (a sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France). It's crisp, festive, and universally appealing, exactly what you want flowing at a wedding reception. The gin-and...

  5 Batch Cocktails That Actually Taste Better the Next Day Most people make cocktails and serve them immediately. But experienced hosts know a little secret: some drinks are genuinely better after sitting overnight. The flavors meld (blend together smoothly), the citrus softens, the spirit (the base alcohol) integrates and what started as a good drink becomes a great one. Here's exactly which drinks reward a little patience, and why they work so well in a Gloria cocktail keg . 1. Negroni The Negroni is the gold standard of batch-and-rest cocktails. Made with equal parts gin, sweet vermouth (a sweet, fortified wine used in cocktails), and Campari (a bitter Italian liqueur, a flavored spirit made with herbs and spices), it's a bold, spirit-forward drink that softens beautifully after 12–24 hours in the fridge.  The bitterness rounds out, the botanicals (plant-derived flavors from herbs, roots, and berries) knit together, and the texture becomes noticeably silkier. Batch it t...

  How Many Drinks Does a 7-Liter Cocktail Keg Actually Serve? You're planning a backyard party for 15 people. Someone suggests skipping the bottle lineup and going with a cocktail keg instead. Sounds like a great idea, until you start wondering: Will one keg actually be enough? What if people keep pouring heavy? What if it runs out before the night ends? Nobody wants that moment of silence when the tap runs dry. So before your next gathering, let's settle this with real numbers, real math, and zero guesswork. What Is a 7-Liter Cocktail Keg? A 7-liter (L) cocktail keg is a portable, pressurized (meaning it uses gas pressure to push liquid out of the tap) stainless steel container designed to hold pre-batched cocktails; that is, cocktails mixed in large quantities ahead of time instead of one drink at a time. The Gloria (7L) holds approximately 1.75 gallons of your chosen cocktail, keeps it fresh with CO₂ (carbon dioxide : the gas that maintains pressure and carbonation/fizz i...