As a general rule, making cocktails in advance or in large batches isn’t a great idea. The ingredients in the drink are likely to settle or separate over time which can affect the taste and the appearance of the drink.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA better plan is to prepare all of your ingredients before the party, including garnishes, and create a cocktail bar of sorts to help you and your guests to make your cocktails on demand.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is also a great way to allow you and your guests to get creative with your cocktails and the garnishes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt can be a good idea to make sure that you have multiple cocktail shakers so that people can make different cocktails without having to wash up the shaker all the time.