Protect Your Margins: Smart Bulk Options for House Pours (5L, PET, and Drum Formats)

Friday night, you're flat out behind the stick. Ticket machine’s screaming, everyone’s calling for house spritzes, margs, and G&Ts by the bucket. You glance at your speed rail. That big bottle of pouring liqueur looks a bit light, doesn’t it? Already? You’re thinking margin, wastage, those Friday night panic reorders—and if you’re running a house cocktail, you want cheap, good, and easy, or you’re getting eaten alive on costs before a single drink even hits the pass.

Quick Fix: Bulk Is the House Pour Play

I’ll cut straight to it: If you’re still buying 700ml glass for your workhorse specs, you’re making life harder (and more expensive) than it needs to be. For high-volume liqueurs, fruit for batching, or signature spritzes, skip the glass, grab the 5L PET, save a bomb, sling drinks quicker. Here’s a smart move:

• For big runs of fruity spritzes and simple sours, Massenez Framboise (Raspberry) 20% PET 5000ml is your go-to.

You’ve Got a 5L PET—Now What?

Let’s keep this practical. Here’s what to actually do with that big, squeezy PET of Massenez Raspberry.

Stop overcomplicating house drinks. You want specs you can make blindfolded, that move in volume, and that your line cooks could batch if you called in sick. Don’t sleep on liqueurs in bulk—they’re shelf stable, never break, and can stretch as a spec, main pour, or topper.

Five Easy House Serve Ideas (With Real Specs)

These work fast, hit big numbers, and don’t wreck your prep list. (All with Massenez Framboise in 5L PET for best margins, obviously.)

1. Raspberry Spritz

• 30ml Massenez Framboise (Raspberry) 20% PET
• 90ml dry Prosecco (or any sparkling you’ve got)
• 60ml soda
• Glass: Big wine glass
• Method: Ice glass, pour liqueur, then Prosecco, then soda gentle over top—no hard stir needed
• Garnish: Lemon slice or berries (if you’re flush). Sub lemon twist if you’re tight

2. House French Martini (Fast-Serve)

• 30ml Massenez Framboise (Raspberry) 20% PET
• 30ml vodka
• 60ml pineapple juice (from tin no shame)
• Glass: Coupe
• Method: Shake hard on ice, strain, serve up
• Garnish: Cherry or nothing
• Sub: Sub apple juice for pineapple for a twist

3. Raspberry Lemon Highball

• 45ml Massenez Framboise (Raspberry) 20% PET
• 120ml dry lemon soft (Lift or Schweppes)
• Glass: Collins
• Method: Build on ice, top, gentle swirl
• Garnish: Lemon wheel
• Sub: Use soda water and fresh lemon for even lower cost

4. Quick Batch: Raspberry Vodka Sour

• 1L Massenez Framboise (Raspberry) 20% PET
• 500ml vodka
• 750ml lemon juice
• 750ml simple syrup
• Glass: Old Fashioned (over fresh ice)
• Method: Pre-batch, chill in fridge, shake 90ml per serve on ice when ordered
• Garnish: Orange wedge
• Sub: Sub gin for vodka if you want a floral flip

5. The Two-Step (Proper) Cocktail – Raspberry Champagne Fizz

• 20ml Massenez Framboise (Raspberry) 20% PET
• 90ml Champagne or good sparkling
• Glass: Flute or fancy wine glass
• Method: Ice cold, pour liqueur, top with fizz, no stir
• Garnish: Raspberry if you’ve got it, twist of citrus if not
• Sub: Use any dry bubbles you’ve got in stock

Batching, Serving, and Avoiding Stupid Mistakes

• Batch ahead. Mixers and house sours are worth batching on slow days. PET has a big mouth, so rinsing and filling is dead easy.
• Keep PET cool. Bulk liqueurs taste best on ice–don’t stick next to the fryer. Big PETs fit perfectly in the coolroom or speed fridge.
• Date and label everything. Use a marker on PET so staff can’t miss it. Don’t mix up the raspberry with anything clear.
• Glassware matters. Spritzes and sours deserve the right glass—wine for spritz, coupe or rocks for sours.
• Substitutions: Out of bubbles? Soda and lemon always works. Pineapple gone? Use apple juice, or just batch it as a crush with what you’ve got in the fridge.
• Train staff how much PET weighs when it’s full—otherwise, you’ll get spills or overpours.
• Don’t overfill your PET if batching. Leave a bit of air so you can shake, but not so much it flops around and foams everywhere.

What to Add to Cart (Bulk House Pour Essentials)

• Massenez Framboise (Raspberry) 20% PET 5000ml

  

• Your core vodka and gin (talk to us for drums—find your best price per litre and stick with it)
• Your venue’s glassware of choice—Collins and coupe are never wrong

Extra Tips: Margin, Waste, and Workflow

• Buy in bulk and always track your cost per serve, not per bottle. You'll see the savings instantly with PETs stacked in the fridge.
• Build batching into your prep window on roster, especially for weekend runs. Don't rely on the 6pm rush to catch empty bottles.
• Keep your purchase threshold in mind: orders over $750 get you free delivery across Queensland. More for less faff. Contact your Bouchon rep to sort bulk order plans fast.
• For fruit specs, PETs like Massenez Framboise streamline not just drink speed but also clean-up—no glass in the glass bin, no sticky syrup stains everywhere.

Read This Next

If you want more intel on why certain orange liqueurs or bulk spirits save you a packet on specs, hit our explainer blog Triple Sec That Cuts Through Citrus: Why Massenez Wins on Costed Specs. More batching and high-volume back-of-house hacks? There’s another one you’ll love: Build a High‑Velocity Spritz & Highball Section in 15 Minutes (Holiday Service Playbook).

Final Call: Make Your Margins Work for You

That’s the play. Move from glass singles to PET and drum bulk for your best-selling specs (especially those fruity sours and spritzes), and the numbers look after themselves. No one sticks around to watch you open your sixth tiny bottle in the weeds. Get Bouchon on speed dial, chuck a big PET of Massenez Framboise in your cart, and sort your margins for good.

Keen to lift drink speed and save dollars? Shop Massenez Framboise (Raspberry) 20% PET 5000ml right here. Want the inside word on what else works in bulk or need advice for your specific back bar dilemma? Reach out to your Bouchon local—we’ve got your back one pour at a time.