Making your own cocktails is a special way to celebrate the wins in your life! Birthdays, anniversaries, and new jobs all deserve a good cocktail. But you don’t need a special occasion to have a few friends over and impress them with your drink-making abilities! Get started on your home bar with the supplies below and get right into dazzling your guests this spring and summer!
Stainless Steel Cocktail Shaker
A cocktail shaker is a bar tool designed for mixing and chilling cocktails. A cocktail shaker is an essential tool for any bartender or home mixologist, allowing for the creation of perfectly blended cocktails with ease. This cocktail shaker has wonderful reviews from almost 2,000 purchasers and is a great bang for your buck, priced regularly at $15.00 but it is currently on sale for $11.00!
Next on our list of essential barware to make the best drinks is a muddler and mixing spoons! A muddler is a great tool for infusing your drinks with fabulous flavors. We suggest strawberries and lemons, and if you’re making a mojito, you cannot go wrong with muddling mint leaves! You’ll take your drinks to the next level with this affordable set from Amazon. Order yours now for just $8.00!
Stainless Steel Cocktail Jigger
You may be tempted to measure with your heart but an affordable jigger will ensure that your drinks have the right proportions of each ingredient! This jigger is just over $6.00 with 4.8/5 stars! You can’t beat it.
Whiskey Glasses & Cocktail Glasses
Once you make your fabulous drinks in your shaker, you are going to need somewhere to pour them for serving! Presentation is key when serving your delicious cocktails. If you are looking for more pretty drinkware, we have a great Amazon option for you. Mojitos, margaritas, and so many other cocktails would look stunning in these glasses. Looking for something more unique? Your old-fashioned would look jaw-dropping in these glasses!
Last but most certainly not least, the alcohol! To stock your bar you want to think of the essentials and what drinks you enjoy the most. Perhaps a bottle of vodka goes in so many various drinks and it is a great liquor to have on hand. You can’t go wrong with a rum for your more tropical summer drinks and a bottle of tequila for margaritas. Last but most importantly, whiskey! Our favorite. We have some great options at the link above!
Our distilleries offer great options for you to take home to stock your bar and get started on perfecting your mixology skills!