A home bar is essential. Below is a basic home bar outline. It consists of the type and quantity of alcohol and mixers you should keep in stock for you and guests. I encourage you to use it as a guide. Add or subtract as you see fit.
Since this post is focused on basics, I will not cover garnishes, bitters, stone cubes, or anything that verges on the need for a mixology certificate. If at some point in the future I decide to add to some flare to the bar, you’ll be the first to know.
Basic Bar Set Up:
1 Liter of whiskey (bourbon my go to for an occasional night cap) - Buffalo Trace
1 Liter of vodka - Tito’s
1 fifth of whiskey - Woodford Reserve (another bourbon, when entertaining guests)
1 fifth of gin - Hendricks
1 fifth of scotch - Johnnie Walker Red Label
4 liters of club soda
4 liters of tonic
2 bottles of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Blend)
1 bottle of white wine (Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc)
6 pack of beer - St. Arnold Summer Pils
Glassware:
4 old fashion glasses
4 highball glasses
6 red wine glasses
6 white wine glasses
Tools:
Bottle opener
Corkscrew
Extra Credit:
Wine decanter
Large rubber ice cube mold
Lemons & limes (essential for the future Mrs. go to: Vodka soda with 2 limes)
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