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9 Tools That You Should Already Have In Your Home Bar

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Do you fancy yourself as an expert drink maker? Or, if you want to be a little fancier, do you tell your friends that you’re a mixologist? If you do, then it won’t do to be caught without certain essentials for making drinks at your home bar. Having the correct booze is a given, but what about all the other things you need to make the perfect drink? Use this as a checklist. 

1) Measuring Tools

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Whether you’re working out of a recipe book or creating your own signature concoctions, it’s always worth having measuring tools on hand. You could either use a traditional jigger, a cup that measures jiggers which are units for measuring alcohol, or a regular measuring cup.

2) Bottle Opener

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This is so obvious that it almost didn’t make it on this list. Struggling with bottle corks and caps for hours on end will only cramp your style. Let a bottle opener do the work for you.

2) Paring Knife

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This would be used for cutting fruits for juicing, and peeling of rinds of oranges and lemons that can be used for garnishing.

3) Blender

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Use this to quickly whip all your ingredients together. It may also create frothy foam that will look beautiful in a cocktail glass.

4) Shaker

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If you’re more into the traditional style of doing things, then get a good quality shaker. Shake with style and add some panache to your look.

5) Cocktail Strainer

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Make sure no large, difficult chunks of ice get into your drinks by using a cocktail strainer.

6) Cocktail Spoon

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Give your drink a final stir with a cocktail spoon. You could use a regular teaspoon, but that’s not as fun, is it?

7) Mixers

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Make sure you have a good stock of aerated drinks, syrups and fruit juices. You never know what a recipe will call for.

8) Garnishes

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Garnishes like cocktail onions, olives, salt, pepper and sugar and sauces like Tabasco can add punches of flavour to your drink. Keep them on hand.

9) Glassware

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You wouldn’t want to serve your guests your beautifully crafted drinks in your regular water glasses, would you? Keep a good collection of glassware in your bar’s cabinet including martini glasses, tumbler glasses and scotch glasses.