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Creating Your Home Bar

Creating a bar in your home is a great idea and can be as simple as designating a kitchen cupboard as a liquor cabinet or more extensive like building a wet bar in the basement with all the amenities. This guide will help you build your bar, stock it with the essential spirits and tools and give you ideas for managing it.
Essential Spirits to Stock in Your Home Bar
A guide to essential spirits you should purchase to stock your home bar.
What is the Shelf Life of Distilled Spirits?
The shelf life of liquors, liqueurs and mixers is a common question. The good news is that bottles in your liquor cabinet will last a long time, but there are somethings you should know before you drink from that old bottle, whether it is has been opened or not.
Top Picks for Bartending Guides
These are some of the best cocktail guide books available and are filled with recipes, photographs and tips to guide everyone along the path to the perfect cocktail.
The Twelve Bottle Bar
If you were given a choice of twelve bottles to include in your personal bar with no regards for cost or availability, which bottles of alcohol would you choose? It's a challenge to put together a well-rounded bar with a limited selection but here's how I would design a 12 bottle bar and the cocktails possible in it.
Eco-Friendly Bartending
There are things you can do in every aspect of your life to reduce your impact on the environment and the bar is no exception. We all know that we need to recycle our empties, but there is more that can be done behind the bar to make its environmental footprint as minimal as possible.
The Bartender's Garden
If you browse the thousands of recipes available you'll see numerous possibilities for garden fresh mixers and garnishes. If you enjoy gardening anyway, there's no reason not to design a portion of your plantings around your drinking preferences.
Popular Drinks Every Bartender Should Know
All bars have a different list of popular drinks and specialties that patrons order on a regular basis. However there are a few drinks that every bartender should know no matter what establishment you tend at.
Review of Fever-Tree Indian Tonic Water
Fever Tree Tonic Water is a premium tonic made with natural ingredients and has a clean, refreshing flavor which is perfect for Gin and Tonics or Vodka Tonics.
TailGator Blender- Blending on the Go
With the TailGator Blender you will never again be wishing you had an outlet nearby so that you can blend up a Margarita or Daiquiri wherever you are. This gas powered blender is perfect for making your favorite frozen cocktail in the parking lot before the big game, at the campsite, on the river or anywhere else you want a refreshing, smooth adult drink.
Waring Professional Bar 40 oz 350 Watt Blender
A sleek brushed-chrome finish, easy 2-speed operation and sturdy base with a powerful motor makes this blender a top choice for equipping a home bar.

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