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Cocktails Away From Home

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Whether you want a Manhattan during a picnic for two, a nightcap at the hotel on your next business trip, or a round of Daiquiris at your tailgating party or campsite, there is a travel bar set to fit your needs. Each of these include the most important tools for mixing up your favorite cocktails and have some storage room to carry your favorite spirits with you. These travel sets are convenient and compact so you can fit everything in one case and they make a great gift.

Deluxe Portable Travel Bar Set

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A leather case lined with velvet, this traveling bar is perfect for anyone who loves a well-made drink anywhere. Its capacity is bigger than most portable sets and holds atwo full bottles of your favorite spirits and includes all the tools you need. This includes a large, 16-ounce shaker and Hawthorne strainer, a jigger for precise pouring, cocktail napkins and a "spork" stirrer. As an extra bonus the kit has a "martini spray bottle" for misting juices, liqueurs or bitters in your favorite cocktails.

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Martini Travel Bar Set

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This martini set is simple, compact and has the tools you need for the ultimate martini. For the business traveler, might I suggest vermouth in the round flask for when you hit the hotel's mini bar. For the day tripper looking for a special spot to share a tini with your special someone, you can pour a mix into the flask and stir it up on site. This kit is small but holds two 3-ounce cocktail glasses, olive picks, a stylish mini shaker, jigger and small round flask with funnel. It may be simple and it may be compact, but it's all there.

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Martini and Poker Travel Bar Set

Martini and Poker Travel Bar Set with CasePhoto Courtesy of PriceGrabber

Poker and Martinis, what could be better? Imagine showing up to your weekly poker night with this case, you open it up and not only do you have all the wares necessary for a great game of hold 'em (chips and two decks of cards), but you have the tools to make a great cocktail. You will be the hit of the table, let's just hope your luck holds up. The kit is simple but includes a shaker, strainer (although with the 3-piece shaker the external strainer is often unnecessary), jigger and a small flask with funnel. Granted, that flask is not going to last for an entire poker night so some extra spirits are necessary, but the concept of game and drink is pretty cool.

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