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Craft Cocktail Bar, Wine Decanters & Home Bartender Upgrades
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items Setting up a dedicated home bar corner completely changed how we unwind on Friday nights and host friends before dinner. Instead of cluttering our cabinets with novelty bar gadgets, I narrowed our setup down to weighted stainless steel shakers, cryst...
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Weighted Boston Shakers, Japanese Jiggers & Bartender Tool Sets
Lead-Free Crystal Coupe Glasses, Whiskey Rocks & Wine Decanters
Dual-Zone Wine Coolers, Clear Ice Makers & Brass Bar Carts
Weighted Boston Shakers, Japanese Jiggers & Bartender Tool Sets
Balanced stainless steel cocktail shakers, etched mixing glasses, and fine mesh strainers for stirring and shaking bar-quality drinks.
The Crafthouse by Fortessa shaker set replaced a cheap cobbler shaker that kept freezing shut on me. The weighted tins seal with a tap and release cleanly, so I can shake a round of margaritas for friends without a struggle. It feels professional in ...
Crafthouse by Fortessa Cocktail Shaker Set
I stir every Manhattan and Negroni I make in this botanica style mixing glass, because spirit forward drinks should never be shaken. The heavy base keeps it steady on our bar, and the etched pattern looks beautiful when friends watch me mix. It is a ...
Botanica Style Cocktail Mixing Glass
Friday nights at our house feel like a speakeasy when I bring out this Uncommon Goods electric cocktail smoker. It fills a glass with fragrant wood smoke in seconds, and our old fashioneds come out rich and aromatic. It is always the moment when gues...
Uncommon Goods Electric Cocktail Smoking Kit
A bottle of Angostura orange bitters is one of the most used things on our home bar. Two dashes brighten an old fashioned, a margarita, or even a simple glass of sparkling water. It lasts for months, and I love how a tiny splash makes my weeknight dr...
Angostura Orange Cocktail Bitters
The Viski Hawthorne strainer fits snugly over a shaker tin and catches ice and fruit pulp for a silky, clean pour. I love its sleek gunmetal finish. My partner uses it for every shaken cocktail on our home bar, and it has made our drinks look like th...
Viski Hawthorne Strainer Stainless Steel Cocktail Strainer
The Viski professional muddler has a long acacia wood handle that reaches the bottom of tall glasses for mint and citrus. I love how sturdy and balanced it feels. I muddle fresh mint for mojitos all summer, and my sister borrowed it so often that I g...
Viski Professional Muddler with Acacia Wood
The OXO SoftWorks citrus squeezer presses every drop of juice from lemons and limes with one easy squeeze. I love that fresh juice makes such a difference in cocktails. I keep it right next to our cutting board, and my partner uses it every time he m...
OXO SoftWorks Citrus Squeezer
The Viski stepped jigger has clearly marked measurements inside and a handle that keeps fingers dry while pouring. I love how quickly it measures every pour. My partner uses it for every cocktail on our home bar, and our drinks now taste balanced and...
Viski Stainless Steel Stepped Jigger with Handle
Lead-Free Crystal Coupe Glasses, Whiskey Rocks & Wine Decanters
Hand-blown crystal old fashioned glasses, champagne coupes, and wide-base wine carafes that elevate every evening pour.
Our Waterford Lismore double old fashioned glasses are the ones I reach for whenever we pour bourbon. The heavy cut crystal feels substantial in my hand and throws beautiful light across the table. They fit a large ice sphere perfectly, and they have...
Waterford Lismore Double Old Fashioned Glass
These ribbed art deco coupe glasses are the stars of our bar cart. We bring them out for espresso martinis, gin sours, and holiday champagne toasts, and the gilded rims always get compliments. The long stems keep my hands from warming the drink, and ...
The Wine Savant Ribbed Art Deco Gilded Crystal Glasses
We keep a set of Glencairn whisky glasses on our bar shelf for neat pours and tastings with friends. The tulip shape lets me swirl the whiskey while the narrow rim gathers the aromas right where I can smell them. They are sturdy, dishwasher friendly,...
Glencairn Crystal Whisky Tasting Glass Set
Nothing beats a Moscow mule in one of our Sur La Table copper mugs filled with crushed ice, lime, and ginger beer. The copper frosts over in my hand within seconds and keeps drinks icy through warm summer evenings. The set of four means we always hav...
Sur La Table Copper Moscow Mule Mug Set
On nights when I want a single glass of wine without opening a whole bottle, our Coravin is a game changer. It pours through the cork and protects the rest of the wine with argon, so a special bottle stays fresh for weeks. It lets us enjoy nicer wine...
Coravin Model Three Wine Preservation System
The Godinger Dublin decanter set includes a cut crystal decanter and matching glasses that look stunning on a home bar cart. I love how the pattern catches the light. I gave one to my brother for his birthday, and he tells me he pours a glass from it...
Godinger Dublin Crystal Decanter Whiskey Set
The Viski Admiral highball glasses have a faceted crystal base that sparkles with every gin and tonic or tall cocktail. I love how heavy and elegant they feel in my hand. We use them for summer drinks on our patio, and my sister was so impressed that...
Viski Admiral Crystal Highball Glasses
The Viski decanter has a cut glass base and a faceted stopper that make whiskey or wine look stunning on a bar cart. I love the vintage style it adds to our home bar. I gave one to my brother for his birthday, and he tells me he pours from it every F...
Viski Decanter Clear Finish
Dual-Zone Wine Coolers, Clear Ice Makers & Brass Bar Carts
Quiet freestanding wine refrigerators, directional clear ice molds, and rolling bar carts that anchor our entertaining space.
Kitchen cabinets are too warm for reds and our fridge is too cold for whites, so we added this Whynter dual zone wine cooler. I keep crisp whites chilled on top while our reds rest at cellar temperature below. It runs quietly, and the display makes i...
Whynter Dual Zone Wine Cooler Fridge
Our GE Profile Opal nugget ice maker is the most popular upgrade we have ever made for hosting. Friends line up at my counter for that soft, chewable ice in their tiki drinks, juleps, and iced coffees. It keeps making ice all day, so we never run out...
GE Profile Opal Nugget Ice Maker
This Evelyn and Zoe brass bar cart is our favorite piece in the dining room. It holds our decanters, shakers, and coupe glasses on its glass shelves, and the wheels let me roll it out to the patio when we host. The warm brass finish looks elegant and...
Evelyn and Zoe Brass Finish Glass Bar Cart
With a pull of the lever on our Aarke Carbonator, we never run out of fresh club soda for highballs. I love adding extra fizz to my afternoon lime seltzer, and we stopped hauling heavy packs of sparkling water home from the store. The stainless steel...
Aarke Carbonator Sparkling Water Maker
The Viski Belmont serving tray has a polished gold finish and raised edges that keep glasses steady while carrying drinks to guests. I love how it dresses up a bar cart. I set cocktails and garnishes on it whenever friends come over, and it makes our...
Viski Belmont Serving Tray