How To Stock Your Home Bar | Bahamas Real Estate

A well-mixed drink can impress friends, romance a date or schmooze clients when stocking your home bar. First off think about what you like to drink and make your bar fit your style, taste, and budget. You can always add more as you discover new cocktail recipes or new spirits to try.

To get started here’s how to stock your home bar:

 

 

Bar Tools

Bartender kit
Strainer
Mixing spoon,
Blender
Juicer

Having these tools can help you mix those drinks again and again. You can add only what you need when you need it.

 

 

 

Essential Liquors

Vodka
Gin
Tequilas
Two Different Types of Rum
Whiskey
Brandy
Basic Liqueurs such as Amaretto or Irish Cream
Bottles of Wine
Beers

 

Number 1 rule when picking out liquors, pick alcohol you actually enjoy.

 

Juices

Lemon and Lime
Orange
Cranberry
Grapefruit
Pineapple
Tomato

 

Mixers

Bitters
Simple Sugar and water syrup
Sour Mix
Grenadine
Cream
Coffee
Tea

 

Sodas

Club Soda
Tonicwater
Cola
Lemon-lime soda

 

 

 

Whatever mixers you decide to stock will depend on the cocktails you want to make.

 

Garnishes

Lemon
Limes
Oranges
Maraschino Cherries
Olives
Mint
Cocktail Onions
Mint
Cinnamon
Whipped Cream

 

 

Garnishes add a bit of decorative panache to your drink. They also give you something to nibble on as you sip your drink. The type of garnish you add to a drink depends on the drink. Tequila-based cocktails often use citrus garnishes like a lime or lemon. Gin-based tonics use olives and onions.

Don’t forget the proper glassware and of course ice.

Even though starting a home bar may seem like a daunting task it can be fun, easy and affordable. It’s a great feeling when your at home mixing drinks surrounded by family and friends enjoying themselves of drinks that were made by you. Or better yet, you made a drink just for you to enjoy.

Let us know in the comments your favourite mixed drink.

 

Livingston Brown

1 242 427 2523

livingston@bettermcrbahamas.com