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Home Bar Essentials
Dated: March 24 2020
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If you love to entertain when you have guests over, you may be working on building your home bar. While enjoying time inside doesn’t require a bar, sometimes a happy medium between a full-on wet bar and just a few beverages in the fridge can help elevate the hosting experience. Here are the essentials you need for a great home bar:
1. Bar Fridge
Having a separate bar fridge is a great addition for several reasons. First, you can keep your beverages at the temperature they are meant to be kept at. Beverage refrigerators are best kept 10 degrees warmer than the normal fridge temperature. Another great reason is that you will no longer waste fridge space for beverages. Now, you don’t have to worry about taking food out to put drinks in!
2. Bar Decor
Decide what style you want for your bar space. Whether you want an elegant or pub theme, choose pieces that will tell a story.
3. Plenty of Glassware
When hosting guests at your home bar, it is helpful to have a variety of glassware to suit the types of drinks you may be making. Keep rocks glasses, highball tumblers, and stem glasses - with a few red and White wine glasses on hand. Pint and shot glasses are also great to keep in your bar.
4. Cocktail Shaker & Strainer
If you have a cobbler shaker, there is no need for a strainer, as they are usually built in. If you have a Boston shaker, which can be a little trickier to use, you will need to get a strainer for pouring your drinks.
5. Ice Trays
Unless you have an ice machine, you will need to have ice cube trays. Silicone trays are much easier to get cubes out of and tend to be much sleeker in appearance. Try to find trays with larger compartments so your ice will last longer.
6. Bar Accessories & Tools
Some items you may want to have in your bar for some cocktails include:
- Mixing Spoon
- Muddler
- Jigger
- Measuring Shot Glass
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