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Home Bar Essentials Checklist

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• Liquor

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• Bourbon

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• Cointreau or triple sec (some people swear Cointreau is worth the money even if you mix it)

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• Gin

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• Rum (light)

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• Scotch (blended)

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• Tequila (white)

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• Vermouth (dry)

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• Vermouth (sweet)

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• Vodka

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• Wine

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• Red

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• White

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• Beer

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• Light

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• Dark

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• Mixers

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• Cola

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• Ginger ale

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• Club soda

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• Sparkling water

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• Tonic water

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• Cranberry juice

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• Orange juice

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• Angostura bitters

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• Garnishes

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• Green olives (pitted)

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• Lemons  

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• Limes

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• Kosher salt

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• Maraschino cherries

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• Accessories 

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• Long cocktail spoon

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• Paring knife

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• Peeler

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• Cutting board

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• Corkscrew

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• Bottle opener

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• Juice squeezer

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• Standard shaker: The shaker should have a metal bottom and a metal lid with a strainer.

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• Jigger: Choose one with a 1-ounce measure on one side and 1 1/2 ounces on the other. Most recipes call for 1 1/2 ounces of alcohol (a jigger, or a shot), but some call for 1 ounce (a pony). If you don’t have a jigger, 3 tablespoons are about equal to 1 1/2 ounces.

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• Bartending handbook. (Ultimate Bartender’s Guide by Ray Foley, inventor of the Fuzzy Navel drink recipe!)

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• Cocktail napkins

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• Cocktail toothpicks

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• Swizzle sticks

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• Glasses

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• Martini glasses

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• Highball glasses

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• All-purpose wineglasses

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