Do you want to set-up a home bar? This article will help you to set-up a home bar in easy way.

How to Set-Up a Home Bar 

  by

 Sally Fox

Stocking your Home Bar is fun. Think of all the people you invite to your home when you entertain. What do they like to drink? Beer, Wine, Mixed Drinks, Champagne, or Coffee Drinks? You probably have a general idea of what you need then.

Lets take inventory of your home bar and properly stock it. You are going to need spirits, wines, champagne, mixes, garnishes, ice, bar tools, mugs, cocktail glasses, etc.

Keep a 750-milliliter bottle of each of these spirits listed below and you'll be able to make just about any combination of drinks that will satisfy everyone. It is less than a 20.00 dollar bill.

Spirits

When you know what your friends and family enjoy buy the fancier variations like: Irish and Scotch Whiskies, Puerto Rican and Jamaican Rums, etc.

Basic Mixers

• Club Soda
• Coffee
• Coca-Cola and Pepsi
• Canned Juices and Pineapple
• Daiquiri/Margarita Mix
• Fruit Juices ( Orange, Grapefruit, Lime Juice, Lemon)
• Ginger Ale
• 7 Up and Sprite
• Simple Syrup*
• Tonic Water Or Quinine Water
• Water

Simple Syrup-* In a sauce pan add equal parts water and granulated sugar dissolve to make simple syrup.

Garnishes

• Bananas
• Beef Broth (Bloody Bull)
• Bitters
• Cassis (Black Currant Syrup)
• Celery Sticks
• Cinnamon Sticks (Coffee Drinks and Hot Mulled Wines)
• Horseradish
• Jar of Cocktail Onions
• Jar of Stuffed Olives
• Lemons
• Limes
• Cherries
• Mint (For Mint Juleps)
• Oranges
• Pineapples
• Strawberries
• Tabasco Sauce
• Worcestershire Sauce

To make Tropical Drinks you need a few extra's that you normally wouldn't have on hand.

• Cream of Coconut Mix
• Grenadine (Pomegranates)
• Creamer
• Sweet and Sour Mix
• Triple Sec
• Whipped Topping

Don't forget about Salt, Black Pepper, Powdered Sugar and of course ice.

Glassware

When you make a Margarita you will need an electric blender.

• Brandy Snifter
• Beer Mugs
• Pilsner Glasses
• Flutes
• Collins Glasses
• Hurricane Glasses
• Irish Coffee Mug
• Margarita Glasses
• Shot Glass
• Wine Glasses

Bar Tools

• Bar Spoon
• 7-Piece Bar Set
• 3 Piece Cocktail Shaker Kit
• Corkscrew
• Cutting Board
• Ice Bucket with Tongs
• Jiggers
• Pitcher
• Measuring Spoons
• Muddler
• Paring Knife
• Cocktail Strainer
• Margarita Rimmer

Beer

Whether you buy can or bottle beer like (Coors, Budweiser, Miller or Samuel Adams) you are going to need a way to chill your beer. A small fridge should do.

Now that you have all the supplies you need for your home bar. Who is going to make the cocktails?

The BarSims software recreates the entire drink making process in a fun, interactive and educational way.

This software teaches you how to pour, blend, shake, garnish and allows you to make 150 of the most drinks ordered while you learn interesting facts and the proper procedure in doing so. You play it like a game with others that want to challenge you at making drinks.

About the Author

I am ready to teach you how to bartend at home. Webmaster of Free Bartending Classes Online.

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