The Basics

Bar Tools

We help you navigate the wide world of bar tools to help you mix the best drinks at home, including jiggers, shakers, muddlers, bar spoons, strainers and garnishing tools.
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Home Bar Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Jiggers
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margarita cocktails with lime
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Safavieh Grayson Bar Cabinet in Beige
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Whiskey Highball with Ginger Ale and Lemons
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A cocktail mixing glass, two strainers, a shaker, peeler, two stoppered glass bottles, a metal jigger, two long-handled bar spoons, and a muddle rest on an elegant wooden bar tray with brass handles. A text overlay reads Home Bar Basics, Garnishing Tools.
Home Bar Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Garnishing Tools
Aerial view of a wooden bar cart with various supplies and tools laid out, including a mixing glass, strainers, bar spoon, jigger and muddler
Home Bar Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Muddlers
Bartending equipment is set up on an elegant wooden bar tray: A patterned mixing glass, two strainers, a vintage three-piece cocktail shaker, two stoppered bottles, a metal jigger, two long-stemmed bar spoons, and a metal muddler with a rubber end. Overlaid text reads: Home Bar Basics The Mixing Glass
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