What are the essentials for stocking a good bar?
This is a tough question. When you’ve visited your favorite bar, you’ve probably noticed that they have a lot of choices. That’s because they serve hundreds and hundreds of people, so they need to be prepared for all the different things that all those people might order. For your personal bar at home, you don’t have to be that flexible. The best way to stock your bar at home is to choose the things that you enjoy. If you’re a martini drinker, then you’ll need a good gin and a good vermouth. If you’re a bourbon drinker, you’ll want your favorite bourbon. The next thing to consider is what your friends like. Not all of your friends, but the ones that you invite over for drinks. If you have a girlfriend who enjoys Cosmopolitans, then you need vodka and triple sec plus fresh limes and cranberry juice. You can probably see where this is going. Stocking a bar at home takes the same kind of planning as stocking the local bar that you frequent, but on a much smaller scale. Choose the things t
