Craft ice sphere moulds, set of 2
Under $25Tovolo
Ten dollars that make a bourbon look like a hotel bar. Freeze two the night before you host.
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The tools
Cocktail kit
A shaker set, a decanter, clear ice and coupes. Four things that cover ninety percent of what you will ever mix.
How to arrange it
Buy the shaker set with a stand so it lives on the cart as decoration. A decanter is for show as much as for whisky, so choose the one you like the shape of. Sphere ice moulds are the cheapest upgrade in the whole house.
13 picks, cheapest first.
Ice ball maker moulds, set of 4
Under $25DAPOWER
Four spheres at once for a party.
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7-piece bartender kit
Under $25Fifteen dollars, covers a Negroni and a sour. The start-here kit.
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Elle fluted coupes, set of 2
Under $25JoyJolt
Fluted and tall. Champagne on New Year's, sours the rest of the year.
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Ribbed coupe glasses, set of 4
Under $25The espresso-martini glass. Ribbed, 10 oz, stackable on the mirrored shelf.
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18-piece bartender kit with stand
Under $25Shaker, jigger, strainer, muddler and a stand that keeps them on display. The kit to put on the cart.
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Vintage ribbed coupes, set of 6
$25 – $60KMIGRUAN
Six for hosting. Same ribbed look, a little larger.
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Gold-rim espresso martini glasses, set of 4
$25 – $60Vemacity
Gold rim to match a gold cart. Where coffee and cocktails meet.
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22-piece cocktail shaker and bar tool set
$25 – $60Home Hero
Everything, including the things you did not know had names.
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Crystal whisky decanter set
$25 – $60Lighten Life
Decanter and glasses in a box. Centre of the top shelf; the thing the eye lands on first.
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16-piece mixology set, black
$60 – $150Bare Barrel
The gift-box version in matte black. The one to buy for someone else.
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Diamond decanter set with chill balls
$60 – $150Faceted decanter on a tray with four glasses. More theatre than the Lighten Life.
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Markham decanter and double old fashioned set
$60 – $150Marquis by Waterford
The heirloom. Waterford's entry line, still cut crystal.
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