180383 363 Food & Drink Bartending Guides Mixed Drinks true Mon, 11 May 2009 08:32:26 -0700 /system/videos/0/83/03/18/180383.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, cocktails, gin, liquor, drinking, partying How To Stock a Home Bar http://www.howcast.com/videos/180383-How-To-Stock-a-Home-Bar http://www.howcast.com/videos/180383-How-To-Stock-a-Home-Bar/edit approved 120 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=180383"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=180383" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 2 rsansivero http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180383/Picture_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 1692 false false false 69911 0 21 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180383/21.jpg Select location Select a spot to set up your bar. Home bar options may include a stand-alone bar complete with sink, wine racks, and glass storage, or simply a designated cabinet or other area in the dining room or basement.

]]> 69912 1 33 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180383/33.jpg Choose alcohol Make your alcohol selections. A typical bar well includes vodka, gin, rum, tequila, triple sec, whiskey, scotch, and bourbon. You will also want sweet and dry vermouths, beer, and wine.

]]> 69913 2 46 Tip Remember that selected spirits need not be top shelf. Premium price alone doesn’t ensure quality.

]]> 69914 3 53 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180383/53.jpg Add mixers Select mixers, such as tonic water, club soda, fruit juices, soft drinks, tomato juice, sour mix, lime juice, grenadine, and bitters. And, of course, ice.

]]> 69915 4 65 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180383/65.jpg Select garnishes Stock garnishes. Common garnishes include olives, maraschino cherries, sugar, and kosher salt. When you’re expecting company, add perishables like lemon, lime, and orange slices.

]]> 69916 5 78 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180383/78.jpg Stock equipment Stock your equipment. Must-haves include a bottle opener, blender, corkscrew, and shaker. Other tools to consider are jiggers, a strainer, a cocktail spoon, a grater, a paring knife, a cutting board, and a muddler.

]]> 69917 6 92 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180383/92.jpg Choose glassware While your options for glassware are limitless, a well-kept bar should include old-fashioneds, highballs, martini glasses, glasses for wine, champagne, and beer, shot glasses, and cordial glasses.

]]> 69918 7 105 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/180383/105.jpg Throw a party Now that you’re stocked, invite your closest, most sophisticated friends over for a cocktail party!

]]> 69919 8 112 Fact By one account, a New York bartender invented the Manhattan cocktail in the 1860s at a bar on lower Broadway.

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