I know we have people here who take their relaxation cocktails/drinks serious. Wondering if you had anything you feel is a "must have" in a home bar? I don't mean booze - that's super individual but equipment.
I'm kicking around the idea of a counter top ice maker, no waterline but reservoir and hopefully a filter. Something that makes "the good ice" - not huge cubes like my freezer with the trays. Would be for use in tiki/tropical drinks that the GF tends to like (I'm a beer predominantly person)
If you are building a bar, a mini-fridge is mucho handy. Holds your mixers, limes, makes ice, and even holds a few beers.
Other gear includes the standards like mixing glass, bar spoon, lime juicer, bottle opener, small cutting board with knife, cocktail shaker, strainer, and a decent book of cocktail recipes.
I keep all my stuff in a cabinet in the kitchen. Not really building a bar but if I won the lottery, I'd build something like The Headhunter Tiki bar in San Diego. (I'm a huge fan of Tiki/polynesian pop and mid-century pop)
I was just making ice this weekend and it's kinda pain in the arse in the freezer. Started to look at nugget ice makers - wondering if there's other things I need. Maybe a drunk mixer? One of those old school deals with the Egg head you stick the shaker into?
I finished off my basement in California many years ago that included a large walk behind wet bar. I installed a U-Line mini-fridge with ice maker that worked very well.
Utah's DUI laws being so strict, we rarely imbibe anywhere but at home. We have a roll-around bar that has a bottle well, drawers, and glasses storage below.
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I'm thinking I'm going to need a few claymore mines to keep my "alcohol enthusiast" son in law out of the booze supply. Locking the cabinet door is only successful intermittently.
I don't have one of these, but a friend does and he raves about it.
I'd have to do a side by side challenge before I'd pony for that! Looks cool tho.
I think first thing is one of those ice machines and go from there. Have a blender that would puree a brick. My mother got it for me from some restaurant supply place as a house warming gift. You basically need ear protection but she's got some torque.
