Last Updated on June 13, 2023 by Leah Hall
If you are looking to gift the home bartender in your life with something for Christmas, or any time of year really, we have some suggestions for you! Here are some great home bar gift ideas to keep the home bar aficionado happy and ready to shake up another cocktail for you!
This list covers from Must Have Tools to flavored bitters, there are gifts for home bartenders that are sure to make their holidays extra cheery and spirited!
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Are you shopping for the host or hostess who loves to entertain? Buying for the home bartender can be a daunting task because his or her home is stocked with everything needed to throw excellent home parties. So, what do you get the host or hostess with the mostest? Cocktail lovers will appreciate the essentials on this list as much as gorgeous glasses, decanters, and craft bitters.
Cocktail enthusiasts know that a drink is only as good as the ingredients and tools used to make them. From mixing spoons, shakers and other bar tools, the home bartender can always use an upgrade. We have rounded up essential bar tools and gifts for anyone who loves a serious cocktail. We also have some amazing products of our own, and on Amazon if you need more ideas, here!
Home Bar Gift Ideas
We know that buying gifts for your favorite alcohol aficionado is difficult. If you worry about buying a bottle of something they won’t like, here are some great home bar gift ideas. We hope that this will help if you are on the hunt for ideas!
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Home Bar Gift Ideas
Here is a great list for Home Bar Gift Ideas for the Home Bar Enthusiast in your life!
Shake, stir and pour a cocktail with ease with this weighted Boston cocktail shaker. This shaker comes in 3 metallic finishes, stainless steel, copper and gold.
Any bar enthusiast will use this for their favorite cocktails, and it will coordinate with your home decor.
Stirred cocktails are usually classics, and make for a spectacle while making them. A sturdy glass mixing glass is essential for making stirred cocktails. Make sure to pair with a fine twisted barspoon and nice cocktail strainer for even more perfect cocktails.
A Hawthorne Strainer is an absolutely necessary piece of bar equipment! It strains from shakers and from mixing glasses, keeping ice and unwanted items out of your cocktail. Also needed with a mesh strainer for double straining, a Hawthorne strainer comes in all colors - stainless, gold and copper usually. Sometimes in black. A must have!
Luxardo Maraschino cherries are a bar standard. The perfect garnish to many classic cocktails, this is needed. If you aren't going to make our homemade brandied cherries recipe, then make sure to buy the best!
We have an obsession with clear ice. And this is the perfect way to make it at home for our cocktails. This one makes 4 at a time, but there are many that just do 2 if that is more to your liking. So fun, especially for Old Fashioneds or spirits on the rocks.
Rocks glasses are a home bar staple, and etched ones are even better. These are 7 ounces, so perfect for an Old Fashioned, and will hold one of those clear ice balls perfectly. Great for many other cocktails, too!
Coupe glasses are also necessary to the home bar enthusiast. Perfect for classic cocktails, especially those from Prohibition, these are the perfect way to be classy AF when making cocktails for friends!
Bitters are the salt and pepper of the cocktail world, and can come in so many flavors, that bitters are ALWAYS great as home bar gift ideas, because we love having all the flavors of bitters we can get our hands on. Bitters can add so much flavor to a drink with just a few drops!
If your cocktail lover is also a wine lover, or loves to make cocktails with a bubbly aspect, or wants to, we encourage you to get these champagne stoppers. THEY ARE AMAZING! We love ours, and it's such a great way to keep your champagne or prosecco bubbly and ready to use for weeks after opening. It's such a handy tool for the home bar lover!
Pratt Standard Cocktail Company, Authentic Rich Simple Syrup for Cocktails
If you don't want to make your own homemade simple syrup, Pratt Standard is a great option. Made with Demarara syrup, this rich simple syrup is a great add to your mixed drinks.
Bartender Kit Bag Portable Bar Case Bag with Shoulder Strap for Travel
If your cocktail lover is on the go with their bartending tools and ingredients, this is a great option for hauling those things around. We have this bag and it holds a lot in individual sections and makes everything neat. It's a fun option for parties!
Rivet Contemporary Decorative Round Metal Serving Tray with Handles
A bar tray is always a good idea whether having people over, or if you want to display some of your fun barware and liquor. A round or square tray is contemporary and perfect for your bar, bar cart or coffee table.
If your cocktail lover truly has everything they want or need, then this is a great option - get them a booze scented candle. There are many options, but this one appealed to us. YUM!
A great resource to the history of alcohol and cocktails, this cocktail book is probably on your person's home bar gift ideas list! Just trust us!
If your cocktail enthusiast is a traveler, they will love one of these. Many flavors and options, these to go cocktail boxes are perfect for traveling, especially on a plane. All in a small tin container, this has everything but the alcohol!
If your home bartender likes tall drinks, reusable straws are the way to go. We prefer metal or glass, and these are great!
And lastly, this one is a little over the top, but if your drink maker is into craft cocktails like you think they are, they will want and/or need a smoking gun! Perfect for smoking cocktails, either in the glass or a cloche, this one is easy to use, and it will of course be on their list of home bar gift ideas!
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