Build your home bar.
Independent, hands-on buying guides for the home bar. We rank the shakers, glassware, ice tools, and bar gear that make cafe-quality cocktails at home, so you can build your setup with confidence.
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Bar Tools & Shakers
Shakers, jiggers, bar spoons, strainers, muddlers, and tool sets for making cocktails.
Browse 12 guides →Cocktail Glassware
Coupe, rocks, martini, highball, and specialty glasses for every classic drink.
Browse 13 guides →Cocktail Ice
Clear ice makers, ball molds, cube molds, buckets, and stones for better drink ice.
Browse 8 guides →Bar Furniture
Bar carts, cabinets, wine racks, stools, and bottle storage for a stylish home bar.
Browse 6 guides →Prep & Garnish
Juicers, muddlers, picks, smokers, and bar mats for prepping and finishing cocktails.
Browse 10 guides →Serving & Wine
Decanters, aerators, dispensers, flasks, and openers for serving drinks in style.
Browse 8 guides →Top picks right now
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Best Collins Glasses
Compare the best Collins glasses for tall cocktails at home. Slim, extra-tall tumblers built for Tom Collins, mojitos, and fizzes with plenty of ice and mixer.
Best Margarita Glasses
The best margarita glasses for home bartenders. Compare wide-rim bowls built for salt, generous capacity, and stems that keep frozen and rocks margaritas cold.
Best Champagne Flutes
Compare the best champagne flutes for home bartenders. Tall, narrow glasses that preserve bubbles for toasts, mimosas, and sparkling cocktails like French 75.
Best Highball Glasses
Find the best highball glasses for tall mixed drinks at home. Compare heights, capacities, and durable walls built for gin and tonics, mojitos, and spritzes.
Best Nick and Nora Glasses
Compare the best Nick and Nora glasses for home bartenders. Rounded, spill-resistant stemware for spirit-forward up cocktails like the martini and Manhattan.
Best Shot Glasses
Find the best shot glasses for your home bar. Compare 1 and 2 ounce sizes, heavy bases, and clear measure lines useful for shots and quick cocktail measuring.
Packing tips
All tips →How to Stock a Bar Cart
Turn an empty bar cart into a functional, good-looking home bar. What bottles, tools, glassware, and finishing touches to include and how to arrange them.
Wine Service Basics
Serving temperature, glassware, opening, and pouring. A clear guide to the wine service basics that make any bottle taste and feel better at home.
Simple Syrups and Bitters
Two humble ingredients quietly power most great cocktails. Learn how to make simple syrup, how bitters work, and how to use both to balance any drink.
How to Batch Cocktails for a Party
Stop mixing drinks one at a time. Learn how to scale, pre-dilute, and store batched cocktails so you can enjoy your own party.