Bartending tools - These eight tools are enough for home bartending

Bartending tools - These eight tools are enough for home bartending
The tools you need to make a drink at home don't need to be as sophisticated as what a bartender uses on his countertop. So I've put together a list of eight bartenders I consider essential (and a few uses for them), and a few cocktail garnishes

1 Shaker

There are two common types of shakers

① Boston wine shaker: two-stage type, easy to clean, larger space to more fully shake the wine

② Shaker pot: three-stage, small and better to hold, with its own ice filter effect

The two shaker shapes are different, I personally prefer to use the Boston pot, but everyone at home mixers are mainly convenient, it is recommended to choose Shaker, anyway, are not professional, just shake it

2 jigger

There are also many kinds of wine measuring model, choose a style you like, you can buy a scale at both ends is not the same, such as 45ml/60ml

3 Ice strainer

If you choose a Boston shaker, this is a must have. It is mainly a function of filtering ice cubes. When we do some cocktails that need to add egg whites, we can remove the spring that comes with it and shake it in the shaker together, which can help kill the egg whites

4 Mixing cup

Some cocktails do not need to be shaken in the shaker, directly into the mixing glass, this time you need to mix it, such as: dry martini, Manhattan, Negroni

5 bar spoon

Mixing tools, when mixing wine, I use 40cm long (mainly beautiful)

6 Squeezer

Use when making juice, lemon juice, orange juice can be used

7 Hammer

It can be used when crushing some pulp or accessories, and it is also a stirring tool

8 Ice clip/ice spatula

Ice cubes and shovel ice will be used (in fact, you don't need to be so particular at home, you can use your hands)

- Mixing wine at home, how simple how to come, a good cocktail decoration is also essential, but also give you a few simple decoration can be referred to

Decoration:

Rosemary, mint, lemon slice, orange peel, pansy

All kinds of peels, dried flowers can be used to decorate!