# Well stocked home bar **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [August 26, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144 "2023-08-26T16:24:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/61 "2023-09-16T21:58:21Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Aperol, Campari You might like other amari then. Amaro Nonino, Averna, Cynar, Montenegro, Fernet Branca, etc. are the ones I can see from where I’m sitting now. You might want to try some in a bar first if you’re not sure. Most can be made into a sour or a spritz. Some work well in a Last Word format (e.g. Paper Plane). Or just sipped neat or shaken with ice. Fernets are kind of their own thing and might be less interchangeable. I use that in a Toronto or mixed with coke. If you decide to go on a tiki kick, there are a lot of perishable ingredients so I found myself picking one or two ingredients and making every drink I could with them (fresh pineapple juice, orgeat, etc.) but then I was having like 10 sugary drinks a week, which caused some reversible weight gain. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/62 "2023-09-16T22:57:19Z")
I suppose it isn’t very highbrow, but I’m surprised to see no mention of Kahlua thus far. What if someone wants a White Russian? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/63 "2023-09-16T23:03:53Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#): > > What if someone wants a White Russian? Nah. Too easy. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/64 "2023-09-17T02:55:13Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#): > > I suppose it isn’t very highbrow, but I’m surprised to see no mention of Kahlua thus far. Neither of us like the taste of coffee. People will have to go elsewhere for coffee flavored drinks. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/65 "2023-09-17T04:37:02Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Neither of us like the taste of coffee. These words do not compute. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/66 "2023-09-17T21:56:47Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > **Midori** - Colorful, in loads of tropical drinks. Tastes delicate and mixes well with just about anything. > **Malibu** - Coconut white rum, there is a difference. Great mixer. Two of the ingredients of a **Toad Suck Pond.** _Mix 2 jiggers each vodka, Midori and Coconutty-Rum thingy with 10 oz. pineapple juice. Pour over ice in a 24 oz. Mason jar. Garnish with a cherry and a pineapple wedge._ Sounds and looks disgusting. Tastes wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/67 "2023-09-19T02:04:05Z")
Someone just gave us some mini-martini glasses that will work as coupe/Nick&Nora glasses. Time to come up with another cocktail for hump day. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/68 "2023-09-19T15:06:48Z")
I would add St. Germain, an elder flower liquer to your bar. Great for mixing with gin. [![](https://images.albertsons-media.com/is/image/ABS/960239214-ECOM?$ng-ecom-pdp-desktop$&defaultImage=Not_Available) ](https://images.albertsons-media.com/is/image/ABS/960239214-ECOM?$ng-ecom-pdp-desktop$&defaultImage=Not_Available) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/69 "2023-09-20T00:06:58Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Someone just gave us some **mini-martini** glasses that will work as coupe/Nick&Nora glasses. What kind of twisted “gift” is that? You cut ties with them immediately, of course. _Mini_-martini… ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/70 "2023-09-20T01:11:42Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > What kind of twisted “gift” is that? I’m sipping some Fireball whiskey from one right now. It’s so much more cultured than chugging it straight from the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/71 "2023-09-20T05:31:01Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > You cut ties with them immediately, of course. _Mini_-martini… Why? You’re at home so you can drink any particular quantity of alcohol you want from any sized glasses by just refilling more. Martinis in particular need to be drunk cold but also shouldn’t be gulped so should be served in smaller quantities than most places serve them (IMHO, 3oz at most). Even 2 - 3 minutes in a glass can kill a martini so anything over 3 oz is difficult to drink. Best when everyone is drinking martinis so you can do a round and split a single shaker between 4 or so mini glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/72 "2023-10-12T22:37:49Z")
One thing I’ve learned from this bar buildout is that if you have frequent cocktails, you go through a lot of bottles of booze. A friend just gifted me with a bottle of St~Germain, I’m looking forward to trying some new recipies. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/73 "2023-11-02T00:28:50Z")
Sampling a wee dram of the Suntory Yamazaki 12 tonight. Yum. Of course you can have them all, but do you need Cointreau,Triple Sec, and Curaçao, any single one of those, or combination? I have Cointreau and use it when any orange liqueurs are required. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/74 "2023-11-09T23:39:39Z")
My wife got me a 3-month subscription to [Saloonbox](https://saloonbox.com/), basically a cocktail of the month club thing. It includes nips for the alcohol and pretty much everything you need for more complex creations that I typically do for myself. We had the first one tonight, and while not completely my cup of tea it was interesting and fun to make. I doubt I’ll continue after 3 months (6 cocktails) but I’m broadening my palate. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/75 "2023-11-10T00:21:27Z")
Make sure to refrigerate your vermouth after opening, it goes bad. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/76 "2023-11-18T04:26:46Z")
I had an absolutely wonderful smoked manhattan tonight, and now I’m interested in picking up a smoker. Any suggestions of types, specific models, and recipes? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/77 "2024-01-25T20:28:23Z")
Anyone have any scotch cocktail recipes for Burns Night? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/78 "2024-01-25T21:02:23Z")
Rob Roy 1.5 oz blended Scotch 1 oz sweet vermouth Dash Angostura bitters Garnish with a cherry or lemon twist. Or you could get a decent bottle of single malt and toast Bobby the right way! ETA: My new favorite Bloody Mary mix is Filthy. Thick, rich and nicely spicy. So thick, in fact, that you have to double-up on the vodka to be able to drink it easily. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/79 "2024-01-25T23:25:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Or you could get a decent bottle of single malt and toast Bobby the right way! I only have single malt, not sure it’s worth making it into a cocktail. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144/80 "2024-01-25T23:26:59Z")
A good, light Lowlands or Speyside would make a perfectly cromulent Rob Roy. Just don’t use the Talisker! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144.md?page=5)