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Everything you need to make the drinks on Partying101 - picked to match what our recipes actually call for. Links open on Amazon.

Essentials Kit

These four cover almost every recipe on the site.

• Mixology bartender kit with stand (15 pieces) - Shaker, jigger, strainer, muddler and spoon in one set - the easiest way to start.
• OXO Steel cocktail shaker (24 oz) - Built-in strainer; the one tool most recipes here call for.
• OXO Steel double jigger - Measures 1 oz and 1.5 oz pours accurately.
• Winco 4-prong Hawthorne bar strainer - Strains shaken drinks off the ice.

Glassware

The glasses our recipes call for most often.

• Libbey Vina martini / cocktail glasses (set of 6) - The classic V-shaped glass for martinis, cosmos and anything served "up".
• Libbey Chicago 10.5 oz highball glasses - Tall glass for mixed drinks over ice - the most-used glass on this site.
• Libbey heavy-base rocks glasses (set of 12) - Short, sturdy tumbler for drinks on the rocks.
• Libbey heavy-base 11 oz Collins glass - Taller and narrower than a highball - for Collinses, fizzes and Mojitos.
• Libbey fluted shot glasses (set of 6) - For shooters and layered shots.
• Libbey cactus margarita glasses (set of 4) - Wide rim for salt - margaritas and daiquiris.
• Libbey 15 oz hurricane glasses - Curvy glass for tropical and frozen drinks.
• Libbey champagne flutes (set of 6) - Keeps the bubbles in sparkling cocktails and mimosas.
• Libbey Kentfield coupe glasses (set of 4) - The champagne saucer / coupe - great for stirred cocktails too.
• Libbey Irish coffee glasses (set of 4) - Heat-safe footed mug for hot drinks.
• Libbey Embassy poco grande glasses - The classic pina colada glass.
• Libbey Cantina 90 oz glass pitcher - For batching drinks and sangria.

Tools

Nice to have once you are mixing regularly.

• OXO Steel muddler - For crushing mint, fruit and sugar (Mojitos, Caipirinhas).
• Barfly teardrop bar spoon - Long spoon for stirring and layering.
• Hiware 24 oz cocktail mixing glass - For stirred drinks like Manhattans and martinis.
• OXO Steel cocktail strainer - Fine mesh for double-straining fruit and ice chips.
• Ninja Professional Plus blender (BN701) - Crushes ice for frozen margaritas and daiquiris.

Mixers

Non-alcoholic mixers and garnishes that show up again and again.

• Angostura aromatic bitters - A dash or two in Old Fashioneds, Manhattans and more.
• Fee Brothers West Indian orange bitters - Citrusy bitters for martinis and whiskey drinks.
• Peychaud's aromatic bitters - Essential for a Sazerac.
• Master of Mixes grenadine syrup - Sweet red syrup for Tequila Sunrises and Shirley Temples.
• Stirrings pure cane simple syrup - Liquid sugar that mixes instantly into cold drinks.
• Master of Mixes sweet & sour mix - Ready-made sour mix for Long Islands, sours and margaritas.
• Liber & Co. almond orgeat syrup - Almond syrup for Mai Tais and tiki drinks.
• Coco Lopez cream of coconut - The base of a proper pina colada.
• Luxardo maraschino cherries - The real cocktail cherry for garnishes.
• Collins margarita salt rimmer - Coarse salt for rimming glasses.
• rokz lemon drop cocktail rimming sugar - Sugar for rimming Lemon Drops and sweet cocktails.