Elevated Craft Double Walled Hybrid Cocktail Shaker
This cleverly designed cocktail shaker from Elevated Craft includes upgraded features that solve common problems for a home bartender—while keeping you from making a mess. Founder Adam Craft spent two years developing a tool that prevents leakage, sticking and freezing your hands. With double-walled stainless steel and vacuum insulation, this shaker will make the drink ice cold while protecting your hands and keeping condensation at a minimum. Its high-capacity measuring top, with both ounces and milliliters, brings an element of precision to craft cocktails, and the screw-on lid is secured with gaskets to prevent leaks while shaking. A strainer built into the pour spout keeps seeds, ice and other large items out of the glass. And the generous size holds up to 750 milliliters (that’s an entire standard bottle of liquor) even as the slim design makes it easy to grip and shake.
Le Creuset Waiter’s Friend Wine Opener
Compact enough for a server to store easily in a pocket for opening diners’ wine bottles, this classic foldout corkscrew from Le Creuset is a universal favorite among servers, wine experts and bartenders. Made from sleek stainless steel and wood, the Waiter’s Friend combines a grooved corkscrew, which glides smoothly through cork, with a patented lever that reaches two positions for maximum leverage. Together, the pair makes removing a cork significantly easier, with minimal cork breakage. And although the wine opener is finished with a sharp, built-in foil cutter, every piece folds down compactly for safe, easy storage.
Kinto CAST Iced Tea Glasses — Set of 4
It's hard to find glassware that is both sturdy and delicate. We like the simple, appealing design of Kinto's iced tea glasses, which are heat-resistant and sturdier than traditional glass. The subtle lip on the rims of the glasses emphasize their sleek tapered shape and also make for easier drinking. Established in 1972 in Shiga, Japan, Kinto incorporates Japanese principles of simplicity and subtle elegance into its tableware designs.
Blossoms Syrup Grenadine
The first ingredient in this Grenadine syrup by Blossoms Syrup is real fruit juice concentrate, unlike many other versions we’ve tried that end up tasting artificial. Popularized by the classic American drink, the Shirley Temple, grenadine is traditionally made from pomegranate, but most modern grenadines are actually nothing but sugar water, flavorings and dyes. Blossoms’ rendition is a deeply hued, sweet and tart syrup, purposely NOT made with pomegranate, because it normally gets lost and muddled by all of the other fruit flavors that make up grenadine. Instead, this syrup focuses on a mixture of blackberry, raspberry, blackcurrant and elderberry to get its tangy, balanced grenadine flavor. It hits all the marks, and doesn’t contain any colorings or flavorings. Use it in cocktails or mix with soda water for a refreshing drink, or drizzle on desserts.
L'atelier du Vin Oeno Motion Wood & Chrome Wine Key
Sleekly modern and classic at the same time, this wine key from L’Atelier du Vin was designed in France with materials that will last. The vertical lever corkscrew is larger than other models we’ve tried and sturdily built, but what it lacks in compactness, it makes up for in style—made from graceful lines of chrome and solid walnut, the key will blend in with classic and modern bar tools. The device opens bottles and expels the cork in a single sweeping motion of the ergonomic lever (a fan-favorite feature for anyone with limited wrist mobility). A foil cutter comes built in, and the jaw is designed to fit bottlenecks in a range of sizes. The key comes with a spare steel spiral worm and a ready-to-gift box.
Griottines (Morello Cherries in Liqueur)
French company Griottines uses a proprietary blend of brandy and kirsch—a clear liqueur distilled from whole cherries—to make these intensely flavored yet balanced cocktail cherries. They have a wonderful warm flavor and almond-like aroma that complements and rounds out the tartness of the fruit; cherries and almonds actually come from the same botanical family, and the cherry pits used to make kirsch impart a complex almond flavor that adds depth to Griottines. Unlike other cocktail cherries that taste only of sugar, these cherries retain a vibrant fruitiness—no doubt in part because the company macerates its cherries within six hours of when they are hand-picked off the branch. And because the cherries are sorted and selected by hand, you can be sure of a high-quality product, with whole, intact fruits that are perfect for garnishing your favorite cocktail or dessert.
Durand Wine Opener
Named for the late Yves Durand, a renowned French sommelier, this wine opener is Christopher Kimball’s tool of choice for vintage corks. It’s designed to effectively remove fragile or compromised corks from older wines (though Chris recommends them for any bottle) without breaking them. Throughout years of rigorous testing, the Durand has consistently removed even the most brittle corks whole with its ingenious two part design.
Crookedwood Hand-Sculpted Muddler
We found these cocktail muddlers from an artisan in Wisconsin, who individually sculpts each by hand to ensure a high-quality and unique product. The detailed contours of the handle make the muddler not only comfortable and easy to use but also beautiful for displaying on a bar cart. Crookedwood uses dense, lustrous hardwoods that are both attractive and durable.
Fratelli Sicilia Candied Sicilian Orange Peel
Grown in the citrus groves of the Catania plain in Sicily, these authentic semi-soft candied strips of orange peel from Fratelli Sicilia make an ideal garnish for a traditional Italian dessert or cocktail. They can also be enjoyed on their own as an appetizing snack. We found this peel citrusy, with strong notes of orange blossoms and vanilla, coupled with a welcome hint of bitterness. We especially like the 3-inch sized pieces and the texture – soft and moist, making them easier to work with than most other commonly found harder candied peels.
Los Poblanos Lavender Syrup
Use this Lavender Simple Syrup from Los Poblanos instead of plain sugar or regular simple syrup anywhere you want to add a hint of floral flavor and sweetness. This just-sweet-enough syrup has a clean, almost perfume-like aroma; it tastes of real lavender, without becoming overpowering, cloying, or soapy. New Mexico-based Los Poblanos, a historic inn, and organic farm, has been growing hybrid Grosso lavender since 1999, which is an ideal match for the local climate and soil. Their team steam distills the lavender buds on its property, using the super-pure essential oil for a line of artisanal products. This syrup includes zero artificial flavors or aromas in its formulation, just three real ingredients: cane sugar, water, and organic lavender. Try a splash of syrup in lemonade or cocktails, drizzle over pancakes or use to glaze cakes.
Vintage French Wine Large Glass Eclectic Pair
Collected from flea markets across the French countryside, these vintage wine glasses come an eclectically mismatched set. Each glass is beautifully simple, with either a slim or chunky stem. Please note each product is one of a kind–items received may vary from those pictured.
Blossoms Syrup Rhubarb Syrup
The first ingredient in this Rhubarb Syrup by Blossoms Syrups is real rhubarb juice concentrate, so the syrup actually tastes like rhubarb, not a laboratory formulation of what rhubarb should taste like. With a balanced ratio of tart to sweet, this syrup’s flavor is evocative of strawberry rhubarb pie. Light in taste and color with just enough acidity, it hits all the marks and doesn’t contain any colorings or flavorings. Use it in smoothies, fruit desserts, drizzled over crêpes or added to a gin and tonic.
Vintage French Silver Jigger (Shot Glass)
Collected in France, these vintage barware jiggers, available in a footed or traditional style, are a great addition to your home bar. These one of a kind jiggers are useful for measuring out quantities for cocktails and specialty drinks while entertaining, as well as being beautiful to look at. Please note each product is one of a kind–items received may vary from those pictured.
The Bitter Housewife Old Fashioned Aromatic Bitters
These handcrafted cocktail bitters from Portland, Oregon, are a modern take on the classic spice profile of Angostura bitters. They add the bitterness you'd expect in an Old Fashioned, but we also liked the spicy warmth the bitters added to seltzer water over ice with a lemon wedge or even a few dashes over roasted root vegetables.
