3 Helpful Tips in Making Your Very Own Cocktail Bar at Home

While we can’t visit cocktail bars in Vancouver yet due to the pandemic, take a cue from them and build your own cocktail bar at home. Your cocktail drinks might not be as inventive as what you can find in the best cocktail bars in Vancouver but you can certainly whip up some good drinks that you can enjoy after a long day of working from home.

Here are some helpful tips you can use when setting up your own cocktail bar:

1. Get your essentials

It should include your favorite liquors and spirits to use, mixers, stirrers, juices, jiggers, muddlers, and glasses. Consider buying a small wine or liquor refrigerator to add to your makeshift home bar.

2. Create a small home bar

You can allot a small portion of your kitchen for the home bar. If you have an unused space, you can utilize that for the home bar. You can also get a rolling cart. Check out flea markets or online and buy old tables or dressers that you can repurpose and turn into a rolling home bar. Make sure it has plenty of storage for all your mixing paraphernalia.

3. Write down simple recipes in a small book

You can check out good cocktail recipes from The Alchemist. Write down your favorite ones in a recipe book. You can also post the recipe on the wall so that the people who will use the home bar can also whip themselves a good drink.

Now enjoy your drink while reading a good book or watching your favorite show all in the comforts of your home.

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How to Make a Big Batch of Cocktail Drink and Not Ruin It

Making a big batch of cocktails for big occasions and events can help you save some time and money. It’s not that easy though because the bigger the batch is, the bigger the discrepancies in the recipe. It might not taste as good as the single servings.

First, choose cocktails in Vancouver that are easier to whip up and tweak. Avoid complicated methods that are hard to do when you make a big batch.

Measure it well. Use the original measurements as a guide. For instance, if the original measurement is for a single serving of the drink, you can multiply that by the number of servings you are making for the big batch. 

Make sure all the ingredients are well-blended. Get a big bowl or a jar to mix your ingredients in. You don’t need a shaker for big-batch drinks. This is why it’s better to go with stiffer drinks. You can just stir the ingredients and call it a day. No need for complicated processes.

It’s also a good idea to use make-ahead recipes – the ones that you can store in your fridge for hours. Some cocktail drinks change in taste after hours of sitting in the fridge and you would want to avoid that from happening. Choose cocktail drinks that will hold out for a while until you can serve them to your guests.

You can go to The Alchemist to find more recipes for cocktail drinks and get inspiration on the next cocktail drink you can serve for your party.

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Where to Get DIY Cocktails in Vancouver?

Now that we can’t safely go to cocktail bars in Vancouver due to the pandemic, our only option is to concoct our favorite cocktail drinks at home. But since we are no bartenders, that can be quite a challenging task. But thanks to some cocktail bars in Vancouver offering DIY kits, it’s now possible to recreate your favorite drinks in the comforts of your own home.

Here are some of the places where you can get DIY cocktails in Vancouver:

1. Dachi

Dachi is not a cocktail bar, per se, but a local eatery. However, they offer DIY cocktail kits. They include everything in the kit, even the garnishes, and the glass you will use. Just choose from their assortment of flavors and recipes.

2. The Keefer Bar

The Keefer Bar is a much-loved bar in Vancouver. Right now, they are offering 12 different kinds of cocktail drinks for those interested to make them at home. You can get delicious classic drinks like Moscow Mules and Daiquiris to their most recent cocktail innovations.

3. The Diamond

The Diamond also has an established reputation in the cocktail scene. Now, they offer different cocktail drinks that you can assemble at home. Just order your kits in advance and then pick them up at their shop.

These cocktail kits also make wonderful celebration gifts. If you are planning an event at home with your family or you are just in need of a good drink, make sure you try these DIY cocktail kits. You can also check out The Alchemist to find out which bars may offer these whip-up-at-home cocktail drinks.

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