Having a home bar is a modern man’s dream. And if you are close to achieving it, our advice is to start small. Don’t rush to stock your cabinets with every bottle you planned on having, instead start with a well-thought purchase plan with liqueurs, bar tools and mixers in mind.
To help you with the most basic liqueurs one requires to make most cocktails, here are 5 you should definitely buy in accordance with your taste and preference.
1. Orange Liqueur
You will find a bottle of Triple Sec at every functioning bar. It is used in the recipes of Cosmopolitan, Side Car, Margarita and Sangria among other classic and new cocktails. If you are planning to start with the classics, buy a bottle of this orange liqueur at the earliest.
2. Coffee Liqueur
Kahlua is a popular liqueur to whip out classic cocktails like Espresso Martini and the very much known Irish Coffee. If coffee-flavoured drinks are your thing, don’t even dare to skip out on a bottle of this drink.
3. Elderflower Liqueur
St. Germain comes in handy for light cocktails such as The Cucumber Cooler and Summer Breeze. Bartenders are often requested to substitute other liqueurs with this one in drinks such as Kir Royale. It is the floral and herbal taste that adds a bright flavour to just any drink it is added to.
You might want to buy this one without any second thoughts.
4. Almond Liqueur
Amaretto is the go-to bottle for shooters like Landslide and Blowjob, and the very famous cocktails like Godfather, Cherry Cobbler and Orgasm. It is widely used with coffee liqueur to balance the taste of a drink.
The sweet and soothing flavour works wonders with a huge list of cocktails and shooters, so you might want to prioritize this one over others.
5. Chocolate Liqueur
Creme de cacao is a chocolate-flavoured liqueur, used in all the popular chocolate variations of classic cocktails as well as other alcoholic beverages. Chocolate Martini, Death by Chocolate, Mochatini and Cocoa Old Fashioned are the most-ordered drinks when chocolate liqueur is in the house. If you are a chocolate lover, better have this in your cabinet!
