Cool tech, gear & gadgets
Bring the flair with these tools to bring your home bartending game to the next level.
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01
Smoking Cloche
Add a little smoky flavor to your cocktails with this smoking cloche. The only gripe is that smoke can leak from the bottom. A solution for that issue is to turn off the smoking gun once you start to see it leak under the glass. Otherwise, it’s an attractive addition to your home bar.
Price: $46.99
02
Barillio Bartender Bag
The bar doesn’t have to close if you bring it with you. This kit has everything you need, from a shaker and fine mesh strainer to a zester and muddler, packed in a convenient traveling bag. Perfect for camping trips, cookouts, or anywhere you want to enjoy a delicious cocktail.
Price: $89.90
03
Old Fashioned Cocktail Smoking Kit
Add more dimension to your Old Fashioned with this Aberdeen Oak cocktail smoker kit. This versatile kit can smoke drinks, meats, and cheeses and comes with hickory and oak wood chips to get you started. Put that in your glass and smoke it.
Price: $29.97
04
REDIVA Vinyl Record Coasters with Retro Vinyl Player Holder
Tiny record coasters with punny band names stored in a tiny record player. Need I say more?
Price: $13.99
05
The Perfect Black And Tan Beer Layering Too
This gadget helps you pour the perfect Black & Tan. Sure, you can use the back of a spoon, but what’s the fun in that?
Price: $9.95
06
DO Your Whisky DIY Infusion Kit
Customize the flavor profile of your own brand of whiskey in this DIY kit. It comes with three types of oak chips, six botanicals, whiskey stones, bottles, and labels for your finished product. If whiskey isn’t your jam, this family-owned company also makes DIY infusion kits for gin, vodka, and tequila.
Price: $64.90
07
Taijin Cocktail Smoker Kit with Torch
If you’re going to smoke your cocktails, you’ll need a torch. This kit comes with a torch and four different kinds of wood chips. You’ll need to purchase butane separately, however.
Price: $25.48
08
Aged & Charred Cocktail Smoker Kit
Yes, it’s another smoker kit. This one comes with a premium price tag but offers more. In this kit, you’ll get four types of wood chips, the torch, and butane, all packaged in a 100% USA Oak Wood box.
Price: $129.99
09
Barsys Smart Coaster Cocktail Machine
I have mixed opinions on this one. On the one hand, it’s pretty freakin’ cool. You just put the mixing glass on the smart coaster, which alerts you when to stop pouring each ingredient. No more weak or heavy pours. Create the perfect cocktail every time. On the other hand, I’m old school. Also, so what if my single shot pours are actually doubles?
Price: $64.00
10
Cobalance Electric Wine Chiller
Not all of us live in homes with wine cellars. For those of us who don’t, Cobalance makes a personal wine fridge for your bottle of vintage red. Set the temperature, and your electric ice bucket keeps the wine chilled at the exact right temperature.
Price: $122.98
11
Vinglacé Wine Bottle Chiller Gift Set
Think of this as a Yeti for your wine. This insulated wine chiller keeps your wine or champagne chilled during the hot summer months. The bottle chiller unscrews to keep your wine chill and safe, and the insulated wine glasses feature a glass insert, so you don’t get that weird metallic taste in your mouth.
Price: $139.95
12
Black bar mat
Your bar needs a mat to keep it from getting sticky or warped from wet glasses. This one fits the bill.
Price: $20.99
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Welcome to Bar School Dropouts, a blog about literature, cocktails, and the stories behind them. I’m The Dropout, a self-taught bartender who shares my love of these things with you. I’ll make mistakes, so you don’t have to. Come for the recipes, stay for the stories. Cheers!
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