Gin & Aquavit, Rum, Tequila & Mezcal, Whiskey, Brandy, and Vodka

Retail shelves are lined with thousands of spirits. A bar must whittle that selection down to what can fit on the backbar. At home, a single excellent bottle in each of these base spirit categories will supply a palette from which to create endless cocktail possibilities. This collection is an excellent starting point for any home bar (or backbar, or retail shelf, for that matter).

Liqueurs, amari, vermouths, sherries, apertif wines, and bitters

This is the supporting cast of cocktails, supplementing base spirits and adding extra layers of complexity. Beyond the larger categories of modifiers, bitters are a bar's spice rack. They draw out and bind unexpected flavors from other ingredients in a drink, doing their work in the background. Here, we don't carry options across the spectrum of modifiers, just a select few, so we recommend you visit your local bottle shop as you continue to add to your home bar.

The re-emergence of canned cocktails

Sometimes, even with a full bar behind you and books full of ideas, easy prevails. Following in the footsteps of the return of cocktail culture in general, we have now begun to see a re-emergence of the once-popular canned & bottled cocktails - providing an alternative to the ease of opening a beer, wine, or seltzer. In the coming years, we hope to see creativity take hold as it has in the world's top bars to create a plethora of offerings that focus on the art & craft. Today, the only line of Ready to Drink we carry here is canned cocktails by Death & Co x The Craft Spirits Cooperative. Finally, we no longer have to sacrifice the opportunity to have a well-crafted, complex cocktail, no matter where we find ourselves.