Basic equipment & glassware
Explore the essentials, from glassware to cocktail shakers, and get started making cocktails at home...
Basic cocktail equipment
As with most pastimes, a bewildering array of bartending equipment is available but watch a bartender at work and you'll find they use few pieces of equipment.
Cocktail glassware
Cocktails are something of a luxury. You don't just ping a cap and pour – they take a degree of time and skill to mix, so deserve a decent and appropriate
2-piece versus 3-piece shakers
Shaking not only mixes a drink, it also chills, dilutes and aerates it. Along with stirring shaking is the most common technique employed to mix cocktails.
