The Ultimate Cocktail Tools Gift Guide

When it comes to choosing the veracious gifts for the cocktail fanatics in your life , not just anything will do . While you could recoil for a bottleful of their favorite hard liquor ( wehavesomeideas ) , another not bad way to a cocktailian ’s booze - soaked heart is barware . Not only will you get a firm thank - you clinch , but you ’ll also probably get a drink out of the transaction , since they ’re by all odds going to require to try out their unexampled gear . Here are a few bartending and cocktailing tools that both amateurish and pro cocktail dweeb will love .

Punch Bowl, $40

Have a friend who spends his or her night readingJerry Thomas ’s Bartender ’s guidebook and lusting after antique barware ? This recent collaboration between cocktail historian David Wondrich and Cocktail Kingdom has your back . The centerpiece of the collection is a one - gallon stoneware punch bowl design to see like the punch bowlful of centuries by . The stadium includes a nod to both the ethics and pampering of the eighteenth century in the eery bony image that lurks at the bottom of the bowl and a Romance inscription that reads ( around ) , “ feed , salute , converse . After last , there is no pleasure . ”

Cocktail Picks, $20

Anyone who lovesMartinisorManhattanswill treasure these fancy cocktail picks fromGarden and Gun ’s mercantile . The gold - plated stainless steel garnish skewer give even the mere drinkable a lavish spark .

Skull Bar Spoon, $32

This collaboration between Cocktail Kingdom and tiki royalty Jeff " Beachbum " Berry is one of the baddest cocktail spoonful on the block . With a spooky skull sitting up top , it ’s is a great gift for both tiki enthusiasts and tike - leaning bartenders alike .

Peak Sphere Ice Tray, $15

It ’s easy to obtain a tray for big cubed chalk , but if you ’re a devotee of the sphere you ’re almost always submit to one square block per frost . Thankfully , Peak answered our ice orb prayer with this quadruplicate sphere mould .

Jackson Cannon Bar Knife, $79

You do n’t often see square - off knives in bars — or , well , anywhere really . But that changed when Jackson Cannon , bar managing director of Island Creek Oyster Bar in Boston , teamed up with R. Murphy Knives to create his idealistic cake knife . The knife is extremely handy for all thing garnish- and citrus - related . It take in seed removal easy and notching yield garnishes a breeze . The grip is made from the super long-lived tropical cocobolo woodwind and the blade is carbon copy stainless steel . Though the price is in high spirits , hardcore cocktail lovers will pass out for this uncollectible boy .

Hardwood Muddler, $15

These hardwood dick from Canoe are sure to elicit appreciative gasps from their new owners . Made from cherry tree , maple or walnut , they each come with a unlike handle innovation and plenty of fruit and herb - crushing capabilities for those who ca n’t do without a goodCaipirinhaorMojito .

Copper & Brass Strainer, $20

If you think a strainer is a slow gift then you have n’t met this dual - alloy Hawthorne strainer from Terrain . Not only is it ultra - functional , but it ’s also incredibly well-fixed on the eye — the Hallmarks of a good gift .

Vintage Style Jigger, $30

Like a estimable set of measuring cups is essential to bakers , a honorable jigger is of the farthest importance to mixologist . This particular vintage - inspired jigger from Cocktail Cartel holds one ounce on top and two on the bottom . It also has upcountry notches so you’re able to well measure in quarter or half ounce increase . We have just one question for you : fuzz or Au ?

RBT Cocktail Shaker, $50

If you have a protagonist who ’s just pay off into home plate bartending or has been make with less - than - awesome tools for the past few months , turn your keen endue heart to this three - piece beauty . Not only is the silken black - and - amber color combination swoon - worthy , but the shaker is more than it seems : It has an insulated alkali to keep your drinks ( not your hands ) cold , and it also come with a built - in — but obliterable for cleaning — citrus imbiber and a chapeau that duplicate as a 1.5 - ounce jigger . Yes , it ’s as telling as it voice .