Home bar
For the man with a bar cart, a favorite bourbon or a new interest in cocktails. These are the tools and glassware that make a home bar feel like a real one.
9 picks · Prices checked October 3, 2026
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Smithey
A pocket-sized opener hand-made in Charleston by the cast iron makers, with their signature three-hole handle. Small, heavy, and much nicer than it needs to be.
Best for: The guy who's always the one opening drinks at the cookout.
Fellow
An insulated whiskey tumbler with a ceramic-coated interior, a weighted base and a splash-resistant lid. Fits a standard whiskey cube and goes from the porch to the campfire.
Best for: The guy who takes his bourbon outside.
Viski
Adds a layer of oak smoke to an old fashioned at the press of a button. No torch or butane, and it recharges over USB-C.
Best for: The home bartender who likes a bit of theater.
Cocktail Kingdom
The precise, slim jigger professional bartenders use, from the company that supplies many of the world's best cocktail bars. A real upgrade over a plastic shot glass.
Best for: The guy who's getting serious about cocktails at home.
Corkcicle
Freezable glasses that form a wedge of ice along one side, so his whiskey stays cold and dilutes slowly. The cigar glass has a built-in rest.
Best for: The dad with a favorite bourbon and a favorite chair.
Cocktail Kingdom
Everything he needs to make a bar-quality old fashioned: a Yarai mixing glass, barspoon, strainer, jigger and two heavy rocks glasses, in gift-ready packaging with recipes.
Best for: The whiskey drinker who's ready to start mixing.
Viski
Heavy, square-based crystal rocks glasses that make a pour of whiskey look like an occasion. Lead-free and dishwasher safe.
Best for: The man who still drinks good whiskey out of a juice glass.
Craighill
A churchkey-style bottle opener milled from a solid half-pound bar of brass, with a wave profile that grips well. It will outlive the bar cart it sits on.
Best for: The guy who has a bar cart and is proud of it.
Viski
A double-walled, brushed steel ice bucket with a lid that keeps ice from melting through a whole evening. It also chills a bottle of white wine or champagne.
Best for: The host who always runs out of ice.