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What basic booze to have in your liquor cabinet to build a great home bar

A twist on a classic cocktail

A great way to use almost every type of liquor in your liquor cabinet

Happy Tipsy Tuesday fellow lushes. This weeks cocktail is one that is, well, lets be honest I sure fire way to get you drunk. Long Island Ice Tea is a drink that combines almost every major liquor out there all rolled into one cocktail that taste surprisingly like teaespecially considering there isnt any tea in there. I chose to take just a little twist on it.

First lets talk about your home bar. Im not going to get into the glassware, accompaniments and all that goodness, today I am just talking booze. There comes a time in your life when you transition from making vodka soaked watermelon and jungle juice in your bathtub to actually having people over to entertain and them possible wanting something more than Everclear and Koolaid. Thats when you need to start building up your bar.

Now unless you have a lot of money (if so can we be friends ? ), you are going to need to build it up over time. So first and foremost start with booze you actually really like. Then each paycheck add one bottle to your collection. If its an alcohol you like and use often I suggest going to a place like Costco to buy large quantities. If its something you dont use often a smaller bottle will do. A surprising place that is great for booze (not in all locations) is Trader Joes with their own label brand being quite good!

Heres my suggestion: Vodka: Both Trader Joes and Costco carry a version under their label and both are good for the price. Quality and price in vodka can range GREATLY. If you are drinking it straight of course then you are going to want a higher quality. Mixing it with a ton of other stuff? Then you can go cheap.

Kamikaze, Cape Cod, Moscow Mule, Cosmopolitan, White Russians, and Vodka Gimlet are a few of the popular uses of vodka. Vodka cocktails here on the blog are: Peach Moonshine Refresher, Spiked Key Lime Limeade, Peachy Keen Cooler, Strawberry Cherry Muddler, Huckleberry Lemonade Sipper, andRed Velvet Vodka Fizz.

Gin: Not just a great card game but the cornerstone of making a classic martini. Made from juniper berries it does have quite a bit of flavor. People seem to really like it or really not. It comes in four varieties: London Dry, Plymouth, Old Tom, and Genever. Most people start with London Dry with Tanqueray (what I like) , Bombay Sapphire, and Beefeater tend to be the most popular. Martinis, Pimms Cup, Gin Fizz, Tom Collins, and a Gin and Tonic are a few of the popular uses of gin.

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