Everything about Having a Stylish Home Bar and the Best Barware Set in India 2020

To build a home bar like a professional bar, you can begin small and start slow. With less space, it is better to buy less and pick ¾ spirits you enjoy the most and a few bar tools, and few glasses to get you going. Once you get used to your bar space, then it’ll be easier for you to start organizing it. Most bar aficionados go overboard by storing all kinds of liquor under their roof without ever using it. It’ll be such a waste!

You should know that when you are entertaining casually, your guests are most likely to drink whatever you offer them, so it’s better to utilize your money smartly. To begin with, invest in the very basic bar tools, and keep canned juices and mixers that won’t expire quickly like club sodas, tonic, ginger beer, cranberry/grapefruit and orange juice. Since bitters aren’t really mixers, you’d keep a shaker of orange bitters closeby with some brown sugar for the old fashioned drinks and manhattans.

Even though going out for a delicious cocktail sounds fun, spending on expensive drinks can surely burn a hole in your pocket. You can alternatively treat yourself at home by building your home bar with essential barware and enjoying the impeccably put-together Daiquiri you so relish. Don’t spend unnecessarily on glassware that you won’t use. To get started, buy pint glasses for your beer or double mixed drinks, red wine glasses which can be used for white wine as well and lowball glasses for single shot drinks, neat liquor and other delectable creations! At a later stage, you can invest in coup glasses which double up as champagne glasses or crafty cocktails, martini glasses, copper mugs, highball glasses and a punch bowl.

Some other bar essentials include a bar spoon which comes in quite handy for mixing your cocktails, a jigger that’s helps you master the art of measurement, a hawthorne strainer, which with its simple design fits easily on a mixing glass or shaker to keep ice, muddled fruits or other ingredients from mucking the bottom of your glass. You should also have a wooden muddler with no-slips to extract juices and oils for your drinks.

Irrespective of whether you’re a professional mixologist or someone who enjoys his/her wine every so often, having your own bar makes a lot of difference. And in that respect, there are a few things to keep in mind when you store your barware. Before you start using your barware and once its out of storage, it is best to hand wash your barware, drying them with a microfiber cloth. Be mindful of the temperature, as alternating between hot and cold can cause your glassware to crack. For storing your barware, avoid storing the muddlers, jiggers and cocktail spoons with your kitchen cutlery as they might get scratched or even lost!

Opt for a barware roll-up for better storage. It would be wise to store your glasses rim side up and avoid stacking them on top of each other. Further, choose a drive-up storage for storing anything that’s heavy or delicate to avoid damages. It’s better to have 5 small boxes packed with wine glasses than a huge box with the glasses making it so heavy that you may end up dropping it.

An exclusive leatherette made of premium quality, Velleitie Portable Bar Set includes 6 whiskey glasses in a case with free accessories that include a 3-in-1 wine cork opener, with a multi-functional knife and folding bottle opener, a high grade stainless steel Ice Tong, a high grade stainless steel 7oz hip flask, a high grade stainless steel flat opener and a high grade stainless steel peg measurer & shaker.

Priced at Rs.2,999, the Velleitie Portable Bar Set is exclusively handcrafted and considered a premium portable bar set which makes it an ideal option for gifting. A must have for outdoor events and picnics, Velleitie Portable Bar Set has been made in India. You can buy it from Amazon

Dynore Ds_1052 13 is a 13 piece bar set that’s been designed exquisitely to a good finish and comes in a premium quality black colored collection. Made of 100% stainless steel highly durable and resistant material, the bar set is both dishwasher and freezer safe. Priced at Rs.1,670, Dynore Ds_1052 13 bar set includes a cocktail shaker measuring 27 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm, a double-sided peg measurer measuring 6.5 x 7 cm, an ice tong measuring 15.5cm, an ice bucket measuring 16 x 15 cm, a wine cooler measuring 12 x 20 cm, a 7oz hip flash, a bottle opener, 6 x 6x 3 cm shot glasses x 2, a muddler, a pourer, a bottle opener and an ashtray. You can but it from Flipkart

Mensxp Matte Black Bartending Kit of 14 pieces is made of premium quality stainless steel and is impressively durable for bartending. With all the essential tools required for making lip-smacking Margaritas, cosmopolitans, the old fashioned Long Island Iced Teas or Manhattans, the Bar Box Men's Matte Bar Set serves as an ideal gift for your friends/family with a passion for mixology or in love with** cocktails and mocktails.

Priced at Rs.3,750, Bar Box Men's Matte Bar Set comes with a 2-sided peg measurer, 1 cocktail shaker with an inbuilt separator, an ice tong, a Swiss knife inspired wine opener, a stirrer, one strainer, a bar blade, 2 bottle stoppers, 1 muddler, 2 stainless steel drinking straws, a wooden stand and a cocktail recipe card. You can buy it from Mens XP

The Steel Copper Designer Barware Set from Indianartvilla is a set of 6 barware pieces which includes 2 wine glasses, an ice cooler, a cocktail shaker and ice bucket with ice tongs. The Steel Copper Designer Barware Set has glasses measuring 9.5” x 2”, the cooler measuring 8” x 8”, the shaker measuring 9.5" X 3.0" and ice bucket with dimensions measuring 5.5" X 5”.

An exclusively handcrafted product, the Steel Copper Designer Barware Set also comes with a Pitambari cleaning powder and an instructions booklet. The Steel Copper Designer Barware Set is priced at Rs.8,625 on Indian Art Villa

A premium cocktail making set with a 360° rotating turntable bracket, Bigamart’s 19-piece set with an acrylic plexiglass storage rack comes with tools and barware with specific slots. The 19-piece Cocktail Set includes a 240z shaker, an Ice Tong, a Muddler, 4 straws, a strainer, 3 pourers, a mixing spoon, 20/40ml Jigger, 15/30ml Jigger, a beer opener, a corkscrew, 3 stoppers, an Octagon storage tray and a drink recipe.

Made of high quality, food grade SS304 stainless steel, the 19-piece cocktail set has been designed delicately, and is made rust proof and leak proof. Priced at Rs.6,843, the 19-piece cocktail set makes for an organized barware set and comes with a year’s free replace/money-back warranty. It is available on Bigamart

Renowned as one of the major suppliers of Bar accessories and equipment, the Likortek Home Bar kit provides for supreme specialties and a premium bar experience. With a unique bar accessories set, the Likortek Home Bar Kit comes with a 2 liter glass beer growler which is freezer safe, a plastic beer bucket in green, a blue colored bar tray, coasters, a bar blade and a bar mat.

The Likortek Home Bar Kit is priced at Rs. 3,049. The Likortek Home Bar Kit is a chick and smart choice for barware that looks urban cool and is quite handy for a quick rendezvous with your friends even if on the move! It is available on Amazon

A classic bar set from JGG, this stainless steel barware set comes in a black ensemble of 4 shot glasses, a shot glass holder, a stainless steel hip flask measuring 230ml with a screw-down cap that’s attached, and an imported hip flask holder in stitched leather. Priced at Rs.623, the classical bar set has been branded in white colour over the black base with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Old no.7 brand credits.

The set is durable, strong and easy to clean with eco-friendly inclusions that are extremely light and portable. The Classical Bar Set in stainless steel is an excellent gift for men who like to enjoy their drinks on the move, playing games or during their adventure trips! It is available on Shop Clues

Be it shaken or stirred, enjoy your next Martini royally with Ellementry’s Ornate Brass Martini Glass Set. A handcrafted set that’s food safe and has been designed with the intent to revive the Indian culture, the Ornate Brass Martini Glass Set. Comes with 2 ornate brass martini glasses in Gold color, measuring 9.5 cm x 9.5 cm x 14 cm each (LxWxH). Since they are handcrafted, each glass is unique in its making and will make for a stunning barware display! The Ornate Brass Martini Glass Set of 2 (130ml each) is priced at Rs.2,790 and is available on Ellementary

An excellent combination of wine essentials that provide the ultimate bar experience to a wine enthusiast, Barworld’s Wine Essentials Set has been crafted stylishly with a lot of thought and assembled in an elegantly designed black gift box. The Wine Essentials Set from Barworld includes a professional 2-lever corkscrew, a stopper that also serves as a pump wine preserver, and 5 pieces of anti-drop pourers. Measuring 24 x 20 x 6 cm in dimensions, the wine essentials set is made in Stainless steel with rubber coating, in black and metallic colors and weighs about 550g. The Wine Essentials Set is priced at Rs.795 on Bar World India

Made in premium quality Leatherette, Trendhook Portable Leatherette Briefcase Bar Set includes 6 whiskey glasses placed in specific slots, a stainless steel cocktail shaker, a dual sided peg measurer, a hip flask in stainless steel, an ice tong, a stainless steel bottle opener, and an old fashioned glass scoop, all assembled perfectly in a portable leatherette briefcase in a premium finish with stackable slots. All contents in this Portable Leatherette Briefcase Bar Set are stain resistant. Trendhook’s Portable Leatherette Briefcase Bar Set is priced at Rs.4,398. You can buy it from Flipkart

Most people like their drinks in certain kinds of glasses, and a typical bar is packed with a wide range of glassware in varied styles for all kinds of tall, short, simple or fancy cocktails. However, for a home bar you really don’t need every type of glassware, just as long as you get the ones that can serve multiple drink categories. For a well-stocked bar, there’s a mix of ‘must haves’ and ‘nice to have around’ glasses.