If you're anything like us, chances are, you've been drinking at home just a bit more during the pandemic, along with honing your skills as a bartender. Creating tasty cocktails in the comfort of your own home provides a great alternative to bar-hopping, and there's a certain satisfaction that comes with nailing your favorite drink recipes, too — especially while hosting!
When making craft cocktails at home, however, there are some tools you'll need on hand to prepare those libations. We did the research and found the best bar sets available for purchase online — and the best part is, each of these sets comes with every jigger, shaker, strainer, and spoon you'll need to basically open up your own home bar. (You'll just need to provide the spirits, of course.)
From copper-hued stunners to classic chrome and basic black, these bar sets stand out from the pack. Bottoms up!
Make the best martinis of your life with this classic set from Modern Mixology. Included in this pick are a shaker, jigger, strainer, bar mixing spoon, tongs, a bottle opener, and fun cocktail recipe cards.
All of the tools come in a sleek wooden stand to keep everything in one neat place on your home bar.
A good starter set, this 10-piece bar kit includes a silver shaker, strainer, long bar spoon, muddler, tongs, a wine key, a jigger, and speed-pour bottle nozzles to make tending super easy.
This sophisticated set includes a three-part shaker, a weighted stainless steel stand with a nonslip base, and six tools: a cocktail strainer, bar spoon, double-sided jigger, bottle opener, muddler, and ice tongs. It's made of solid walnut, marble, and stainless steel, with copper-plated accents — this is one sexy-AF bar set that also ticks all of the boxes.
If all you really need is a handful of essentials to make your fave drinks, then this five-piece set is definitely up your alley. It includes a frosted-glass shaker with pre-written recipes and measurements, plus a muddler, jigger, stirring spoon, and ice tongs.
Let's face it anyway: These are the tools that get the most mileage for the home bartender. This is truly the easiest and simplest set to use in our list.
The standout feature of this top-rated bar set is the funky, rounded bamboo holder that comes with the tools. We also like that this bar kit includes a wine key, two speed-pour bottle nozzles, and two stoppers to use for wine or liqueurs.
Slightly more souped-up than the others, this 18-piece set from X-cosrack features a chrome-black finish and literally all of the tools you'd ever need behind the bar. Plus, the stand rotates!
If everything in your home happens to be black, get a matching black bar set, duh! This sleek, understated bar tool set comes with all of the essentials, including a shaker, regular strainer, fine mesh strainer, bar spoon, jigger, and wine key.
If you love whiskey as much as we do, you should 100% own a set of whiskey stones. Luckily for you, this advanced 26-piece set includes three whiskey stones and a heavy-duty muddler for getting the most out of those fresh herbs this season. Mint julep, anyone?
Making Moscow Mules at home this spring? Match your bar set with your Moscow Mule mug via this pretty rose gold set. We love the straws that are included, and the acrylic stand gives it a sleek, modern touch, too. It makes a super cute hostess or housewarming gift.
We like how petite and minimal this basic bartender kit from Highball & Chaser is. It fits right into the corner of smaller home bar setups, and it can even be nuzzled into a countertop corner if you're really pinched on space.
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The fact that this well-curated set comes with two shakers (a glass shaker with millimeter markings, plus a traditional stainless steel shaker) is what makes it a standout, especially for newbies or those hosting for larger groups. We like that it also just includes the basics (none of the fluffy extras), so that your experience is as straightforward as possible.
Slightly longer at 14 inches, this wooden bar stand will take up a significant amount of space on top of your home bar ... but it’s an all-inclusive package. We like that this 23-piece set also includes a handy velvet carrying case, just in case you want to take your skills with you on the go.
Danielle St. PierreSenior Food & Drink EditorDanielle is the former food & drink editor for BestProducts.com, where she put her knowledge as a cocktail consultant and connoisseur to use; her work can also be spotted on Thrillist, Food & Wine, and Delish.
Eunice Lucero-LeeSenior EditorEunice Lucero-Lee is the Senior Editor for Best Products, and is a beauty, astrology, and pop culture obsessive whose work has been featured in publications such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, The Numinous, and woman&home, among many others.
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