Barware
Measure pour, shake, and stir like a pro with our favorite barware equipment, plus the wine glasses you really need.
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I Tested 10 Wine Racks to Find the Best Ones and My Winner Is Super Versatile
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Dry, Shaken, Stirred: We Talked to Experts to Find the Best Bar Carts
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I’m a Former Bartender—Here’s What I Stock My Bar Cart With
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We Tested Whiskey Glasses to Find the Three Best for Single Pours and Mixed Drinks
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How to Taste Whisky the Right Way
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Why the Porrón Is the Drinking Vessel You Need in Your Life
The Best Cocktail Shakers, According to Our (Shaken, Not Stirred) Tests
Bartesian vs. Bev: How Well Do Cocktail Machines Work?
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We Tested 13 Wine Decanters and Came Away with Two Favorites
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Does Your Beer Glass Really Matter? We Consulted a Beer Expert to Find Out
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We Put 8 Bar Spoons to the Test—Here Are Our Favorites for Mixing Up Drinks
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The Rocco Wine Fridge Is Ridiculously Cool-Looking and Can Even Keep Track of What's Stored Inside It
We Tested 12 Cobbler Shakers to Find the Best Ones for Shaken Cocktails
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This Clear Ice Maker Gives My Cocktail Game a Glow-Up
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We Opened Dozens of Bottles of Wine to Find the Best Electric Corkscrews
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We Talked to Sommeliers and Experts to Find 6 Wine Fridges for Every Budget and Space
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I Tested 10 Jiggers for Making Cocktails— Here Are My Favorite Models
We Tested 8 Sphere Ice Molds and Found Two We Recommend
We Tested 9 Coupe Glasses to Find the Best Ones for All Sorts of Cocktails
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A Chamber Vacuum Sealer Quickly Infuses Spirits, Opening Up a World of Cocktail Opportunities
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We Tested 9 Hawthorne Strainers and Landed on Two Favorites
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Our Favorite Smoking Gun from Breville Will Amp Up Your Cocktail Game
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I Tested 8 Stemless Wine Glasses to Find the Best Ones for Reds, Whites, and Beyond
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We Tested 9 Muddlers to See Which Ones Were Best for Making Cocktails
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To Find the Best Cocktail Smokers, I Smoked Tequila, Whiskey, and a Dozen Oysters
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All of Your Wine Decanter Questions, Answered
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We Tested 12 Boston Shakers–Here’s How Our Favorites Shake Out
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Twist and Pop! I Opened 50 Bottles of Wine to Find the Five Best Wine Openers
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We Tested 15 Universal Wine Glasses—Here Are Our Nine, Sommelier-Approved Favorites
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Cocktail 101: Measuring Utensils
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A Guide To Cocktail Glassware
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The Best Champagne Glass Is a Wine Glass
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Homebrewing: Essentials for Your First Brew
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Cocktail 101: Tools You Do Not Need
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Finally, a Tool for Making Totally Clear Ice Spheres
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The Very Best, Bubbliest Soda Makers According to Our Tests
The Fastest Way to Chill a Cocktail Glass
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Cocktail 101: Troubleshooting Your Boston Shaker
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The Flux Capacitor: A Tool for Better Beer on Tap
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The Best Spirits to Give Your Dad This Father's Day
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Beer Glassware: Does it Really Matter?
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How to Keg Your Homebrew: Troubleshooting Tips