How to shop for a bar on a BUDGET
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 7. 06. 2024
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Today Iâm showing you what bottles Iâd buy to build out my bar - on a budget! Buying alcohol for your bar can get expensive pretty quickly, and I know a lot of people can relate, so I gave myself a strict $100 budget to go out and buy some bottles I could start a home bar with. This was trickier than it sounds because I couldn't get every bottle I wanted! I then gave myself an additional $100 to expand upon the list - you'd think this would make things easier, but it wasn't. I didn't always go for the cheapest options, and I didn't buy in bulk (that's where the real value is). In some cases I went with higher quality in smaller volumes because I use those ingredients as modifiers in smaller measurements. In the end I came in under budget to get the bottles I needed to make some of my favorite cocktails (recipes listed below)! Of course, cater your list to the drinks you enjoy or want to explore - but here's the direction I took things. Cheers!
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TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
$100 Core List: 2:05
Shaker & Spoon: 7:40
$200 Expansion Pack: 8:54
Cocktail Examples (List 1): 13:16
Cocktail Examples (List 2): 14:13
Sign off: 15:17
1. THE DAIQUIRI (Video: âą THE DAIQUIRI - a must ... )
2 oz. (60 ml) Rum
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water)
Lime wheel garnish
2. QUEENâS PARK HOTEL SUPER COCKTAIL (Video: âą The Queen's Park Hotel... )
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Rum
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz. (15 ml) fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) homemade grenadine
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Lime twist garnish
3. SCOFFLAW (Video: âą The Scofflaw! | the or... )
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Rye Whiskey
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Dry Vermouth
1/2 oz. (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) homemade grenadine
2 dashes orange bitters
Expressed orange peel garnish
4. MANHATTAN (Video: âą How to Make a Manhatta... )
2 oz. (60 ml) Rye Whiskey
1 oz. (30 ml) Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Cocktail cherries for garnish
5. MARTINI (Video: âą How to make a MARTINI ... )
2 oz. (60 ml) Gin
1 oz. (30 ml) Dry Vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters
Expressed lemon peel or olives for garnish
6. SIDECAR (Video: âą How I Make a Sidecar |... )
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Cognac
1 oz. (30 ml) Orange Liqueur
1/2 oz. (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
Sugared rim garnish
7. WHITE LADY (Video: âą How To Make The White ... )
1.5 oz. (45 ml) GIn
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Orange Liqueur
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) semi-rich simple syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water)
1 egg white OR 3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) aquafaba (chickpea water)
Expressed lemon oil
8. 12 MILE LIMIT (Video: âą How To Make A 12 Mile ... )
1 oz. (30 ml) Rum
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Rye Whiskey
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Cognac
1/2 oz. (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. (15 ml) homemade grenadine
Expressed lemon peel garnish
9. NEGRONI (Video: âą The Negroni and the Am... )
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Gin
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Campari
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Sweet Vermouth
Expressed orange peel garnish
10. VIEUX CARRĂ (Video: âą How to Make a Vieux Ca... )
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Rye Whiskey
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Cognac
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Bénédictine DOM
2 dashes Peychaudâs bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Expressed lemon oil
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Let me know what bottles would make your list! Always curious what's available in other places đ€
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Evan Williams White Label
Cutty Sark (not as complex as Monkey Shoulder, but cheaper in my area)
Sobieski (so my wife can mix her sweet vodka drinks)
Dolin Blanc (if I can't get sweet & dry, I'll split the difference)
Angostura bitters
Campari
NB: if I knew an affordable demarara rum, I'd happily add a Queen's Park Swizzle to my affordable cocktail list, but I don't especially reach for rums.
Iâve been using Clement Creole Shrubb in place of orange liqueurs in my cocktails and loving it, but I am a rhum geek.
Does Shaker. And Spoon ship overseas? Specifically to Australia?
I wish YT was around when I bought booze for my first place. This would have come in handy.
Right now my first 3 purchases would be geared toward the drink I make most: The Vesper. Donât think less of me, I just like big boozy drinks. If Iâm going to just have 1 a night, I want it to really be 2 a night in 1 glass. I might choose Cocchi Americano over Lillet though.
My strategy wasn't to buy everything at once. Rather, it was "Hey, I wanna make on Old Pal. What do I need for that?" Then a bit later "I've got some Campari now, what else can I make with that?" And so on. Now, a year or so later, I've got loads of bottles. I also think I'm helping keep Campari in business.
Love it. Probably the most organic way to build it out - learn as you go. Cheers!
My strategy exactly! That's also how I ended up with a $80 bottle of Absinthe and then spent days looking for more recipes đ
That was my strategy too and still are.
The problem are those bottles that are just sitting there collecting dust right now.
Buying and indian rum was a huge misstake of mine since it is very sweet and tastes like burnt butter.
I wish I had employed that strategy, I just went to Costco and stocked full of stuff I knew the name of and now I have about 10 bottles I almost never touch. Now I do exactly as you said, if there is a cocktail I really liked or want to try I would go get a bottle if I donât have it
Not to downplay how much Campari you buy my friend, but holy, as someone who has worked events for them, that company has so much money. Throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars at month long events etc. It's out of this world.
Love the âget what you want to drinkâ approach. Drinking can be so social and I like to pamper my loved ones, so when I started a home bar, I found myself gravitating to spirits friends/family enjoyed so I could offer them something when they stopped by. Donât get me wrong, those bottles have been handy but I can say confidently that Iâm never without a bottle of tequila now. Iâm the only one who drinks it but I love a margarita and I will not deprive myself of what I love. đ đ
âCampari offers some bitter notesâ you mean it tastes like the essence of pure bitterness for 45 seconds?? Love the content as always Anders, thank you for everything you do!
But it's soooooo good.
More like licking an orange flavored ashtray ⊠and liking it!
@@kevinmckevinson8059 chewing on an orange peel would be more accurate
If Campari is too bitter the go to substitute is Aperol. Itâs usually sold right next to Campari and I prefer it. But sometimes ya just gotta stick with the Campari.
@@JonMoralesLA you really canât replace Campari with Aperol in a cocktail though
A rabbi, a priest and a minister walk into a bar and say, tequila please. The bartender looks up and says "Sorry, Anders only had $200 bucks." Please tell me your next bottle would have been blanco tequila. I hate budgets. My happy bar begins with a bottle of tequila.
Literally used this verbatim to make a cocktail kit raffle basket. It really went over well. There's a drink for everyone here, it's great đ
"No judgement, just, maybe eat" may be the funniest sentence I have heards in months
As others have done, I too built my bar organically as a recipe called for it. Thanks for the great recipes, Anders! And an orange/herbal liqueur video would be great!
Outstanding video! So glad you included 10 drink recipes using the bottles you bought. Super helpful- thank youđđ»
Just made homemade grenadine this past week because of your channel, far and away better⊠and I had to do it sans rose water. Excited to try a few more cocktails with it on this list.
I don't know how many hours of my life I've spent watching cocktail videos, but this was BY FAR the very best video ever. I wish i had seen something like this when i first started. The cocktails laid out followed by ghe recipes all so elegantly laid out. Gaaah damn that was genius. Big props man. Keep it up, because your have a wonderful channel going
Anders is the best. I'm subbed to quite a few of these kind of channels but this man is the most helpful and also the most entertaining. Thanks for the great content brudda
amazing video, very informative and just what some of us needed...cheers from Costa Rica!
I absolutely LOVE this video and the idea behind it. Thank you very much for putting it out - it really is the struggle for us first-time cocktail makers. Personally, as a Brazilian living in France, I went with Cachaça (somewhat equivalent to Rum for cocktail purposes), Calvados (Apple Brandy)/Cognac and Gin as spirits, Cointreau/Marie Brizard and Lillet for modifiers and Ango for bitters, this for my lower-tier budget list. Now I'll definitely try and add some Bénédictine and Rye - so hard to find Rye here though! Thanks for the video, Anders and Az! Have a great weekend y'all, cheers!
Great info. I never put too much thought into the modifiers until I started watching your channel. Now I'm making some of the classics.
This is probably one of the best and most helpful bar videos I have watched! Epic job!
Thank you for all the helpful tips! They have come in handy with my new found love of making drinks. love your videos.
Iâve been looking for this !! Always excited to hear your opinion. Thanks for the knowledge đ
Love your videos! Years ago I wanted to get rid of my bottles to make room for whisky and found you and a few other excellent bartenders here on CZcams and started making cocktails. The result was even more bottles being bought and now we make cocktails every weekend! Less space for my whiskyâs but me and the wife loves it so itâs a win. Even though I have everything on your list itâs still interesting to see what you buy and the reason behind it. These videos also helps when spreading to word of the cocktail đđž
Keep up the good work, love from Sweden!
Your first video on building a bar helped me so much as a beginner with next to no knowledge about building my own range at home. Thank you for this follow up it's still just as good.
I love this video, and would like to point out that the 10 cocktails you made with this batch of bottles are basically the first 10 I learned to make from this very channel, so I basically built my bar organically in this exact order based on those videos. (And I will never let my bar be without the components of a 12 Mile Limit, so cheers for that.. ;)
I like the idea of having an orange liqueur video! I always thought you could swap triple secs with curacaos... but maybe you can't? I don't know. I'm excited to find out when you do your video! đ
Just bought my first lot of bottles, I'm very new to cocktails, but there's a lot of stuff on this channel that sounds great and you explain how to make them in a very easy to follow way. cheers
Absolutely love these videos! Thank you!
I would absolutely love to see a video on orange liqueurs and all the differences and nuances!! Definitely looking forward to that video!! Also, now I have more cocktails to try out thanks to this video! Love the content as always, keep it up!
Wow! Just one of your best videos to date. You deftly converted $100 and $200 into a very meaningful and practical bar. And your 10-cocktail flex at the end reminded me of why it was always such a joy to have a session while you were behind the bar. When friends ask me about starting a home bar, I have often referred them to Rogue Cocktails (if they can find a copy). But this video will be another first mention, especially for friends who don't want to get started without committing to an excessive spend. Really nice!
Thanks, Ronnie! Had a lot of fun coming up with this list. Great call on Rogue Cocktails!
That was -retry awesome! Love this format, love learning about different spirit options
Thank you so much for doing this. I plan on sharing this with a few people who have told me that they don't know where to begin. It also reminded me of some great choices that don't break the bank. Oh and YES! an orange liqueur video would be great. Cheers! đ
Anders thanking Anders for taking the sponsor! Love it! These moments make your content very enjoyable
Wonderful video and extremely helpful! Also, I came here after seeing the one about orange liquers, so I didn't wait a minute!! Cheers for all the tips you give us! I'm a beginner bartender and I usually come to your channel to seek useful informations, you're incredibily clear and exhaustive!
Awesome!!! Enjoy your well thought out videos.... Learning a lot, being a cigar fan, enjoy the pairings! Thx you my fellow Chicagoen...
This is such an informative video. Thank you so much for making this â€
What a great video! Great way to start setting up a home bar, was kind of the issue I was running into with all the bottles that I wanted haha. Thank you for the awesome content, as always!
Thanks Anders - Happy Easter - Cheers!
Great idea and educational video. Thank you! Also, very cool to see a pro in action.
As a professional bartender, I really enjoy your channel and content. Thanks!
I really like the way you presented this one (as usual). I built out my bar based on a) what I already had and b) the cocktails that appealed to me. I've learned so much in the last couple years, and especially from your content. One huge, huge, huge thing is that many folks will ask for premier spirits in cocktails, which can be valid or completely unnecessary depending on the drink. Great cocktails can be made from cheap(er) ingredients, as you constantly demonstrate. Thanks!
I can't count the number of 12 Mile Limits I have made, but I will tell you there are speed pourers on a few bottles...
My go-to bourbon is 4 Roses @ $25 for a 750mL.
This was a fabulous video! Would love to see an even deeper dive for base spirits/ what bottles and styles of each can expand the range of basic cocktails. As a mostly bourbon/rye person I keep seeing interesting bottles (different ages, finishing barrels, rye levels/mashbills, etc.) and wondering how to best work those into cocktails. Keep up the great work you two!
Dang what an awesome video! Loved the time lapse for all the cocktails too
I've been building my bar over time. When I restore the basics I'll splurge on one or two specialty ingredients. Yesterday it was Galliano. Everytime I get home from the shop my range of cocktail possibilities expands.
I have been watching for some time now and I will tell you that I have become the go to guy for the drinks when my friends have weekend meet ups. They really love the Espresso Martini made with Mr Black. I appreciate you putting in your time for the fans
If you've ever worked for a large retailer, shelf space, particularly at eye level and above, is all paid for by the distributors. And the product there is more profitable than the stuff on the lower shelf. Every month, retailers get something that used to be called a Planogram (a Kmart idea) which shows where everything is supposed to be on shelves.
Brilliant. Cheers, Robert!
My bar has grown quite a bit over the last two years of the pandemic. So I wondered what new thing I would learn from this video. And I did! I never thought about the wisdom of buying the smaller bottles of vermouth to maintain freshness. Brilliant! Will do! Thank you!
i dont really comment videos but i just want to say thank you for your content ! Love it ! Wish you the best !
This was awesome! I really, really, really would love to see the orange liqueur comparison sooner rather than later! đ
Well done Anders! One of your better videos to date. It really doesn't take too much to make great cocktails!
Cheers, Robert!
Mind. Blown. Seriously, thank you!
This is so helpful!! I know you laughed about keeping vermouth in the fridge, but i'd really like to know those types of things. Thanks again!
What a great video, certainly unexpected, I've been building great cocktails for my wife and I thanks to you both! Also loved to see your take on a martini even if just for a minute, I'll be waiting for that video as long as it takes, cheers!
What an excellent video! I love how non-snooty you are. Cocktails for all!
the Old Overholt red cap was part of a greater branding "refresh" by Beam-Suntory back in 2020. Attributes of the labeling changed along with the red cap. Early bottlings of Old Overholt in the 19th century were supposed sealed with red. The other big change is that the liquid inside is now 86 proof (rather than 80) and now bears a non-chill filtered statement.
I was just about to comment this! It is different than what it used to be. Taste seems off, but the old bottle of old (lol) overholt was quite good, and damn good for the money.
I really enjoyed this video. I'm enjoying retirement and building my first home bar. Excellent tips in this one. Cheers
Great video for beginners specially for speaking roughly about the âcategoriesâ, got a new subscriber :)
This is fantastically helpful, thank you.
Great video! Thank you for this, Anders
You Are The KING of Bartenders! Respect to You Anders!! Always 'Informative'...& Entertaining! Cheers Your Canadian Bartender!
Excellent video idea and so useful, really shows what you can do if youâre not buying the top shelf
Great two tiered choices, Anders! Anyone, for under $100 & following your 5 basic cocktails can impress. I used thrift store cocktail books to get started but your suggestions would have saved me considerable time.
Thank you for this road map to cocktail making!
Thank you Anders and Az for such amazing quality videos! Made the El Presidente last night and loved it đ
Love that drink. Cheers!
@@AndersErickson cheers!
I had a banner night last weekend and had a bijoux, a vieux carre and a Martinez. That was definitely too many cocktails for me but it was fun.
Man, you are amazingđ I'm really grateful I found you on yt. A lot of useful knowledge. And you are really cool guyđđđđ
Really great video! Would you be cool if you did another video on even more cocktails that you can make with the $100 budget as well as the expanded $200 budget.
Anders and Az, love your videos. Hope to bump into you in Binny's one day, but seeing that I'm not downtown, I doubt it. Also, no Old Fashioned in your cocktail list?!?!? You had everything you needed!!! Have a great year!
love the list. haven't tried many of these but well rounded to start making drinks. thanks
The "Thank you, Anders" got a hearty chuckle out of me.
Glad to see Benedictine mentioned! It makes many delicious drinks
Great lists - you can make a lot of stuff with that for a starter bar!
Just the video I needed for this weekend! Amazing channel, one of CZcamsâs best. Really looking forward to the video on orange liqueurs đđ
Great video, thank you Anders!
Love your content! Been watching for awhile, and your presentation of a sponsor is by far the best IÂŽve seen on any channel : to the point, informational, and I love the hands-on-approach. Also, you seem like a really nice human (same goes for your missus)
Hi, I love all your Videos. They are clear understabdable. You're a very sympathic guy. Wish the best for future
Hey Anders, I always loved cocktails and this week I decided to start building my bar, all based on your videos.I am on a very tight budget. Shopping list so far. A cocktail set 14 EUR (shaker, jigger, mixer, filter and tongs). My first bottles, Evan Mills Black Label 16 EUR, Angostura Bitters 15EUR, Espolon Reposado 100 Agave 27 EUR and Cointreau 23EUR. This is for my favourites - Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour and Margaritas. Next on the list is a sweet vermouth for the Manhattans , after that I am going for a London Dry Gin and Campari, for Gin based cocktails like Negroni, tonic, etc.
Love this! Hope itâs going well
This video was great đđŒ thanks for the brilliant drink ideas. Iâve built my bar slowly over time and can say that I have a good number of the same bottles you noted for each budget amounts. I actually got Green Chartreuse (small bottle) a few weeks ago (was making The Last Word) and paid close to $30. Also got Drambuie to make the Rusty Nail (thanks to one of your videos!) As far as bourbons, I like to have Elijah Craig Small batch around and it solid for about $22-25. Looking forward to more similar types of videos using different budget amounts. Cheers đ„
I think this is the first time Iâve ever watched a YT video with an ad in it and didnât skip over the ad. Your amazing and so is your content âŒïžđ„Č
Thanks so much for this video! Tons of help!
Great video! Very practical!
This is awesome! Once weâre settled into our new home, and we are done paying for the wedding Iâm going to have to try to get my bar started like this!
Mi dude you have a great vibe thank you for your videos
It seems like the Anders Erickson cocktail book must be released soon. The recipes looks good. Keep up the good work.
This is the best video ever made for anyone starting out!!!
Hey Anders!
This video is fantastic, and has helped me get to a point to make a bunch of classic cocktails!
I have recently had a spike in interest in tiki drinks, mostly because of your tiki videos.
I was wondering, would you be able to put together a similar list but with the different rum categories needed to make most tiki drinks?
Just a thought, thanks again for all the helpful videos!
Great learningsâŠthanks Anders!
Dude! Great video. Really enjoy your channel and making the cocktails you share. PS, my friends also love when I make your cocktails for them too! Cheers Anders! đčđ„
I appreciate this channel. Fantastic starter bar list!!!
Soo well done!
This is actually a great video!!
Thank you for this video!!
YES to the orange liqueurs! Would love to hear your takes on Cointreau, O3, Gran Gala, Gran Marnier, Triple Sec, etc.
Did...did you just lowkey made your first Martini on the channel? Wow, that was totally unexpected! Would have to try that recipe, I always wanted to know how you make the Martini! Content-wise, this video was superb! Cheers, Anders and Az! Have a good weekend!
I did. Maybe that's just a teaser though đ Cheers, Dimitar!
Ditto about the Martini! I noticed that right away. Have wondered how you make it many times. Happy to say that the recipe given is exactly how I make it! Also noticed a Daquiri in the list, which I can never get close to. Will definitely try these proportions. Thank you, Anders and Az! I love your channel!
New to cocktails (been a beer and cider guy that only drank old fashions when I drank liquor). I tried to follow your list, but called a few audibles. For the rum I got a highly recommended rum called George Ocean Gold Rum. The sweet vermouth is Rivata and they also did not have the Orange Liquor you mentioned so I got another one at roughly the same price point (cant recall off the top of my head). The DOM down here at total wine was a little more expensive, but the bottles all together were right at $202 (They also had green Chartreuse for like $60) I have to say the Vieux Carre is now my favorite cocktail too and I am having fun trying new things. Thanks for your channel. I have 3 favorite bar channels (though you are #1) but I also love Educated Barfly and How to Drink. Thanks for all you do.
Another great video. So useful. đ
Lovely video, added to the play later for when I start my bar!
Also, could you do a video on brandy in the future? I can find barely any content on it.
Recently had both a brandy and cognac, and man did I enjoy them, great thing to drink when not going for whisk(e)y. But would love to get some content on it!
The little bottles are great for trying things to decide if you like them. I bought a small bottle of gin, tried it in a few cocktails and decided it isnât for me. I may someday circle back around and try again, but for now, I am ok with the rest of the cocktail world.
On the other hand, I bought a $6 for 1L bottle of orange liqueur and it was awful. Trying a tiny bottle of Cointreau made all the difference and then I knew to spend the money for a decent orange liqueur.
Can confirm about the tubs of grenadine! I have a big batch of your recipe sitting in my freezer right now.
Love this list
Anders could you make a video that details what is shelf stable and what isnât? Keep up the great work.
This is the ultimate video I was searching for ! Genial đ€©
Yourâre absolutely right on the Cinzano pronunciation. Chapeaux
Hey Anders, first of all - Happy Holidays!
I follow your cocktail channel for quite a long time now and I love it. I already tried a lot of your cocktails and also served them to my friends. They loved it and they love you as well! :)
You mentioned in this video, that you will do a separate video about orange liquors one day. Are you still considering making a video about it? Would love to hear your opinion on the different types and brands of orange liquors.
Cheers from Switzerland!
Anders I have sent this video to a few young people who are trying to build up a bar and they love it!! Your put so much work in to this!! I am impressed and it is so valuable!! The young people building a bar love the classic cocktails!! Great to know about Gordon's!! I have never had it. But I will try it!! The 750ml bottle of Cinzano rocks!! :-) Okay the $200 category is also amazing!! Wow!! I have a high end bar but it is amazing what people can compile for $100 or $200!! I would love a whole video on orange liqueurs!! I can't find the small bottle of Benedictine. But I found a small bottle of green Chartreuse!! This is fun!! You made spectacular cocktails on the budgets!!