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8
Slick
Tools
for
Mixing
drinks
in STYLE |
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8
corkscrew
For opening wine bottles. The
corkscrew on your
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Swiss army
knife will do in a pinch, but you can make
the job a lot easier by buying a proper corkscrew (the winged ones are
super-simple to use, albeit a little on the bulky side).
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plus a few fun extras
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You'll get by just fine without
either of these, but they do look kind of cool.
Ice crusher
Back in the 1950s, before freezers came with a
built-in icemaker/ice crusher unit, tabletop and wall-mounting ice
crushers were very popular. With retro being all the rage these days,
some companies have started making these manual ice crushers again …
personally, though, I prefer the vintage versions. Bartending
aficionados will tell you that ice should be cracked, not
crushed, but the ice you'll get using one of these is so roughly
crushed that each chunk of ice is closer to cracked, anyway.
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Pour spout 
Attach these to your liquor bottles and you’ll be able to pour
your drinks neatly and with flair.
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Thanks to the revival of the
cocktail craze, most of these items can be found quite easily for new,
at a reasonable price. For ultra-cool cachet, though, go vintage
... try to snag some super-cool fifties barware at estate sales (as
always, your best bet for true bargains), thrift shops and the
like, and you'll be able to mix drinks with ease, plus look mighty hip
in the process.
Print out a shopping
list
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