By Emma Hearst
Published 2024
When it comes to cocktails, simple is best and quality is key. Invest in solid barware and glasses. You’ll need two sturdy, no-fuss all-stainless shakers, a mixing glass, a barspoon, a strainer, a jigger that feels good in the hand, a set of great all-purpose coupes, a set of great highball glasses, and a set of great rocks glasses.
Don’t subscribe to recipes that use seventeen ingredients. They will just give you a headache to make as much as a headache after. Skip the gimmicks. Keep your beverage very alcohol-forward. That’s my kind of drink.
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