Bar Equipment

Bar Tools

Everything that works behind the bar, from the shaker to the jigger and on to the tools for ice, citrus and garnish. This is the section that equips the bartender: choose by job, build your station and refine the style. Below you will find the full map of every category.

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Bartender equipment: a map for kitting out your bar

Setting up a cocktail station is not about buying lots of objects. It is about building a system where every tool has a job and a place. This section holds everything a bartender uses, for a new bar counter, an upgrade or a single piece for a specific technique. Below is the map by category, with a link to the detailed guide for each one.

Luxury leather bartender kit bag with a set of bartender tools

Kitting out properly is the first step of the trade. The Luxury Leather Bartender Kit Bag holds a matching set of tools, protected and ready to travel, from a fixed bar to off-site service: the starting point for building your station.

Mixing: the core of the drink

These are the tools that give the cocktail its shape. The shaker for shaken drinks, the mixing glass for stirred ones and the bar spoon to stir are the three to start from.

Measuring and straining

Precision and a clean drink start here: the jigger to measure, the strainer to strain and pourers for a consistent pour from every bottle.

The station and the pour

Speed comes from organisation. The speed rail for bottles, speed bottles for prep, the bar mat for the build zone, the garnish station and bar organisers for consumables.

Citrus, cutting and opening

Fresh prep has its own tools: the hand squeezer and the citrus press for juice, chopping boards and knives for garnishes, the glass rimmer for rims and bottle openers.

Ice

Ice is an ingredient in its own right, with its own kit: ice accessories with moulds and working tools, ice scoops to handle it safely and tongs for cubes and garnishes.

Aroma, technique and style

The finishing touch and the identity of the bar: the muddler to crush, bitters bottles and atomisers for aroma, oak barrels for barrel ageing, the flair bottle for the show, and for the look of the bar coasters, straws and bar clothing. To keep opened sparkling wine there are wine accessories.

Kitting out in one go

To start without mistakes, or as a gift, the bartender kit brings together the essentials in a matching set, and bartender bags protect and carry them.

Where to start

If you are starting from scratch, begin with the mixing core: shaker, jigger, strainer, bar spoon and mixing glass. Then build the station with a speed rail and a garnish station, and add ice, citrus and the style pieces last. A craft cocktail bar soon adds the tools for aroma and hand-cut ice as well, and those show on the menu.

Frequently asked questions

What do you need to set up a bar from scratch?

Start with the mixing core: shaker, jigger, strainer, bar spoon and mixing glass. Then add the station with a speed rail, speed bottles and a garnish station, the tools for ice and citrus, and the style details last. A bartender kit gives you the matching essentials in one purchase.

What are a bartender's core tools?

The shaker for shaken drinks, the jigger to measure, the strainer, the bar spoon to stir and the mixing glass for stirred drinks. The rest of the station is built around these five, depending on the venue and its volumes.

How do you choose equipment for the type of venue?

A high-volume bar puts speed and durability first, with Boston shakers, free-flow pourers and wide speed rails. A speakeasy or craft cocktail bar looks for tools that also look the part, and for aroma, hand-cut ice and barrel ageing kit. Off-site service adds kits, bags and portable bars.

What is the difference between mixing and service equipment?

Mixing equipment, such as the shaker, jigger and strainer, builds the cocktail. Service and station equipment, such as the speed rail, bar mat, garnish station and consumables, organises the bar and keeps the work fast and tidy. A professional station needs both.

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