HOMBRE Gift Guide: The Perfect Bar
07 Dec 2021 by HOMBRE in Cuisine, Decorating, General, Gift Guide, Home, Pleasure, Products, Spirits, Technology
For this holiday season we have brought you some of our favorite spirits to add to your gift list. And if you want to enhance your bar and elevate your craft cocktails to a higher level, keep reading. Consider the items below to make the most of any celebration.
THE BARTESIAN COCKTAIL MAKER
Hosting a party just got easier. With the Bartesian Cocktail Maker, you can experience the quality ingredients and premium pours you’d expect from a cocktail lounge in your own home – all at the touch of a button. You’ll get professional mixologist-crafted cocktails in seconds.
The process is simple. Bartesian cocktail capsules are created by master mixologists and include fresh ingredients for favorite drinks like margaritas, whiskey sours and old-fashioneds. Fill the Bartesian with your favorite brands of: Vodka, Tequila, Whiskey, Gin or Rum, as well as water. Then, insert your desired Bartesian cocktail capsule, which contains all the premium natural ingredients including real juice concentrates, bitters, extracts, and mixers that would otherwise need to be individually sourced, purchased, and stored. Once the capsule is inserted, the cocktail is immediately identified via barcode and suggests the proper glassware on the user interface touchscreen.You can customize the pour strength of the drink ranging from mocktail to strong, then simply press ‘Mix.’The Bartesian is equipped with interchangeable reservoirs to store your favorite spirits for ready-to-make drinks at your convenience.
Bartesian is the first ever cocktail maker to use capsuled flavors with your choice of spirits for premium cocktails at home. Classic cocktail capsules are available including Cosmopolitan, Margarita, Whiskey Sour, Sex on the Beach, Old Fashioned, Sazerac, Boulevardier, Manhattan, Long Island Iced Tea, and signature drinks including the Uptown Rocks and Rum Breeze. For the holiday season there are several specialty premium cocktails. Aside from less ingredients to clean up and store, Bartesian provides an automatic rinse after each cocktail to keep each drink tasting its best.
Besides the practicality it will also add to your decor. The Bartesian has a European inspired design featuring a textured finish and stainless-steel accents. It will fit perfectly on your counter, bar cart or pool deck, adding a modern look to any space.
For more information visit www.bartesian.com ($349.00)
PROCTOR SILEX BLENDER
If you still opt to mix your own craft cocktails you’ll need the right houseware. This Proctor Silex Blender is a durable, high-quality, easy to use blender made for the job. It has all the great features you want to perfectly blend ingredients, without extras you don’t need. You’ll find simple, intuitive, multi-speed controls and fewer parts to wear out, to efficiently mix cocktails, or blend ingredients for great tasting sauces, side dishes, or protein shakes.
It’s backed by a lengthy 3 year limited warranty. With 950 watts of peak power, this blender effortlessly blends frozen fruit, ice and tough ingredients. You can create creamy smoothies and whole juices, chop vegetables for salsa, puree soups, and more in this blender.The 52 oz. MultiBlend blending jar is durable and versatile to handle frozen foods and hot liquids. It’s designed to withstand extreme temperature ranges. And engineered to minimize motor noise for quieter blending. The glass jar, leak-proof lid and blades are dishwasher safe.
The design, with clean lines and curves, only adds to its appeal.
For more information visit www.proctorsilex.com ($59.99)
BLENDJET 2
For simpler cocktails, quick easy protein shakes, and sauces the BlendJet 2 is up to the task. This is the next generation of the original portable blender.
BlendJet 2 new blending technology creates a tornado effect that blasts ingredients into the back of the jar 275 times per second, resulting in dramatically faster and better blending. You’ll make smoothie bar-quality beverages, silky-smooth protein shakes, top-shelf mixed drinks and creamy frozen lattes, plus milkshakes, slushies, baby food, dips, dressings, sauces and so much more.
With a double-press of the power button, BlendJet 2 transforms into a powerful food processor that pulverizes veggies, fruits, nuts and more. Tasty guacamole, pesto, salsa and hummus can be made in mere seconds. It’s equipped with a waterproof USB-C port and delivers 15+ blends per charge. At 16 oz, the jar has measurement markings to ensure ingredients are perfectly portioned. On the blender base, a ring of light around the power button illuminates and animates to indicate the blending mode (Blend, Pulse, or Lock Mode), as well as battery level while charging.
BlendJet has also created JetPack Ready-to-Blend Smoothies, developed in partnership with the culinary experts behind some popular beverages. Each single-serving JetPack is loaded with the freshest fruits and veggies picked at peak ripeness and then freeze-dried, locking in all the flavors you love for a rich, creamy smoothie — no fridge required. Options include Banana Blueberry, Mocha Chia, Green Peach Ginger, Raspberry Dragon Fruit, Mango Matcha and Tropical Blue.
BlendJet 2 comes in 16 vibrant colors with a design that complements your style.
For more information visit https://BlendJet.com ($59.99)
PureWine
No more headaches or other side effects that come after enjoying a glass of wine. PureWine offers two unique filtration systems that eliminate the histamines and sulfites that cause wine allergies without altering the flavor of your delicious reds and whites. $11.99
VinOStream Wine Aerator and Dispenser
The fastest and easiest way to aerate and dispense wine
Dispenser draws up and filters wine into the glass, exposing the liquid to air to achieve fine aeration for softened flavors and enhanced aromas
Fits most wine bottles, For red and white wines
Available at: www.corkpops.com $28
VinOice Wine Chiller
Wine chiller keeps chilled wine at the optimum drinking temperature
Allows for drip free pouring with one hand. Pouring spout features a gravity lid and soft rubber stopper for a tight seal
For use with red or white wines
To use: simply place the stainless steel chill rod in the freezer for at least 30 minutes
Available at: www.corkpops.com $28.
Well Told – Personalized Etched Map Barware & Drinkware
Enjoy your cocktail with style! Up the ante in your barware and drinkware with Well Told’s customizable etched glasses.
Pick from any city, college, map or even the cosmos. Well Told makes it easy to remember the places you’ve been and is the perfect gift to keep memories alive. Price: varies