Bar Buy List

$24.95 · NC 49-116 · .75L · 80 proof · 1 bottle

18 oz split-base partner for the blackberry-peach tests and winning party batch.

$19.95 · NC 47-288 · .75L · 82.4 proof · 1 bottle

7 oz split-base partner; adds brightness and lift to the fruit.

$20.85 · NC 62273 · .75L · 22 proof · 1 bottle

Test the spiced blackberry-peach rum punch; one bottle covers the test and a winning batch.

$30.95 · NC 42-613 · .75L · 90 proof

Utility gin for Bee’s Knees, Gimlets, Collinses, and citrus highballs.

Substitutes

Plymouth

Bluecoat

Citadelle

$34.95 · NC 23-564 · .75L · 94 proof

Utility bourbon for Low Lantern, Kentucky Maid, sours, and Old Fashioneds.

$49.95 · NC 47-101 · .75L · 80 proof

Soft aged rum for Rum Old Fashioneds, Rum Manhattans, and sipping.

$30.95 · NC 22-585 · .75L · 90 proof

Preferred rye for Sazeracs and the general rye slot.

Substitutes

Elijah Craig Straight Rye

Old Overholt

$41.95 · NC 64-215 · 1.00L · 80 proof

Approachable core mezcal; less smoke-dominant than Vida.

Substitutes

Ojo de Tigre

Mezcal Unión Uno

$49.95 · NC 65-342 · 700ML · 80 proof

Spirit-forward tequila for Tequila Old Fashioneds and polished agave drinks.

16 medium

Enough for both tests plus the winning 20-drink batch.

4 medium

For the falernum test and a winning falernum batch; white or pink preferred.

4 ripe peaches

Fruit syrup plus optional garnish.

1 pint / about 2 cups

Fruit syrup plus optional garnish.

1 two-pound bag

Use a 1:1 sugar-to-water syrup; avoid demerara for this fruit batch.

2 x 1-liter bottles

Add about 2 oz per glass, never to the batch pitcher.

1 twenty-pound bag

For glasses and chilling bottles/seltzer; avoid crushed or nugget ice for serving.