A student asked for this. There are lots of other bottles that I would hate to be without, but these sixteen are something of an irreducible minimum for me. There is nothing listed that should retail for more than about $25. About half of them should be about $15, or under.
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This is really helpful. Its easy enough to assemble the basic-basics, like the stuff our parents and grandparents had in their bars, but if one wants to Up the Game, and make really wonderful drinks, it’s sure nice to have a second and third tier baseline as a reference. Thanks for this.