The Starter Well
Zero to your first round.
One page from nothing to your first proper round. Five tools, three bottles, and the glass to serve them in — the smallest kit that makes a Daiquiri, a Margarita, an Old Fashioned, and a dozen more. Buy it piece by piece or all at once; every link is what we'd actually put in the box.
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The free Atlas takes 60 seconds and tells you which bottles come next after these three.
The tools
The five that do everything. Skip the gadgets until these are second nature.
Boston shaker (weighted tin set)
Two tins, no gaskets to lose. The one every bar actually uses.
Japanese jigger (1oz / 2oz, interior lines)
Measuring — not eyeballing — is the whole difference at the start.
Hawthorne strainer
The spring-coil strainer that seats in your shaking tin.
Weighted bar spoon
Stirs, layers, and reaches the bottom of a tall glass.
Wooden muddler
For the one thing a shaker can't do — press fruit and herbs.
The bottles
Three pours that unlock the most cocktails per dollar — one agave, one whiskey, one bittersweet multiplier.
A 100% agave blanco tequila
Margaritas, Palomas, and every fresh, bright drink you'll start with.
A bottled-in-bond or rye whiskey
Old Fashioneds, sours, and the backbone of the spirit-forward side.
Sweet vermouth + Angostura bitters
The two 'multipliers' — a small pour turns your whiskey into three more drinks.
The glass
One versatile glass to start; add coupes later.
Double old-fashioned rocks glasses (set of 4)
Serves stirred drinks, highballs, and doubles as your mixing glass.
What comes next
Once the Well is stocked, your free Home Bar Atlas maps the next bottles in the order that unlocks the most drinks — a roadmap built around your taste, not a generic list.
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