Awesome Bartending

This 14-piece bartending set includes all the tools you need to make great cocktails. It includes a stainless steel shaker, a double jigger, two strainers, ice tongs, three pourers, a corkscrew, a muddler, 35 recipe cards, and a mixing spoon, all set into a modern bamboo organizer. Available in five color combinations.

Next time you offer to make drinks at a friend’s house, bring the bar with you. Jillmo’s bartender bag has padded pockets for carrying liquor bottles, a cocktail shaker, and a full set of bar tools. It’s got a shoulder strap for easy carrying and is made from waterproof materials. Available with or without tools. Booze not included.

Designed by Philip Booth for CRKT, this versatile pocket knife is ideal for bartending and picnicking. It packs a 2.51″ drop-point blade for everyday tasks, a foil knife for wine bottles, a corkscrew, and a bottle opener, all set into a smooth Pakkawood handle.

Have you ever thought it might be cool to be a bartender? This GoPro video from Fallow Restaurant bar managers Markus and Chris provides a first-person view of life behind the bar during a sunny summer day at the popular London dining and drinking spot. We can only imagine what it’s like when it’s really busy.

The bev by BLACK+DECKER turns anyone into a great bartender, cranking out quality cocktails in seconds. Connect up to six bottles of your favorite spirits, then load in one of dozens of Bartesian cocktail capsules to make the perfect drink. It’s like a Keurig for cocktails. A cordless version is also in the works.

Do you love fancy ice cubes in your cocktails? You could make them in a mold, or you could do it like BAR Go’s Samurai Bartender. Sit back and watch as this talented artist carves chunks of ice into smooth rectangles, cubes, and jewel shapes using nothing but his skill and a razor-sharp knife.

Andre Sousa presents an amusing comparison of the way simple way that cocktails were once made, and the “artisanal” cocktails are made at bars these days. The only thing they got wrong was the modern drink needs to be 1/3rd the size for 3x the price.