More from my Book

"Step 2 – Additional Liquors

As stated before, Step 1 pretty much takes care of the $100 bar setup. If you are in this for the $300 budget bar, you will want to include the following:

- Jagermeister
- Peach Schnapps
- Peppermint Schnapps
- Spiced Rum (ala Capt Morgan’s or Admiral Nelson’s)
- Sour Apple Pucker or Apple Schnapps
- Triple Sec

I only included the most common of the schnapps (peppermint, peach and apple) as they are very common in many popular drinks and shots. Fell free to add any additional Schnapps flavors to the list if you are a big schnapps fan.

I won’t go into detail on this list as none of the above (except Jagermeister and spiced rum) are considered primary alcohols in any cocktail. Just trust me that you will use all of the above on a pretty frequent basis if you are entertaining very often.

I think it is worth noting that if you are stocking a $100 bar and you have decided to cut out any of the primary liquors in step 1 and you still have a few bucks, Schnapps and triple sec are very cheap yet very versatile and are well worth considering here."

(To be continued...)