8 Wintery Bar Essentials

December 20 2024, by Amber Chase

Here are 8 bar essentials to make your winter cocktail bar extra cozy. Find holiday gifts for cocktail-connoisseurs or the perfect mocktail syrups to make dry January fun and festive.

Liber & Co Cocktail Syrups

Liber & Co’s Cocktail Syrups and Cordials are the perfect addition to your bar cabinet. Flavors like Caramelized Fig, Fiery Ginger, and Raspberry Gum provide both a sweet and spicy flavor for home-crafted cocktails.

Omni Coffee’s Syrups

Omni Coffee’s syrups are made for the colder months. Warm up with a toddy infused with their Queen San Amina Dulce Apple Spice syrup.

Woodster Bitters

Handcrafted in Decatur, Georgia, southern roots are woven deeply into these versatile bitters. With flavors like Orange, Chai, Chocolate Mole, there’s endless cocktail combinations.

Clark + Hopkins Chesapeake Bloody Mary Mix

This 2019 Scovie Award Winner from Richmond, Virginia is sure to spice up your at-home bar. Mix with your choice of vodka, gin, or tequila, or even use it as a base for red pepper soup!

Jack Rudy Cocktail Co.

Every product at Jack Rudy is a fantastic addition to your liquor cabinet. Check out their Sweet Tea Syrup with bourbon smash, Grenadine for a tequila sunrise, or Elderflower Tonic for a gin gimlet!

Gesus Palomino Candied Jalapeño Cocktail Mix

This blend of jalapeños, apple cider vinegar, celery, spices, and sugar can be used in your next drink, salad, or meat glaze. Shipping from Albany, Georgia, these garnishes can be at your door just in time for the holidays!

Bourbon Barrel Foods Woodford Reserve Bitters

“Spice up your classic manhattans and old fashioneds with a dash of the range of flavors, enhanced with their bourbon barrel aging techniques.” Try Sassafras and Sorghum, Spiced Cherry, or Chocolate for a twist on a classic cocktail.

Daysie Syrups

If you’ve ever wanted sweet Salted Caramel, Cake Batter, or Coconut Almond in your cup, this is the brand to try. Use in mocktails, cocktails, or your morning coffee! Even more compelling, Daysie gives 2.1% of their proceeds toward women-owned Consumer Packed Goods businesses.

Written by Grace Lanham