How much would it cost to stock a decent home bar?
THIS IS A GREAT ARTICLE CHECK IT OUT Stock your bar without breaking the bank Party pros offer advice on stocking your home bar without breaking the bank 09:47 AM CST on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 By JENNIFER CHAMBERLAIN / The Dallas Morning News If you’ve ever offered a guest a gin and tonic only to find the gin bottle is empty and the tonic water has gone flat, then you know how difficult it is to maintain a well-stocked home bar. Susan English, 52, entertains friends in her Richardson condominium several times a month. She’s learned some tricks to staying well-stocked. KYE R. LEE/DMN “Once you get it stocked and have all your basics, it’s much easier,” she says. “Getting it started and knowing what you need is a slow process because different friends drink different things. “I had to find a way to keep mixers on hand, like ginger ale and tonic, because they would always go flat. Finally I resorted to buying the 12-ounce cans and just keeping them in the bar all the time,” she says.