Find Your Inner Bartender With These Home Bar Essentials

Just as the décor of your bar should reflect your personality, the special liqueurs you pick to complement your base spirits should correlate with your personal taste preferences. A great website to discover which liqueurs match your palate the best is ABSOLUT. You can explore their expansive drink library to discover new drinks and even find cocktail recipes based on what you already have on hand! The website's vast array of liqueurs (149 to be exact), which you can scroll through by clicking the "other spirits" tab here, can be extremely daunting. [Photo @mixologistdaily] You can't go wrong with these two flexible first purchases: 1. Orange Liqueur This liqueur comes in two relatively interchangeable strands—curaçao and triple sec. The clear colored Cointreau is the most recognized triple sec brand. However, Blue Curacao will add both flavor and fun color to your cocktails. Try BOLS Blue Curacao for $16.99. 2. Peach Schnapps Technically falling into the liqueur category because of its sugar content, this flavor of schnapps easily enhances basic cocktails. By adding Peach Schnapps to the standard Vodka and Orange Juice, you can enjoy a delicious Fuzzy Navel. A 750ml bottle of DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps is just shy of $10 and will last a long time. [Photo courtesy of ABSOLUT]