Can you name all the bartending tools in this picture?
You won’t need to get everything on this list to make cocktails. It’s just a brief introduction to a number of items that you’ll hear about. You can look them up, if the tool wasn’t covered in the bartending gear page. As always, read the customer reviews before deciding which product is right for you.
Bar Mop – square white terry towel used for wiping the bar
Bar Spoon – long handled spoon, used with mixing glass to stir drinks
Bar Towel – white hand towel similar to a dish towel for drying hands
Boston Shaker – two piece shaker with mixing glass and steel cap
Bottle Brush – long handled scrub brush for cleaning bottles and jars
Can Opener – manual or electric device for opening canned goods
Channel Knife – cuts citrus & other rinds into long even strips for garnish
Citrus Juicer – mechanical reamer or lever device for extracting citrus juice
Cobbler Shaker – steel shaker with a top, bottom, cap and strainer
Cocktail Napkins – paper protects against scratching, spills and slippage
Cocktail Picks – for holding the garnish together and decorating drinks
Corkscrew – for extracting corks and cutting capsules from bottles
Cutting Board – portable surface for cutting and preparing garnishes
Chef’s Knife – standard cook’s utility knife for cutting garnish
Decanter – glass vessel with stopper that displays and stores spirits
Drinking Straws – hollow tubes for sucking up liquids to drink them
Empty Bottles – handy for mixing syrups and juices ahead of time
Fixed Bottle Opener – wall mount for opening beer and bottles of soda
Funnel – cone for transferring liquids from a large bottles to small ones
Garnish Caddy – multi compartment tray for holding garnishes
Glass Washing Brush – to pre wash glassware to remove citrus pulp
Hawthorn Strainer – holds back ice as drink is poured into serving glass
Hand Towels – cotton dish towels for drying hands after washing
Ice Bucket – insulated vessel for short term storage of ice cubes
Ice Pick – long, thin, steel pick used to break apart clumped ice
Ice Scoop – transfers ice from ice maker, to bucket, or to the glass
Jiggers – small liquid measure for replicating cocktail recipes
Julep Strainer – to remove citrus seeds and mint leaves after mixing
Lewis Bag – heavy bag to hold ice while pounding it with a mallet
Lined Trays – round serving trays with non slip rubber liner
Mallet – wooden hammer to pound ice cubes into cracked ice
Measuring Cup – handy when scaling recipes for large orders
Measuring Spoons – for precise measuring of small amounts
Mesh Strainer – fine sieve capable of removing pulp and tiny seeds
Microplane Grater – for grating nutmeg and spices on demand
Mixing Glass – large tempered glass for building and shaking drinks
Muddler – pestle to mash fruit and herbs to release oils and flavor
Paring Knife – small, sharp knife for peeling, or cutting fruit rinds
Plastic Buckets – handy for storing and transporting ingredients
Plastic Containers – handy for storing all kinds of inert ingredients
Plastic Jugs – handy for storing and transporting juice and liquids
Portable Bottle Opener – usually a multi tool kept in the pocket
Punch Can Opener – for poking holes in cans to drain contents
Slow Pourer – spouts for bottles that enable slow pouring
Speed Spouts – vented spouts for bottles to enable fast pouring
Squeeze Bottle – plastic with narrow spout for dispensing syrups
Swizzle Sticks – stick to hold garnishes and remove carbonation
Tongs – used to pick up single ice cubes for garnishing drinks
Wine Aerator – manual device that adds oxygen to wine when pouring
Wine Cooler – table service vessel designed to keep wine cool
Y Peeler – for peeling vegetables and making wide citrus rinds
