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# Awesome Drinks: Bar Gear, Cocktail Bitters, and Syrups

## Sitemaps
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## Posts
- [The 8:2:1 Ratio, David Embury Daiquiri](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/08/19/the-821-ratio-david-embury-daiquiri/): There is a time and a place for a Golden 2:1:1 Ratio, then there is what David Embury defined as the perfect cocktail ratio... the 8:2:1
- [Dry Shaking Egg Whites & The Clover Club](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/08/12/dry-shake-egg-whites/): The Dry Shake is known to bartenders and home enthusiasts alike, it's the defacto standard way of shaking a cocktail that contains egg whites..
- [Cocktail Bitters & The Sazerac Cocktail](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/08/12/cocktail-bitters-the-sazerac-cocktail/): ne cannot talk about the history of cocktail bitters without talking about The Sazerac. You can also stash The Old Fashioned into the exact same category.
- [What are cocktail bitters?](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/07/22/what-are-cocktail-bitters/): What are cocktail bitters? The concept behind a cocktail bitter is fairly straight forward: concentrate the flavors of a bitter agent along side an aromatic agent.
- [Cocktail Syrups, Why So Many Options?](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/06/03/cocktail-syrups-why-so-many-options/): There are so many cocktail syrups on the market today, why so many options? The answer is simple! The same cocktail over and over gets boring fast.
- [Levels of Sweetness Explained](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/05/18/levels-of-sweetness-explained/): You've probably made plenty of cocktails, probably drank more, what makes your balanced cocktails so balanced?
- [Understanding Citrus, Sour, and Acidity.](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/05/17/citrus-sour-acidity-cocktails/): How does acidity work in a drink, what makes it sour, and what type of citrus should we be using in our cocktails?
- [Cocktail Modifiers Explained: Why We Need Them.](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/05/17/cocktail-modifiers-explained-why-we-need-them/): Today we're going to show you how cocktail modifying agents work and why a cocktail modifying agent is important in cocktails.
- [Golden Ratio: 2:1:1 Cocktail Balance](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/04/15/2-1-1-golden-ratio-and-cocktail-balance/): Today let's talk about the golden ratio, 2:1:1. This is breaks a recipe into "parts", with a ratio of 2 parts for your core spirit, 1 part for your sweet and 1 part for your sour.
- [What is a “shot” measurement?](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/04/15/what-is-a-shot-measuremen/): So, what exactly is a "shot"? How do we measure a "shot" and... is it even a valid measurement?
- [How To Use A Jigger](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/04/06/how-to-use-a-jigger/): Measuring with a cocktail jigger is a great way to make an accurate and repeatable cocktail recipe.
- [How To Use a Boston Shaker](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/2021/04/06/how-to-shake-a-cocktail-using-a-boston-shaker/): We will show you how to properly use a Boston Shaker for making cocktails, and we'll do it in 3 minutes.

## Pages
- [Homepage](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/): Craft bar-quality cocktails at home with ease—our Home Bartender Starter Kit has everything
- [3 Minute Cocktail Education Series](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/online-cocktail-course/): Learn the basics of becoming a great home bartender, mixing cocktails for your friends all in 3 minute digestible increments. Before moving into Course 1, work through the basics!
- [Free Shipping Explained](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/free-shipping/): If you spend over $100 and live in the intercontinental United Stated, you'll be offered a FREE SHIPPING option at checkout. This excludes Hawaii and Alaska. Shipping will be sent either FedEx Ground / Home Delivery or USPS Priority Mail. We will still pack your order and ship it promptly, but the shipping will be at a standard ground rate (check the estimated shipping distances).
- [Shipping Distances](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/shipping-distances/): If you order before 10AM eastern time your order will often be packed the same day. In terms of "Days" of shipping, do not count the day the package is packed (and your tracking number is emailed to you) as this is the pickup day. For example, if you ship via USPS to Texas, the shipment will take 2 days to arrive, plus the day the order was packed for a total of 3 days. However, if you're northwest of Austin (see map below) the order will take 3 days (+1 day for packing/pickup).
- [Contact Us](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/contact-us/): This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the GooglePrivacy Policy andTerms of Service apply.
- [Return Policy](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/return-policy/): You've got 30 days to contact us to return or request a refund on consumable products because it's defective, or you just do not like it. We've picked only products we stand behind for quality and taste, but everyone's taste is different. If the product isn't right for you please contact us and let us know.
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/frequently-asked-questions/): No, sorry. The clearance fees often cost as much as the order and we were losing money with customers refusing international orders once they entered the country. It became far too much work to try to manage expectations on clearance fee charges.
- [About](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/about/): AwesomeDrinks is a New England based craft cocktail store run by Derrick and Jennifer schommer and have been in business since 2013. We're an online-only store (no physical location) located in New Hampshire--a mom & pop Internet shop! 
- [Blog](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/blog/)
- [Product Catalog](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/shop/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/privacy-policy/): Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy.

## Products
- [Large Japanese Style Makoto Jigger | Viski Professional](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/large-japanese-style-makoto-jigger-viski-professional/): The Large Japanese Style Makoto Jigger by Viski Professional is a smaller size Japanese style double jigger that makes for a quick and convenient tool in recipes that call for measures in between the typical one and two ounces. We love this one because it has a 1/4 etched marker!
- [Boy Drinks World Aromatic Walnut Bitters, 4 oz](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/boy-drinks-world-aromatic-walnut-bitters/): A robust expression of aromatic bitters with a strong underlying essence of walnut. Made with whole walnuts, Black Cardamom, Licorice Root, Black Walnut Leaf and a blend of bitter herbs.  Hand-crafted in San Diego California and aged in American oak barrels, the resulting bitters are rich oaky, leathery, smoky, and robust. Designed to pair primarily with bourbon, however BDW Aromatic Walnut Bitters go well with everything and provide an enticing flavor and aroma that is great in cocktails.
- [Green Enameled Lime Squeezer](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/green-enameled-lime-squeezer/): This green enameled lime squeezer works for squeezing smaller citrus, primarily limes.
- [Black Boston Shaker Kit, Powder Coat](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/boston-shaker-kit-black-powder-coat/): The Boston Shaker, an essential bar tool for those aspiring to be mixologists. The beauty of the 2-piece Boston Shaker is its simplicity and and quick reuse.
- [28 oz Polished Weighted Cocktail Shaker Tin](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/28-oz-polished-weighted-cocktail-shaker-tin-copy/): The 28 oz Polished Cocktail Shaker Tin is usually used as the "bottom" portion of a Boston Shaker. The 28 oz tin works best when combined with an 18 oz short shaker tin.
- [18 oz Weighted Polished Short Shaker Tin](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/weighted-polished-short-shaker-tin/): This polished shaker tin can be used with any 28 oz shaker tin, polished, powder coated, etc. This 18 oz tin is a great replacement for a 16 oz pint glass combinations for Boston Shakers (for those that want "tin on tin"). Sturdy and strong and great for beginners that aren't looking to spend a lot for upgrades. The slight taper on the top allows it to fit snuggly into a 28 oz tin.
- [11″ Barfly Professional Bar Spoon](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/11-barfly-professional-bar-spoon/): The barfly stainless steel professional bar spoon is weight for precise stirring, twisted for better stir grip, and just long enough for the longest of shaker tins (or mixing glasses).
- [11″ Barfly Professional Gun Metal Black Bar Spoon](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/barfly-professional-bar-spoon-gun-metal-black/): The barfly gun metal black professional bar spoon is weight for precise stirring, twisted for better stir grip, and just long enough for the longest of shaker tins (or mixing glasses).
- [BarFly 28 oz. Professional Weighted Polished Shaker Tin](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/barfly-28-oz-professional-weighted-polished-shaker-tin/): This 28 oz professional weighted polished shaker tin is often combined with the BarFly 18 oz short shaker tin to build a "Boston Shaker" design.
- [28 oz Black Powder Coat Weighted Cocktail Shaker Tin](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/28-oz-black-powder-coat-weighted-cocktail-shaker-tin/): The 28 oz Black Powder Coat Cocktail Shaker Tin is usually used as the "bottom" portion of a Boston Shaker. The 28 oz tin works best when combined with an 18 oz shaker tin like our Polished 18 oz Shaker Tin.
- [10.5 oz Chicago Hi Ball Set](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/chicago-hi-ball/): This 10.5 oz chicago hi ball glass has a thick bottom for both style and sturdiness. Much like our 12 oz collins glass, the Chicago hi ball works great with cocktails including the Passion Cocktail, Long Island Iced Tea, Pieces of Eight, and the Tequila Sunrise.
- [16 oz. Glass Tiki Mug, Happy & Sad](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/glass-tiki-mug/): The 16 oz Happy & Sad glass tiki mug has a heavy sturdy construction and is designed in traditional faux Polynesian Tiki God head. Rugged design resists cracking and chipping, front of glass you'll find the smiley face and the back the frowny face.. or is it vice versa? Who knows!
- [Boston Shaker Kit](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/boston-shaker-kit/): The Boston Shaker, an essential bar tool for those aspiring to be mixologists. The beauty of the 2-piece Boston Shaker is its simplicity and and quick reuse. With the 3-piece cobbler shakers, some folks (like myself) tend to find they get tough to open and "reload" once you've used them because the metal gets extremely cold. The Boston Shaker, however, opens quick and easily.
- [11″ Metal Bar Spoon | Twisted Handle with Red Knob](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/11-metal-bar-spoon/): The stainless steel 11" bar spoon is a staple craft cocktail bar tool. The bar spoon is often used for stirring a cocktail (such as a craft martini or other non-juice based cocktail). Most cocktails that need to be stirred are best stirred for roughly 30 seconds to get the proper dilution.
- [Heavy Duty Bar Mat, 11×14 Inches](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/big-bar-mat/): Heavy Duty Bar Mats contain spills when serving and preparing drinks. AwesomeDrinks has struggled for a long time to find a good heavy bar mat that has nibs which don't move when objects are placed on them. Also checkout our 24"x3.5" bar rail mats with the same material.
- [Stainless Steel Julep Strainer](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/julep-strainer/): The julep strainer, inserted at the proper angle, strains liquid out of a glass holding back all the used ice from a shake. While you can use this as part of a boston shaker design, you may also opt to use a julep strainer when straining a stirred cocktail. Strains great from a pint glass or mixing glass (basically the same thing).
- [Cocktail Parasols / Umbrella Garnish Picks](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/cocktail-parasol-umbrella-garnish-picks-set-of-144/): Cocktail Parasols help bring flair to your Polynesian style drinks, aka the Umbrella garnish pick. The set of 144 come in assorted colors including blue, pink, orange and yellow.
- [2.5″ Conical Stainless Steel Tea Strainer](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/conical-strainer/): The basic strainer on your cocktail shaker holds back ice, large mint leaves, other herbs and some seeds, but tiny juice fleshy citrus pieces can still escape! Stop them with a conical tea strainer.
- [Home Bartender Starter Kit](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/home-bartender-starter-kit/): The Home Bartender Starter Kit is a bundle of all the great products you will need to kick start your home bar. You'll be able to mix cocktail, shake cocktails, and create the sours you'll need to balance your drinks appropriately.
- [10.5 oz. Chicago Hi Ball (single)](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/chicago-hi-ball-single/): This 10.5 oz chicago hi ball glass has a thick bottom for both style and sturdiness. Chicago hi ball works great with cocktails including the Passion Cocktail, Long Island Iced Tea, Pieces of Eight, and the Tequila Sunrise.
- [CMC Bar Service Mat, 17.5×11.75 Inch](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/cmc-bar-service-mat-17-5x11-75-inch/): Heavy duty bar mat with the CMC logo for fans of Common Man Cocktails or anyone that wants a cool branded bar mat that's made in the US, sturdy and flat out awesome.
- [Heavy Duty Bar Rail Mat, 24×3.5 Inches](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/heavy-duty-bar-rail-mat/): Heavy Duty Bar Rail Mat took us a long time to find but it is what all our customers have been requesting! The depth is enough to cover your accidental spills, is easy to wash and, best of all, it's made right here in the United States (in the state of Georgia).
- [4 Prong Hawthorne Strainer](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/4-prong-bar-strainer/): The 4 prong hawthorne strainer is used to hold back ice yet let your cocktail flow when using a cocktail shaker. The springs on the strainer help press against your 28 oz shaker tin and lock it into place (you still want to support it with your finger however). Yet it still has enough compression for smaller tins.
- [Boy Drinks World Serrano Cocktail Spice, 4 oz](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/serrano-cocktail-spice-boy-drinks-world/): A hand-crafted, artisanal small batch product that packs a big punch of flavor.  With just a dropper full, Serrano Cocktail Spice adds the natural heat and complex, earthy flavors of fresh-cut serrano chili peppers to beer and cocktails. Used like cocktail bitters, Serrano Cocktail Spice brings balance and complexity that highlights spirits such as gin, rum, and tequila.
- [Boy Drinks World Passion Fruit Bitters, 4 oz](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/passion-fruit-bitters-boy-drinks-world/): These bitters are fresh, bright and floral and the perfect accent for tropical drinks. We hand make these bitters using fresh passion fruit and our own select blend of herbs, spices and citrus peel. We love the combination of our Passion Fruit Bitters and fine rum in anything from a Passion Old Fashioned, to long list of tiki favorites. These bitters are also fun with gin, vodka and agave spirits.
- [Scrappy’s Black Lemon Bitters, 5 oz](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/scrappys-black-lemon-bitters-5-oz-bottle/): Despite not having any actual "black lemon" in the bitters, the bright and fresh lemon flavor has rich floral notes and a deep earthy spice reminiscent of the "black lemon" spice, hence the name Scrappy's Black Lemon Bitters.
- [Japanese Style Double Jigger](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/japanese-style-double-jigger/): The Japanese Double Jigger is a highly sought after tall jigger style, it measures more accurately than short jiggers because the top surface area is smaller. This jigger excites us because it contains all the most common measures all in a single easy to use design.
- [20 oz. Cocktail Mixing Glass](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/cocktail-mixing-glass/): This cost effective cocktail enthusiast and professional cocktail mixing glass ups your cocktail game to the next level with your bar tools. Standing at 5.5" tall, this shorter beaker style gives you more room in your home bar and cabinets with the rest of your bar tools.
- [Head Hunter Glass Tiki Mug](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/head-hunter-glass-tiki-mug-20-oz/): This Head Hunter Glass Tiki Mug is based off one of the "Dynasty Warrior" or "Dynasty Head Hunter" (DW136) design. Those mugs quality has diminished in time as the vintage ceramic molds become warn out. However, this clear glass mug is created by Andrew Iannazzi Studio in Cambridge Massachusetts and is hand blown off the reproduction of the vintage original Orchids of Hawaii R-1 tiki mug (just a bit smaller).
- [8″ Wood Muddler](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/8-wood-muddler/): Making a mojtio? This basic bar tool is perfect for your muddled cocktails. The 8" wood muddler is not going to be damaged by alcohol and is thin enough to muddle in any glass.
- [Yellow Enameled Lemon Squeezer](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/enameled-lemon-squeezer-yellow/): This yellow enameled lemon squeezer works for both lemons and limes. This sturdy citrus inspired squeezer is great to have at the bar for your sour mixes, whiskey sours and other citrus-forward cocktails!

## Product categories
- [Andrew Iannazzi Studio](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/glassware/andrew-iannazzi-studio/)
- [bar accessories](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/bar-accessories/)
- [Bar Spoons](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/bar-spoons/)
- [Bar Tools](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/)
- [Boy Drinks World](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/cocktail-bitters/boy-drinks-world/)
- [Citrus Juicer](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/citrus-juicer/)
- [Cocktail Bitters](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/cocktail-bitters/)
- [Cocktail Shakers / Mixers](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/cocktail-shakers/)
- [Discount Sets](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/discount-sets/)
- [Garnish Picks](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/garnishes/garnish-picks/)
- [Garnishes](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/garnishes/)
- [Glasses for Cocktails](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/glassware/cocktail/)
- [Jiggers](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/jiggers/)
- [Mixing Glass](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/mixing-glass/)
- [Muddlers](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/muddlers/)
- [Scrappy's Bitters](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/cocktail-bitters/scrappys-bitters/)
- [Service Mats](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/service-bar-mats/)
- [Strainers](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/bar-tools/strainers/)
- [Tiki](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/glassware/tiki/)
- [Glassware Sets](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/glassware-sets/)
- [Glassware](https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/product-category/glassware/)

# Awesome Drinks
> New England craft cocktail store selling bar tools, glassware, bitters, and syrups for home bartenders. Founded 2013. Online-only, based in Hudson, NH. Run by Derrick and Jennifer Schommer.