Thanks! I took photos of my herb garden and bar accessories so people can take a look at that stuff too.
Organizing-wise, very quickly--
EVERYTHING but brandy and scotch (sipping liquors) go inside the bar. This is an easy classification mechanism for two reasons-- 1) the stuff that you are just going to pour into a glass without prep are all out on the counter ready to go, and 2) the sipping liquors all belong to my mother as I find them a million times less interesting.
The stuff on its side is all the wine. I try to keep the wine organized lightest to darkest but it is also the thing we go through fastest so this doesn't usually work.
A classic bar is organized lightest liquor to darkest, so it goes Vodka, Gin, Tequila, Rum, Whiskey. I do an alternate version of this based on my own preferences and frequency of use: Gin, Rum, Whiskey, which are my staples, all on the left side of the cabinet. The Vodka, Pisco, and Tequila are all next to them, as I use them less frequently. Cachaça gets stored with the rum. Then come the liqueurs and other things I use as mixers, like Campari and apple brandy, then come the liquorices, and then the dessert wines at the far end.
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Date: 2009-07-05 09:23 pm (UTC)Organizing-wise, very quickly--
EVERYTHING but brandy and scotch (sipping liquors) go inside the bar. This is an easy classification mechanism for two reasons-- 1) the stuff that you are just going to pour into a glass without prep are all out on the counter ready to go, and 2) the sipping liquors all belong to my mother as I find them a million times less interesting.
The stuff on its side is all the wine. I try to keep the wine organized lightest to darkest but it is also the thing we go through fastest so this doesn't usually work.
A classic bar is organized lightest liquor to darkest, so it goes Vodka, Gin, Tequila, Rum, Whiskey. I do an alternate version of this based on my own preferences and frequency of use: Gin, Rum, Whiskey, which are my staples, all on the left side of the cabinet. The Vodka, Pisco, and Tequila are all next to them, as I use them less frequently. Cachaça gets stored with the rum. Then come the liqueurs and other things I use as mixers, like Campari and apple brandy, then come the liquorices, and then the dessert wines at the far end.