5 Gift Suggestions For Your Favorite Boozehound

The Joy of Mixology: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft

Knowledge: You have to crawl before you can walk. And you should understand the science behind and history of cocktails before you go off making crazed infusions influenced by molecular gastronomy. This book will teach you relationships between a margarita and a whiskey sour and prepare you for a lifetime of knowledge driven boozing.  Buy it here

Tovolo King Cube Extra Large Silicone Ice Cube Trays

Large ice cubes: Square or round, larger ice cools more while diluting less – they also look sexy as hell in a tumbler, true story. Buy it here

Riedel Vinum Martini Glasses

Proper martini glasses: No one should have to suffer through a 10 ounce behemoth of a gin martini. They get warm too fast and after 2 or 3 you will wind up in the drunk tank. Instead, the wise imbiber uses smaller 3 – 5 ounce glasses.

And skip the novelty etching, colors, and wonky designs. Buy it here

Diamond Ice Pick

Ice picks: Despite what BASIC INSTINCT may have taught you, ice picks do have a functional purposes.

Think of that large bag of ice in your fridge that has become one solid mass…save the butter knives and buy an ice pick. Buy it here

Double Lever Corkscrew

Double lever corkscrew: This is the corkscrew your bartender uses. Why? Because it doesn’t have batteries, a cute name or anything else to get in the way of its basic purpose – to open wine bottles quickly and without a mess. And they’re cheap, so buy a few of them for when one of your friends grows sticky fingers. Buy it here