Cr(af)ted Tools

The right tool changes what's possible.

Great tools don't make great drinks — skill and knowledge do that. But the right tools make consistency possible. They help you control temperature, measure precisely, build technique, and repeat what works. This is not a list of things to buy. It's a list of things to understand — what each tool does, when it matters, and what you're giving up when you skip it.

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Jigger

A jigger is a measuring tool. But what it actually produces is consistency — the quality that separates a drink you ca…

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Cocktail Shaker

A cocktail shaker does three things at once: it chills, dilutes, and aerates. None of those things happen in the right p…

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Bar Spoon

A bar spoon is 30 centimeters of twisted steel with a small bowl on one end and a flat disc on the other. The long handl…

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Hawthorne Strainer

A Hawthorne strainer is a flat disc with a coiled spring around the edge that fits into the mouth of a shaker or mixing …

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Muddler

A muddler is a pestle for your cocktail glass — a blunt instrument used to gently crush herbs and fruit to release the…

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Citrus Press

Fresh citrus juice is the most important ingredient in the AF Cocktail pantry. A citrus press makes it faster to get mor…

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Ice Molds

Ice is an ingredient, not an afterthought. The format of the ice you use affects how quickly your drink dilutes, how col…

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Coupe Glasses

The coupe is the glass for drinks served up — shaken or stirred cocktails that are served cold with no ice in the glas…

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Highball Glasses

A highball glass is the vessel for tall, ice-filled drinks that are built directly in the glass. It's long enough to giv…

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Rocks Glasses

The rocks glass — also called an Old Fashioned glass or lowball — is the most versatile vessel in the home bar. Shor…

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Vegetable Peeler

A citrus twist expressed over a cocktail releases essential oils from the peel onto the surface of the drink. Those oils…

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Mixing Glass

A mixing glass is a thick-walled glass vessel designed for stirred cocktails. It chills efficiently, pours cleanly throu…

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