Home Bar

Bar tools, a smoker, a blender, a countertop cocktail machine — and then the dispensing end: a kegerator, a wine dispenser with preservation, a chilled spirit dispenser, an ice maker, a wine cabinet. Most home bar accessories are cheap; the preservation ones are where the money goes, because they let a bottle stay open for weeks instead of a night.

Beer dispensing

Everything between the keg and the glass: kegerators, line coolers, towers and taps. At the far end are self-pour walls, where the guest pulls the pint and the bar charges by the millilitre instead of by the round.

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Wine dispensers & preservation

A wine dispensing machine with argon or nitrogen preservation — 2- to 8-bottle units that pour wine by the glass and keep an open bottle pouring for weeks instead of a day or two.

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Spirit dispensers & chillers

Chilled countertop dispensers that hold spirits at pouring temperature and give a measured shot from a tap. Two things at once: the vodka is already cold, so there is no ice to dilute it, and every pour is the same size

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Wine cabinets & coolers

Single- and dual-zone cabinets, from a two-bottle counter unit to a full cellar cabinet. Dual zone exists for one reason: white is served near 8°C and red near 17°C, and one compartment cannot hold both.

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Bar counters & stations

The front bar guests stand at: fixed counters, mobile bar carts, and lit display counters for a garden or a patio. The counter decides the footprint of everything behind it, so it is the first measurement of a fit-out, n

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Cocktail machines

Countertop and built-in cocktail machines, loaded with a fixed drinks list. Countertop units move between venues and events; built-ins get plumbed into the bar and disappear into it.

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Sound systems

Speakers, amplifiers and zoned audio. Zoning is the part worth paying for: it lets a dining room stay at conversation level while the bar twenty metres away runs loud, off the same system.

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Ice ball presses & bar tools

A cocktail shaker, jiggers, strainers and ice ball presses — the kit a bartender touches on every single drink. A jigger is the cheapest way to stop a bar pouring away its margin one heavy measure at a time.

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Cocktail smokers

Smoke guns and cloches that put wood or herb smoke into a drink in front of the guest. The smoke is half the reason and the photograph is the other half — a smoked Old Fashioned sells the next one at the neighbouring tab

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Bar blenders

Bar blenders with enough torque for crushed ice, not just soft fruit. A domestic jug motor stalls on a frozen margarita by the third order; these run margaritas and daiquiris through a full service.

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Drink mixers & milkshake machines

Spindle mixers and motorised shakers for thick shakes, milk tea and mixed drinks. A commercial milkshake machine does what a blender cannot: it works the drink in the cup it is served in, so nothing is lost to a jug that

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Soda guns & carbonators (post-mix)

Multi-button guns that pour every mixer from one nozzle, and countertop carbonators for bars with no post-mix line plumbed in. A gun replaces a shelf of bottles and the restocking that goes with it; the syrup costs a fra

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Self-serve beer taps

Pour-your-own tap walls and table taps, metered so the guest pays for what they pull rather than by the pint. The argument for them is always the same two things: no queue at the bar, and people trying beers they would n

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Ice makers

Countertop, undercounter and nugget machines sized to a day's demand. A commercial ice maker machine is rated at 21°C water and air; a kitchen that runs at 32°C makes roughly a third less, which is why so many bars think

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Glass chillers & frosters

A froster puts a coat of frost on a glass in seconds. It is a small machine with a visible effect: the guest sees the glass come out white before the beer goes in, which does more for the impression of a cold pint than t

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Slush & granita machines

Single- and multi-bowl machines that keep the mix turning so it freezes to a pourable slush instead of a block. Sugar is what makes that work: too little and the bowl freezes solid, which is the mistake behind most «brok

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Back bar units & bottle shelving

The wall run behind the bartender: bottle shelving, lit display racks and cabinets. Everything on it has two jobs at once — the bartender has to reach it without turning around, and the guest has to be able to read the l

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LED screens & video walls

Modular LED panels and large-format displays that build a wall out of tiles. Pixel pitch is the number to ask about: it sets the closest a viewer can stand before an LED display screen breaks into dots, and it is why a s

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Video projectors

Commercial projectors for a venue — 4K units that throw a 60 to 200 inch picture on a wall or screen for match nights, screenings and branded content. A projector for restaurant use is normally judged on noise and lamp l

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Lighting

Lighting splits into two purchases that rarely happen together: fixtures overhead, which go in during the fit-out and stay for a decade, and table lamps, which get replaced whenever the room is restyled.

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Bar games

Beer pong tables, arcade cabinets and the smaller gadgets that sit on a bar top. What they have in common is dwell time: a guest who starts a game orders another round instead of asking for the bill.

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Tables & chairs

Restaurant tables and chairs, bar tables and banquet seating, indoor and outdoor. Banquet chairs are the ones bought by the hundred and stored stacked — check the stack height before the price, because storage is what ac

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Bar stools

Commercial bar stools in fixed, swivel and gas-lift form. Seat height is the only measurement that matters here and it is set by the counter, not by the stool: 750 mm of counter wants a 450 mm seat, a 1100 mm bar wants 7

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Frequently asked questions

What's in a home bar setup?

Drinks first — a kegerator or countertop beer tap, a wine dispenser, a spirit dispenser, an ice maker, a glass froster and a wine cabinet, plus cocktail tools; then the room itself: counter, stools, lighting, screen and sound.

Can I run draft beer at home?

Yes — a kegerator or a countertop dispenser runs a keg on an ordinary domestic socket, with 2-tap units, towers and self-pour taps on the shelf. Tell us the keg size and we'll match a unit.

Is the kit bar-grade?

Yes — every home bar set here is built from the same machine types used behind a working bar, in the compact sizes that suit a house.

Can I install it myself?

Countertop taps, frosters and kegerators plug into an ordinary socket and need no plumbing; anything with a water feed or fixed drain, like an ice maker or a built-in cabinet, wants a plumber. Each product page says which it is.

Where do I start if I'm building from scratch?

With the counter and the power, because everything else hangs off them — dispensers, a froster and glassware follow, then lighting, sound and a screen. Send dimensions and what you want to pour and we'll draw up a list.

What does a home cocktail bar need first?

A home cocktail bar is made by three things: ice you would serve to a guest, one good shaker, and somewhere cold for the bottles you open. Everything else on this page is a refinement of those.

What goes into a home bar kit?

A home bartender kit is the jigger, shaker and strainer a bar uses, boxed for one person. Home bar equipment beyond that is mostly a question of cold: ice you would serve to a guest, and somewhere to keep an opened bottle.