504517 Mon Mar 31 10:01:15 -0700 2008 10 36 Spirits 0 3545737 Does anyone have any unique ideas for a gift for my friend's "Stock the Bar" shower this weekend? I know they're big fans of bourbon, vodka & beer. I don't want to buy anything that they'll get a million of, like cocktail shakers, etc. Mon Mar 31 10:01:15 -0700 2008 103418 cor 1 3545756 Doesn't go w/ bourbon, vodka & beer - but I've always thought that champagne straws are fun: http://www.vivre.com/control/product/~category_id=179/~product_id=35498 Mon Mar 31 10:05:11 -0700 2008 3545737 10985 MMRuth 1 3546740 High quality old fashioned and highball glasses, brandied cherries, cocktail napkins, a juicer, sugar cubes, an assortment of good bitters. Mon Mar 31 13:46:01 -0700 2008 3545737 20717 sailormouth 2 3550271 Fee's sells an assortment of their 7 bitters which are fun to experiment with: http://www.kegworks.com/product.php?productid=21577&cat=936&page=1 Tue Apr 01 13:22:19 -0700 2008 3546740 34763 slobhan 1 3550264 Vintage glassware! It's unique, usually relatively affordable, and they'll think of you every time they take a sip. If you're feeling generous, no one's going to be sad to get a bottle of Eagle Rare aged Bourbon. Tue Apr 01 13:21:02 -0700 2008 3545737 34763 slobhan 1 3551728 a cool oddball bar pitcher, or a high quality muddler and some vintage garnish picks and swizzle sticks Tue Apr 01 20:51:42 -0700 2008 3545737 106255 chazzerking 1 3551930 I love that this is described as a "shower," as if they've just had a kid. Or if they did just have a kid, this is kind of sad. If you browse eBay, you'll find big lots of vintage bar coasters that advertise old, extinct regional beers, and they always go for dead cheap. I have tons of these, and they're really cool to have around. Similarly, metal bar trays with the old logos are pretty cheap, though some of them are pretty beat up. Do you know where your friend grew up? If there's an old local brewery that was native to his hometown, maybe you could find an old bar clock or some glassware with their logo. For example, my brother in law is from Minneapolis, and he LOVED a set of mixed Hamm's beer glasses I got him for Christmas last year. Tue Apr 01 22:50:26 -0700 2008 3545737 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 2 3554371 It is a "shower" like, they're getting married. Like a wedding shower. Wed Apr 02 14:14:35 -0700 2008 3551930 103418 cor 1 3558123 i love nice cocktail napkins, they are great to have. nice olives for martinis, swizzle sticks. you could be silly and buy umbrellas for drinks, that would be fun. Thu Apr 03 12:51:07 -0700 2008 3545737 158016 cassoulady 1 3560192 Since they like Bourbon, expand their horizons with one of these quality Bajan rums that have some essence of Bourbon: Mount Gay XO or Cockspur 12. http://www.macheterum.com/2007/08/mount-gay-xo.html http://www.macheterum.com/2007/06/cockspur-12.html Fri Apr 04 03:18:31 -0700 2008 3545737 179640 mcmachete 1 3566831 I got a kit for rimming glasses that I have used more than I would have predicted. It came with two round little trays (one for the liquid and one for the coating), a couple of interesting salt and sugar mixes and a cute little mini cutting board with a well for the lime or lemon. And best of all, everything goes in the dishwasher. I think the giver said she got it at Linens n Things. Another possibility would be interesting ice cube molds. Sun Apr 06 10:13:47 -0700 2008 3545737 169994 pengcast