Maison de Bar · Est. behind the velvet curtain

The home bar,
properly equipped.

Glassware, tools, bitters and ice — for the well-made drink.

We stock the things a good bar is built from: hand-blown crystal, forged steel, real bitters and the ice that holds a drink together. No gadgets — just the kit that turns a pour at home into a proper one.

House Card · No. 01

The Old Fashioned

Stirred · spirit-forward · over one big cube

Bourbon or rye60 ml
Rich gomme syrup7 ml
Aromatic bitters2 dashes
Orange peel, expressed1

Stir over a clear cube in a rocks glass until cold. Garnish with the peel.

Behind the bar

Six shelves of the well-stocked cabinet

The method

Four moves, and the drink is yours

01

Measure

A cocktail is a recipe. A jigger turns a guess into a drink you can make twice.

02

Chill

Big, clear ice chills hard and melts slow — the difference between sharp and watery.

03

Stir or shake

Stir what's all spirit; shake what has citrus. The right tin and spoon make both easy.

04

Finish

The right glass, an expressed strip of peel, a dash of bitters. The flourish that lands first.

Tonight's card

The essentials list

The pieces a first-time home bar should own, set down the way a bar sets down its menu — name, note and price.

A cocktail is mostly technique and a little stock. Get the tools right and the rest is just practice.
— The Cuvarel house rule

The Last Pour

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