Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
If absinthe is involved, a party is sure to break out!
Good point above on it depending what you like to drink. I was approaching it from the "let's have a general bar for a variety of occasions". ALso I mainly had cocktails in mind. Beer and wine are other discussions entirely...
Ya, I have the Absinthe spoon and a few sugar cubes sitting around. Sometimes it's fun to pour the liquor over the sugar and light the sugar on fire. I haven't done it in a while but it's cheap enough to have sitting around.
Also, I'll add to OP that Remy VSOP is a bar must for Cognac. Not good enough that you can't mix it, but not bad enough that you wouldn't drink it straight.