Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
The two main choices are highball and rocks glasses. I think most whiskey drinks are better in rocks glasses, but there are whiskey highballs too, like seven and seven.
I just use my usual everyday glasses.
This is really good advice. I think folks get caught up in "having" to have specific glassware. Sure, a nice beer glass or two or cocktail glass is nice, but not a "must have". That's why, in hindsight, I wish I had been more eclectic with my glassware selection and purchased items that were "meaningful" rather than "expected".
Originally Posted by
txflyer77
It's necessary for two classic cocktails, the Sazerac and the Corpse Reviver #2. No reason *not* have to a decent absinthe on hand.
I'll offer one. I don't drink either of those cocktails, and, even if someone I know does, I think it's perfectly acceptable to say "sorry, I don't have that liquor." and offer them something else. I put absinthe on the list of "novelty" liquors that I wouldn't expect to find in someone's home bar. It's different if you ask for scotch, bourbon, gin, vodka, or rum and someone says "sorry - don't have it". That would surprise me.
I think a home bar ought to have the core ingredients, and, most importantly, whatever the homeowner drinks. If that's absinthe, good on you. But I would be surprised to find it in most homes.