You can't have too many tips when stocking your bar with gin. (Photo by Bombay)

No home bar would be complete without the following liquors and spirits (including beer and wine), plus some great drink recipes:

• Gin
  
• Vodka
  
• Rum (light and dark)
  
• Tequila
  
• Whiskey (scotch and bourbon)
  
• Beer
  
• Wine (white, red, champagne)
  
• Brandy / Cognac

Gin Drink Recipes

This classic favorite is considered a staple of any home bar, but when stocking be sure to include a bottle of vermouth in order to make all those magnificent martinis.

Gin and Tonic
Gin Fizz
Gin Highball
Typhoon
Tom Collins

Popular brands of gin include Bombay, Tanqueray, Beefeater and Tower of London.

Flavored vodkas are a fun way to add variety to your bar. Visit Shopzilla for the finest vodkas and other liquors: keyword = [liquor of choice]. (Photo by Absolut)

Vodka Drink Recipes

Vodka is considered the ultimate form of alcohol because it can be mixed with anything from juice and liqueurs to most other forms of alcohol.

White Russian
Sex on the Beach
Red Hot Santa Tini
Mudslide
French Kiss

Popular brands of vodka include Absolut, Skyy, Finlandia and Stolichnaya.

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