Home Bar Starter Kit Giveaway!

March 5, 2012 by Jon

As promised, we finally got it together to have a contest to give away a nice home bar starter kit. It’s got everything you need to kickstart some experimenting of your own (except the alcohol, you’re on your own with that one). The kit includes:

1 Oggi 26 oz Marilyn Cocktail Shaker
1 OXO Steel Double Jigger
1 OXO Steel Cocktail Strainer
1 11″ steel bar spoon
1 bottle of Fee Brothers Aztec Chocolate Bitters
1 bottle of Fee Brothers West Indian Orange Bitters
1 bottle of HomeSpeakeasy Autumn Spice Bitters

To enter to win, comment on this post and tell us what you’d mix up first with your new home bar kit.

If you want a better chance to win, you can do the following for additional entries (please leave a separate comment for each one we can get an accurate count!):

“Like” us on Facebook
Share this contest with your friends on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Tweet the following: “I entered to win a @HomeSpeakeasy home bar starter kit at http://bit.ly/AwuH9H“
Follow us on Pinterest and re-pin something of ours
Follow our Guide to Drinking in Philly on Foursquare

Remember to leave a separate comment for each thing you do so you’ll get credit!

Next Monday, we’ll make a list of our entries and pick a winner with a random number generator. If the winner doesn’t respond via email within 24 hours (or if they turn out to be some kind of bot), we’ll pick another the following day. US residents only, please.

Thanks for reading, and good luck!

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on March 5, 2012 at 10:39 am Jeremy Britten

I’d most definitely experiment with mixing a killer ROOT invention 🙂
on March 5, 2012 at 10:40 am Jeremy Britten

I tweeted the following: “I entered to win a @HomeSpeakeasy home bar starter kit at http://bit.ly/AwuH9H” from my @abstractrandom account
on March 5, 2012 at 10:41 am andy

I know it’s not technically the right season for it, but I’m pretty sure I would mix up a classic old fashioned immediately.
on March 5, 2012 at 10:41 am Jeremy Britten

I follow your Guide to Drinking in Philly on Foursquare
on March 5, 2012 at 10:42 am Mel

Oooh those Chocolate Aztec Bitters are calling my name…perhaps they’d play nicely with the Dogfish Head Chocolate Vodka I have? To make an epic chocolatey cocktail? Yes…that sounds lovely 🙂
on March 5, 2012 at 10:42 am Jeremy Britten

I follow you on Pinterest and repinned your Root and Rum Nog recipe.
on March 5, 2012 at 10:43 am Mel

I tweeted the following: “I entered to win a @HomeSpeakeasy home bar starter kit at http://bit.ly/AwuH9H” from my @melomel account
on March 5, 2012 at 10:43 am Mel

I follow you on Twitter 🙂
on March 5, 2012 at 10:43 am Jeremy Britten

I follow you on Twitter from my @abstractrandom account
on March 5, 2012 at 10:44 am Mel

I liked you on Facebook!
on March 5, 2012 at 10:46 am Jeremy Britten

I shared this with my friends on Facebook! That’s all 6 now 🙂

Really hope I win this. Been wanting to start an at-home bar for a long time. This would be a great kick start!
on March 5, 2012 at 10:51 am emily

I’d mix up a killer Sazerac– if ya can’t find one at the bars, make your own!
on March 5, 2012 at 10:51 am emily

“Like”d on facebook!
on March 5, 2012 at 10:52 am emily

Shared on facebook!
on March 5, 2012 at 10:53 am emily

Followed on twitter!
on March 5, 2012 at 10:53 am emily

Tweeted!
on March 5, 2012 at 10:54 am Vincent Brown

I’d finally drink that bottle of TuB Gin that was given to me as payment for services rendered. 😀

I’ve never had all of the ingredients at once to mix something tasty with this bottle of gin so maybe, if I win, I’ll make your Lemon Poppy recipe:

1 oz (TuB) Gin
1 oz Limoncello
0.5 oz Amaro Abano
0.25 oz lemon juice
0.5 oz simple syrup
1 dash Orange bitters

https://www.homespeakeasy.com/?p=638
on March 5, 2012 at 11:07 am Greg Peacock

I’d try and recreate the Golden Thistle that I got at the Ranstead Room a few weeks back. Definitely one of the best cocktails I’ve had! I can’t seem to find a really authentic/reputable recipe for it, but I can tinker!
on March 5, 2012 at 11:09 am Greg Peacock

Like’d on Facebook!
on March 5, 2012 at 11:09 am Greg Peacock

Shared contest on Facebook!
on March 5, 2012 at 11:11 am Greg Peacock

I follow you on Twitter. @phoenixlife6
on March 5, 2012 at 11:12 am Greg Peacock

I tweeted the following: “I entered to win a @HomeSpeakeasy home bar starter kit at http://bit.ly/AwuH9H“ on @phoenixlife6
on March 5, 2012 at 11:15 am Amy

I would first mix up a simple cranberry and vodka to get the juices flowing in the brain- and then have fun with a cocktail book trying out all my old and new favs
on March 5, 2012 at 12:09 pm Maya Salloum

I would make a Sloe Gin Cocktail incorporating the orange bitters.
on March 5, 2012 at 12:09 pm Maya Salloum

Liked on Facebook.
on March 5, 2012 at 12:10 pm Maya Salloum

Shared with friends on Facebook.
on March 5, 2012 at 12:10 pm Maya Salloum

Followed on twitter.
on March 5, 2012 at 12:12 pm Maya Salloum

Tweeted “I entered to win a @HomeSpeakeasy home bar starter kit at http://bit.ly/AwuH9H“
on March 5, 2012 at 12:14 pm Maya Salloum

Re-pinned on pinterest.
on March 5, 2012 at 12:15 pm Maya Salloum

Followed your list on foursquare.
on March 5, 2012 at 12:36 pm Cynthia

I’ll mix up an “Aviation”!
on March 5, 2012 at 12:37 pm Cynthia

Liked you on Facebook!
on March 5, 2012 at 12:42 pm Cynthia

Shared the contest on Facebook!
on March 5, 2012 at 12:58 pm Hannah Froehle

My first drink with this starter kit would be a traditional Tom Collins!
on March 5, 2012 at 12:58 pm Hannah Froehle

*With Hendricks Gin 🙂
on March 5, 2012 at 12:59 pm Hannah Froehle

Also, liked you guys on fbook!
on March 5, 2012 at 1:27 pm Nicolle

I am almost finished reading Boozehound: On the trail of the rare, the obscure, and the overrated in spirits by Jason Wilson. He ends each chapter with a few recipes and my idea is to work my way through each of his recipes.

This means the first drink I would make with my new Home Bar Starter Kit would be a Stinger Royale, which combines cognac, white creme de menthe and absinth.

I have also liked you on FB and shared this contest on FB and tweeted that I have entered the contest (@NicolleMK).

Thanks for hosting this wonderful contest 🙂
on March 5, 2012 at 1:30 pm Nicolle

I now also follow your list on Foursquare.

I’m not sure, but in my first comment, I may have misspelled my email address. The one attached to this comment is the correct one. Thanks 🙂
on March 5, 2012 at 1:37 pm Nicolle

I have liked you on Facebook.
on March 5, 2012 at 1:37 pm Nicolle

I have shared the contest on Facebook
on March 5, 2012 at 1:37 pm Nicolle

I have tweeted the contest through @NicolleMK
on March 5, 2012 at 1:46 pm Nico Truedsson

I tweeted it!
And I follow you on Twitter. And I’d mix a Negroni (shaken) with orange bitters
on March 5, 2012 at 3:31 pm autumn

I’d definitely mixup something with those aztec chocolate bitters I’ve heard so much about!
on March 5, 2012 at 3:31 pm autumn

I follow you on twitter already
on March 5, 2012 at 3:32 pm autumn

I tweeted the giveaway from @autumnmakes
on March 5, 2012 at 3:36 pm autumn

I already follow you on pinterest and just re-pinned the redneck wine glass, which I seriously want 🙂
on March 5, 2012 at 4:21 pm Bianca

Since that looks like a quality shaker and strainer (re: sturdy), I’d put the set to the test with a drink I could shake to the high heavens– maybe a frothy old school cocktail with eggwhites, like a Ramos Gin Fizz? Or, even better since there are orange bitters, a Round Robin?

[I was already following on FB & Twitter, but I shared an extra link on my Facebook wall for the contest]
on March 5, 2012 at 10:30 pm Jordan Fetters

I think I would try making something with mezcal, chocolate, and orange
on March 5, 2012 at 11:49 pm Allie

I would look up some yummy vodka recipe on YOUR blog. I like citrus-y but not TOO sweet. Love this giveaway!
on March 5, 2012 at 11:50 pm Allie

Liked you on FB!
on March 5, 2012 at 11:51 pm Allie

Tweeted it 🙂
on March 5, 2012 at 11:52 pm Allie

Pinned your vanilla/pear drink. Thanks again!
on March 5, 2012 at 11:52 pm Jenny

I’d make a manhattan!
on March 6, 2012 at 11:56 am Tyler Campbell

I would mix up a special version of a Manhattan! Woot!
on March 8, 2012 at 9:55 am jellydonut

I’d mix up an Aviation if I had the ingredients, if not, a plain old gin sour with demerara sugar and fresh lime.
on March 8, 2012 at 9:55 am jellydonut

I’m already following you on twitter!
on March 8, 2012 at 9:56 am jellydonut

I’m following you on Pinterest and repinned a few pictures.
on March 8, 2012 at 10:08 am Elizabeth Franz

Mmm…dryfly gin martini, slightly dirty, and for once properly shaken.
on March 8, 2012 at 10:11 am lizznarf

Liked you on facebook!
on March 8, 2012 at 10:14 am lizznarf

Followed you on pinterest, repinned the pomegranate nutella tehina cocktail.
on March 8, 2012 at 10:15 am lizznarf

Contest shared on FB.
on March 8, 2012 at 10:17 am lizznarf

Followed you on twitter.
on March 8, 2012 at 10:18 am lizznarf

Tweeted: I entered to win a @HomeSpeakeasy home bar starter kit at http://bit.ly/AwuH9H
on March 8, 2012 at 10:21 am lizznarf

Followed you on foursquare. Done!
on March 8, 2012 at 11:10 am Rachel

I want to try the White Chocolate Raspberry. Yum! ^_^
on March 8, 2012 at 11:11 am Rachel

I’m following you on pinterest!
on March 8, 2012 at 12:41 pm leigh

Perfect Margarita from Applebee’s. I only need $150 to buy all the alcohol in the recipe 🙂
on March 8, 2012 at 12:43 pm leigh

Liked on facebook
on March 8, 2012 at 12:43 pm leigh

Shared on facebook
on March 8, 2012 at 12:43 pm leigh

Followed on Pinterest
on March 8, 2012 at 12:45 pm mary

mmm, id have to try out my very own orange creamsicle!
on March 8, 2012 at 12:50 pm mary

liked on facebook
on March 8, 2012 at 12:51 pm mary

following on pinterest and repinned!
on March 8, 2012 at 12:56 pm mary

following on twitter!
on March 8, 2012 at 12:56 pm mary

tweeted: “I entered to win a @HomeSpeakeasy home bar starter kit at http://bit.ly/AwuH9H“
on March 8, 2012 at 1:34 pm Molly

I’m following on Twitter! (@mlenoxward)
on March 8, 2012 at 1:35 pm Molly

I’d probably make a Jack Rose – because my roommates and I all love them.
on March 8, 2012 at 1:36 pm Molly

I tweeted “I entered to win a @HomeSpeakeasy home bar starter kit at http://bit.ly/AwuH9H“
on March 8, 2012 at 1:38 pm Molly

I followed on Pinterest and repinned the Apple Walnut Cocktail.
on March 8, 2012 at 1:57 pm Erika

I’d attempt to make my own butterbeer!-and I’m not ashamed to admit it!
on March 8, 2012 at 2:53 pm Heather

I would attempt to make a chocolate martini. Yum!
on March 8, 2012 at 5:31 pm Paul

I would make a Manhattan. Classic.
on March 8, 2012 at 5:32 pm Paul

Done.

“Like” us on Facebook
on March 8, 2012 at 5:32 pm Paul

Done.

Share this contest with your friends on Facebook
on March 8, 2012 at 5:32 pm Paul

Done.

Follow us on Twitter
on March 8, 2012 at 5:33 pm Paul

Done.

Tweet the following: “I entered to win a @HomeSpeakeasy home bar starter kit at http://bit.ly/AwuH9H“
on March 8, 2012 at 5:33 pm Paul

Done.

Follow us on Pinterest and re-pin something of ours
on March 8, 2012 at 5:33 pm Paul

Done.

Follow our Guide to Drinking in Philly on Foursquare
on March 8, 2012 at 8:43 pm Heather

I HAVE TO CHOOSE JUST ONE?! I will not stop at mixing just one. 😉
on March 8, 2012 at 9:19 pm Jennifer Beus

I’d make a KILLER pisco sour!!!
on March 8, 2012 at 10:45 pm Andrew

Cool contest! So many choices but I’d probably go for a Manhattan or Old Fashioned
on March 8, 2012 at 10:47 pm Jorja Ghera

I’d make a very dry Grey Goose Martini or maybe a Cosmopolitan … perhaps both!
on March 9, 2012 at 10:25 am Courtney

I would make a crap load of drinks for my wedding after party!!
on March 9, 2012 at 4:11 pm Stuart Romanek

rye manhattans all day
on March 10, 2012 at 10:49 am Katie

I would make a Barcadi Hurricane/Mountaindew Code Red/Limeade mix my friends and I drink regularly!
on March 11, 2012 at 12:54 pm julie

Having just come back from NOLA, I’d have to go with a classic Sazerac.
on March 11, 2012 at 5:14 pm Laura

Liked you on Facebook.
on March 11, 2012 at 5:15 pm Laura

Also shared on Facebook. I’ve never made a single drink, but I am thinking it is definitely time to start!
on March 16, 2012 at 3:52 pm Bobbie

A Luksasowa Cosmo!