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Must Have Cocktails and How to Make

So, you have your home bar set up and ready to go. It’s stocked, you have the must haves for any bar and you have thirsty friends coming over. The next question you should ask is “what do I need to know how to make?”. A simple question with countless avenues to travel down. Today, this article will outline some of the most popular cocktails being poured across the country and most likely to be asked to serve. These crowd pleasers will make sure you have a tasty drink for everybody!

How to Make a Long Island Ice Tea

This potent cocktail packs a punch as it brings together several different kinds of alcohol into one tasty compact drink. The Long Island Ice Tea is simple in construction and is a nice drink to have ready on deck. Here’s what you’ll need: long island iced tea
– ½ fluid ounce gin
– ½ fluid ounce rum
– ½ fluid ounce vodka
– ½ fluid ounce tequila
– ½ fluid ounce orange flavored triple sec
– 1 fluid ounce cola
– 1 fluid ounce sweet and sour mix
– Lemon slice for garnish

In a cocktail shaker, add ice and the liquids listed above. Simply shake and pour into a Collins glass. Make sure you take the keys away from whomever you are mixing this up for.

How to Make a Classic Martini

Perhaps the most versatile drink out there, the Martini lends itself to being constructed in a million and one different ways. Here we will stick with the original vision of this drink. These are the things you need:
– 2 fluid ounce gin martini with olives
– ½ fluid ounce dry vermouth
– Pimiento-stuffed olive
**for an extra-dry martini use less dry vermouth, and for a more wet martini use more**

Add ice to a cocktail shaker along with the ingredients. Shake energetically until you feel the condensation on the outside of the shaker. Using a strainer pour the mixture into a chilled martini glass. Add the olives to garnish.

How to Make a White Russian

The adult, boozy version of a milkshake, the White Russian really ties the bar together. This drink is simple to make and should be a staple in any bar. Here’s how you’ll make it:
– 2 fluid ounce vodka
– 1 fluid ounce Kahlua
– 1 fluid ounce heavy cream

After adding the vodka and Kahlua to a shaker, pour the mixture into a rocks glass over ice. Next, add the heavy cream to the top of the drink and you are ready to go.

How to Make a Mai Tai

The perfect summer drink, the Mai Tai is an incredibly refreshing option to pursue on a warm day. Here is the ingredient list to build your own classic Mai Tai:
– 1 fluid ounce dark rum mai tai
– 1 fluid ounce light rum
– 1 fluid ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
– ½ fluid ounce triple sec or Cointreau
– ½ fluid ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
– 1 teaspoon extra-fine granulated sugar
– 1 teaspoon orgeat syrup
– Dash of grenadineOrange slice to garnish

Add all the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake enthusiastically until the shaker is frosty on the outside. Pour into a double Old Fashioned glass and then garnish with the orange slice.

How to Make a Moscow Mule

Ironically, this drink has nothing to do with either Moscow or mules, but the beverage has been growing in popularity in the last handful of years. The Moscow Mule is easy to make and delightful to drink with a little spicy kick. Here’s how you do it:
– 3 fluid ounce ginger beer
– 2 fluid ounce vodka
– 1 fluid ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
– Garnish with lime slice

Add all the ingredients to a highball glass filled with ice or to a copper mug filled with ice. Once the ingredients found their way to your drinking vessel, give it a good stir and garnish with a lime slice.

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Wall Mounted Bottle Opener Vs. Portable Bottle Opener

First, the best beer bottle opener is any bottle cap remover. With that being said, we broke down the two most common bottle openers you will come across. As home bars are becoming more popular and the man cave is becoming a must have bar accessory, consumers are in a golden age of customization and DIY tutorials for constructing and stocking your own watering hole. Never before has it been easier to turn your bar idea into a reality, thanks of course, to the internet. Home Wet Bar

Much like any other market place, those who are scouting out the wares to design their own bar can experience sensory overload. There’s just too much stuff out there! This “paradox of choice” can leave you further away from your goal then when you started.

Today, this article is aimed at helping alleviate some of analysis paralysis in the age-old battle between wall-mounted bottle openers and portable bottle openers. Measuring the pros and cons of each tool will (hopefully) put you on the right track of knowing more emphatically what you want your bar to have in it.

Wall Mount Bottle Opener

Pros:

One of the benefits of having a wall-mounted opener is pretty obvious—you can’t lose it. You know exactly where it is every time you reach for a cold one. Unlike its moveable brethren, the mounted bottle opener won’t be under a stack of newspaper or stuck between the cushions of your couch, it’ll be on the wall. Right where you left it. This advantage definitely comes in handy as you continue to drink and your memory undoubtedly becomes blurred. opener and cap catcher

Another pro to the bar tool is that’s design can play into the theme you’re going for with your bar. Does your bar pay tribute to your favorite sports team? Slap a logo on your wall-mounted accessory, and it becomes part of the esthetic. Recently travel to Japan and now home bar has become steeped in Japanese culture. Your wall-mounted bottle cap opener can be a dragon. Following the wise words of The Dude, your wet bar accessory can really tie the room together. If you are looking for some unique openers or just cool mountable bottle openers, pretty much anything out there that you are looking for is available.

opener on cooler We also suggest having an outdoor bottle opener close to your favorite place to drink or attach one for a cooler bottle opener. If you attach the tool to your cooler, then you never have to worry about bringing the beer opener with you. Since most of them are metal cap openers or stainless steel openers, you don’t have to worry about the elements.

A unique bottle opener is having a wooden wall mounted bottle opener with magnetic bottle opener and cap catcher a magnetic cap catcher or without. The top opener is mounted to the wood plank and can be either on the fridge or be mounted to the wall. Some people even take the opener off the fridge and put it on the tail gate of the truck so that they have a bottle opener for the pre-game party. For the adventurous type, sling shot with cap remover is fun and entertaining.

Cons:

Nothing is perfect and the wall-mounted cap remover is no different. While its greatest advantage is its dependability on knowing where it is at all times, this characteristic is also its Achilles’ heel. Having to always get up and go to where the mounted opener is can turn tedious quickly, especially if you are having company over or watching the final minutes of a game.

A similar disadvantage to wall-mounted opener is that it can create a choke point at your bar if you are having people over. Rather than being able to pass around a bottle opener, your guests will have to pile into a certain area to open their beer. This situation causes a congestion zone which can increase the probability of spills, accidental pumps, or an inadvertent elbow. If you are a bartender or server, having a wall mounted opener makes it tough if you want to open the bottle in front of the customer before serving it to them. It’s fine if you are working the bar and your beer tub is always in the same place, but it could cause issues if you are constantly on the move.

Portable Bottle Opener

Pros:

The benefit of having one of these can be seen its name: portability. No matter where you are or where you are going, you can open your brew. You can even find yourself proclaimed a hero by being the only one with a bottle opener in a crowd. Pop the top and toss the bottle opener back in your pocket. This includes wine bottle corkscrew openers that have the extra feature of removing bottle caps. wine opener features

Another advantage to the portable variety is that it can be a good conservation starter. “Oh, I see you have a Barware Gear bottle opener. What great quality! I love that brand!”. You can use your portable bottle opener to make a statement. From which teams you support to what breweries you back. If you are always on the go, the key chain bottle opener makes it convenient for you. If you are into jewelry, you could sport the ring bottle opener.

Cons:

Similar to the wall-mounted bottle opener, the portable bottle opener’s greatest strength can also be its greatest handicap. With the portable bottle opener, you are more likely to lose the damn thing. We have all been in the situation where you have a beer, want to drink the beer, but can’t find a bottle opener. You try to use your keys, side of the counter, your buddy’s teeth, lighters, etc. It can be a real bummer being out on the boat with no beer opener. While you can bring it anywhere you want, you are also equally as likely to leave it anywhere you’ve been. Short of putting a leash on your bottle opener, this is just one of the downsides you have to live with.

A shortcoming of the portable bottle opener usually lies with its quality. These items just tend to break easier than the wall-mounted variety. Making it portable, you are sacrificing its sturdiness.

So, after thinking of beer and the possible struggles, the best wall mounted bottle opener is having one close to the beer fridge or beer cooler and another opener that you can put in your pocket, pass around, or leave on the counter. Both are reasonable and cost less than a six pack of beer.

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Must Haves for the Home Bar! Bottle Opener, Jiggers, Muddler, Shakers, Recipes, & Spout

One of best parts of graduating from living in an apartment and into a home is the new-found freedom to customize your domain. You can install a garden, knock out some walls to expand a room or replace the carpet with wood floors.

All these home improvement projects pale in comparison to building your own home bar. Your bar can be the focal point of your man cave, a place where you can entertain your friends or the place you go to unwind at the end of the day.

Once you have the bar in place, the next challenge will be gathering all the must-haves to make your bar functional. These basics are a great jumping off point for any first-time home bar owners. You can upgrade the quality of your tools once you get your sea legs and learn what works best for you and your bar. Here are the must-have tools for your bar when you are on a budget.

Mounted Bottle Opener

A staple for any bar, this often taken-for-granted tool can make the motion of getting to your drink faster and more efficient. Instead of searching for your mobile bottle opener, you can just grab and pop in one fluid motion. Also, having a clearly mounted bottle opener saves you from your friends constantly asking if you have a bottle opener. Who doesn’t love that kind of freedom?

Best part is that this item doesn’t break the bank and you can find a decent mounted bottle opener on Amazon for under $10.

Cocktail Recipe Book

Whether you are a savant at mixing drinks or you’re beginning to learn the ropes, having a handbook on deck is the unsung hero of any bar. Having a trusty cocktail handbook close by can save you if one of your guests ask for a drink you never heard of before or if you are wanting to experiment with crafting and trying new drinks.

As you might expect, there are many, many recipe books out there for you to choose from. Some of the go-to’s include: The PDT Cocktail Book (the one I use), The Joy of Mixology, The Ultimate Bar Book or Death & Co. Any of these books will treat you right and can be found for about $15 to $30.

The Hardware

Much like a carpenter needs the right tools to complete a project, you’ll also need the right gear in your adult beverage tool belt to enhance or craft certain drinks. This is a broad and ever expanding category so we will hit the basics to get you started. You can find these tools for about $10-$20 online. Nothing fancy, but they will get the job done.

Muddler- the bar equivalent of the pestle and mortar, the muddler crushes various spices, fruit, herbs and even vegetables to add new flavors to your drinks. You can experiment with different items to add to drinks to create a new flavor profile. Try to avoid muddlers that have a coating or varnish, this can contaminate your drink and you’ll have a bad time.

Jigger—one of the most important tools of any bar is the jigger. The jigger is a measuring tool to help you get the right amount of your liquid ingredient into your drink. Sure, you can eyeball your measurements, but an over pour (or under) can ruin your hard work you’ve put into your drink. Like in baking, precision is key to mixing a drink.

Juice Press—if your drink calls for fresh juice, like from a lemon or lime, a hand press is your tool. There’s a variety of sizes you can get, depending on the kind of fruit you are expecting to be pressing. Just be sure to wash these guys thoroughly, the flesh of the fruit can fester and become a problem if left unattended.

Hawthorne Strainer—this handy tool is to help you separate the unwanted parts from your cocktail. This would include ice, fruit remnants or other particles from the ingredients you used to make your drink. The Hawthorne is a staple for any bar.

Shakers— an obvious tool to your bar is the cocktail shaker. After all, you need to mix your mix drink somehow, right? Most shakers have built-in strainers to help with discarding the remnants of your ingredients. Clearly you will need one of these on hand when you fire up your bar.

Pour Spouts—these guys help you pour accurate amounts of liquid for your drinks while simultaneously preventing spill of your liquid gold. A no-brainer tool for your bar.

The Glassware

Glassware can be pretty intimating for anybody new to the bar game. Each mix drink has their own specialized glass whose shape and size plays to the drink. Even different kinds of beers have their own glass that should be used to consume it. Where do you even begin?

The best advice is to get a variety pack that has one of each kind of glass and then you can experiment and see which glasses you use the most and works best for you so you know which glasses to stock up on. There are generally three types of glasses that the rest of the glasses branch off from.

Old-fashioned glasses—these glasses are best for drinks served on the rocks, neat or cocktails. The wide mouth of the glass allows for larger ice cubes and also can use the muddler right in the glass.

Tall or Highball glasses—typically used for drinks that need to preserve carbonation or fruity flavors, like a mojito. The tall body of these glasses allow for more ice to keep the drink chilled and are used for drinks that have more of an emphasis on mixers and flavors instead of alcohol.

Stem glasses—drinks that are served cold, but not on ice, are poured into stem glasses, like a Martini. The stem-design is to allow you to hold your drink without getting the beverage warm. Also, wine glasses fall into this category.

Spooky Halloween Themed Drinks to Enjoy during Halloween

Halloween night is only a few days away, and right about now you are probably looking for some great food ideas, drink recipes and party treats. You may be too old to go begging your neighbors for sweets and candy, beer for halloween but that doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy Halloween as well.There is an extensive range of cool beer openers, liquor, beverages and wine brands that are specially made for this occasion. The drinks incorporate themes that go perfectly with Halloween, so if you are looking to have a “horrific” party during Halloween try grabbing one of these drinks in addition to our wide range of bottle openers. We offer wall mounted bottle openers, magnetic beer bottle openers and beer openers.

DEAD GUY ALE
This German styled Maibock ale is accessible all year round, but during Halloween, it plays up to its spooky name. In honor of Halloween, Rogue Breweries make the bottles glow in the dark. Moreover, you will still find the same caramel, malty ale as always. We assure you, you will feel cool toasting it with your friends in a dimly lit room.

MEPHISTOPHELES
Colorado’s Avery Brewery takes its eerie brews very seriously. In fact, the brewery has an entire line of these drinks. The Mephistopheles ale was named after the Faustian evil spirit. It is a tangled and elaborate mixture of bittersweet rapture. If the Mephistopheles sounds a little bit too terrifying, you can also get you Halloween kicks from their Pumpky Porter line of drinks which is aged in bourbon casks for that extra something.

LITTLE HORROR OF HOPS
Brewed by Shipyard Brewing, the Little Horror of Hops packs a fiercely scary punch. When you look closely at its sticker, it depicts a petrifying toothy hop monster that drips blood. So go get it to add that extra Halloween vibe.

NOSFERATU IMPERIAL RED ALE
This hair-raising ale manufactured by Great Lakes Brewery is named after the titular character of the 1922 German Vampire film which was a brash ripoff of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This Great Lakes’ vampiric drink has an ABV rate of 8%, so you better make sure it doesn’t turn you into a monster.

FREAKTOBERFEST
Freaktoberfest, manufactured by Coney Island Brewing takes an unexpected twist in the production of this ubiquitous pumpkin beer. It’s brewed with coffee beans from Brooklyn’s café Grumpy thus creating a pumpkin ale drink with a slight hint of chocolate espresso. If this does not sound scary enough for your Halloween preferences, just check out the demented eyes of the carny on the beer’s tag.

VAMPIRE CABERNET SAUVIGNON
This wine is manufactured from grapes from Mt. Veeder in the region of Napa Valley. The winery offers various spirits and wines with the vampire-themed tagline “Sip the blood of the vine.” For those who want to delight in a full-bodied wine with an exquisite finish, the Vampire Cabernet fits the bill. The winery also offers other red wines which include the pinot noir and merlot. If you fancy white wine then you could try the Vampire Chardonnay.

GHOSTLY WHITE CHARDONNAY
The Ghostly White Chardonnay produced from Elk Creek Vineyards is another splendid white wine to serve at your Halloween party. This chilling chardonnay is full of crisp aromas, freakish flavors and intricate notes of melon, apple, apricot and citrus. If you are looking for a white wine to serve at your Halloween get-together it is hard to beat the ghostly white chardonnay. The bottle alone, engraved with shadowy hands is worth having around. An alternative white wine to consider from the same winery is the Ghostly Sweet Mellow White.

BONE DRY CABERNET
The bone-dry cabernet comes from the same Kentucky based vineyard that produces the Ghostly White Chardonnay. This Cabernet is another unnerving wine that is perfect for your Halloween party. The bottle features a paranormal photo of a skeleton and skull at the front. The Bone Dry Cabernet is aged over time in small oak barrels that help it preserve its gentle balance. This results in a well-balanced wine with richness and character. With a medium body, this dry wine entails hints of spice, red berries, chocolate, dark cherry nose and a lush ruby color. This is a definite must-have wine during Halloween.

River of Skulls from Twisted Oak
The name itself invokes stories of ghostly and dark forests, and the Twisted Oak winery delivers this with its bottles also. For an exclusively ghoulish wine, we would recommend trying the Calaveras Rosa or River of Skulls as both bottles depict a picture of a skull on the front and center. Whether you are holding a party or you intend to gift someone, these themed wines are perfect for your Halloween festivities.

Get Ready for Halloween with Barware Gear

Celebrate Halloween in style with Barware Gear’s Gun Metal Black Wall Mounted Beer Thirty Bottle Opener and Black Wall Mounted Cap Catcher. Tis the season for Halloween parties for both kids and adults. For your adult halloween party, make your at home bar stand out with this must have kitchen gadget. Your guests will always know it’s “Beer Thirty” because this premium combination is very sleek and modern. This wall mounted opener is one of our best selling products because it is well made and very durable. Buy it here for only –> $15.95.

Planning to attend an adult halloween party and don’t want to show up empty handed? This bundle makes a great gift and is an awesome party accessory. The Beer Bottle Opener and the Cap Catcher both include Free Stainless Steel Mounting Screws. It is very easy to install. The Caps fall easily into the Stainless Steel Cap Catcher so it helps alleviate the mess.

Not hosting a Halloween celebration? Even better! This Gun Metal Black Beer Thirty Bundle is great for man caves, patios, kitchens, and just about any party or entertainment area.

Amazon Lightning Deal – Beer Thirty Bottle Opener & Stainless Steel Brushed Cap Catcher – 1/21/17

Looking for the perfect gift for the special beer lover in your life for Valentine’s Day? Get the Barware Gear Premium Bundle, our Beer Thirty Wall Mounted Bottle Opener with the Brushed Stainless Steel Cap Catcher will make the perfect gift. The Wall Mounted Bottle Opener & Brushed Cap Catcher will be on sale during Amazon’s lightning deal on 1/21/17 for $10.98 from 3:45pm to 9:45pm EST. Your friends and family will know it’s “Beer Thirty” when they see the fixed gadget to the wall with the brushed on the wall cap catcher. This Beer Thirty Opener with cap catcher bundle goes great on any at home bar, in a man cave, on the patio, and at the cabin or beach house. Both the bottle opener and the cap catcher come with stainless steel screws. Since the beer bottle opener is mounted on the wall, you won’t lose your opener and your caps won’t make a mess!

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Stainless Steel Wall Mounted Bottle Opener – Amazon Lightning Deal – Jan. 12th 2017

The Holidays are over and most of us are back to work and life is in full swing. Barware Gear wants to help save you time by not having to spend your valuable week nights and weekends looking for the perfect bottle opener. Instead, take advantage of our Lightning deal on January 12th and mount a bottle opener in your man cave, next to the beer fridge, or on the patio. The Amazon Lightning deal runs for only 6 hours; 8:55pm to 2:45am EST so don’t miss out!

Both of these wall mounted bottle openers are a great bar accessory and kitchen gadget to have. As we all know, standing around and searching for a way to pop the cap off the bottle isn’t any fun. That can lead to fingers bleeding, chipped teeth, scratched furniture, and broken lighters. Why not solve this with getting a mountable bottle opener? These stainless steel bottle openers won’t let you down and neither will Barware Gear. We strive for great products and excellent customer service.

On January 13th, the lightning deal will be over at 2:45am ET but great products with future offers and specials are just around the corner. Sign up for our newsletter and get informed when the next deal comes around.

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Beer Thirty Lightning Deal on Jan. 8th, 2017

Those of us looking for beer bottle opening accessory or wall mounted bottle opener with cap catcher; Sunday 1/8/17 will be a great time to buy the best bottle opener. Two of Barware Gear’s product will be featured as an Amazon Lightning Deal. 1) Wall Mounted Bottle Opener with Cap Catcher; 2) Beer Thirty Bottle Opener in multiple finishes. As you already know, some beer caps require a beer bottle opener. So, this is a great time to take advantage of great pricing on great products.

Stainless Steel Bottle Opener with Cap Catcher: 3:50pm to 9:50pm EST
Beer Thirty Bottle Opener: 4:10pm to 10:10pm EST

Is there a true Beer Thirty time? There is no official clock or time of the day that let’s you or your buddies know that it’s time to crack a beer, put your feet up, and start relaxing with friends and family.

Here are some acceptable times to call it “Beer Thirty”
1. You and your buddies get up after a long night and need to nurse your hangover. Grab a beer, pop the cap with a wall mounted bottle opener, (because it hurts to much to spend time looking for one in the drawer) and hand them out to your sore buddies
2. When in your 20’s it’s around 10am and about 11am or so when in your 30’s
3. After finishing a outdoor project
4. Long week of work (daily or Friday night)
5. When getting ready to go out to the clubs and need a beer while getting ready (aka beer for the shower)
6. Prior to the in-laws coming over
7. Simply by someone asking “What time is it?”
8. Prior to starting a camp fire
9. When you find out your buddy is engaged, getting married, and double down when getting divorced
10. Do we really need to give you more time, if you are reading this and over the legal drinking age, it’s Beer Thirty right now

The Beer Thirty Beer Opener and the stainless steel opener with catcher bundle are great for projects. While drinking a beer, you can work on some simple projects that include these two items.Here are a couple;
1. Get a piece of 2″ x 4″ board that’s about a foot long, attach stainless steel opener and cap catcher, get screws long enough to go through the opener, board, and into your wall
2. Same concept as above but buy just the Beer Thirty Bottle Opener, place onto the 2×4 and attach a mason jar to the bottom of the board
3. This one takes some time; get an old fridge, box it in using wood from pallets, great for garage or man cave, and then fill fridge with beer and screw the wall mounted bottle opener to the side of the fridge.

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Amazon Lightning Deal – 4 in 1 Wine Chill Stick – 11/20/2016

Wine Chiller: Check
Wine Pourer: Check
Wine Aerator: Check
Wine Stopper: Check

Barware Gear 4 in 1 Wine Chill Stick will have you ready for the cold weather, spending time with friends and family, and wine drinking. Holiday shopping is right around the corner with the kick off of Black Friday on 11/25/2016. That is only a month away from Christmas Day on 12/25!!! So, what better way to get an early start on shopping by having an Amason Lightning Deal. This Wine Gadget will go on sale on Sunday, 11/20/16, at 5:20AM PST to 11:20 AM PST. The price will be the date, $11.20 to make it fun. For the East Coaster, the time is from 8:20AM EST to 2:20PM EST.

You Can read all about the features and benefits of the 4 in 1 Wine Chiller Set here.

Being in the bar industry, we recently went to Sonoma to check out the wine selection. There is no limit to the hours in a day you can spend tasting wine. While at a local spot doing the obvious, tasting wine, we enjoyed seeing the professionals serve us using a wine aerator. As you may already know, oxygen wine is needed to get the desired taste the wine maker is hoping for out of the wine. The design we have allows for you, the wine drinker, to not only aerate the wine, but to also use it as a pourer and place a stopper to prevent the wine from going bad. The chill stick is perfect for keeping your wine chilled. So, you can chill and pour your wine using the same kitchen gadget.

If you want free shipping and don’t already have Amazon Prime, you can go here to sign up for it. You can even get 30 days free which will put you through the holiday season. Click here to sign up.

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Happy Veterans Day – 11/11/2016

Hello Veterans. Happy Veterans Day! As a Veteran owned business, we appreciate all the Veterans and their friends and family. We would like to thank all the Veterans. To thank the Veterans, we are offering a one day promotion of 11% off all of our products. As Veterans Day is today, November 11th, we want to give 11% to our customers.

Promo Code: XMMUYK9V
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At check out, enter this promo code to see the discount. This promo code will work on all of our products. This is a great way to treat yourself to a quality bar product or to purchase for a veteran in your family for a holiday gift.

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To my fellow Veterans,

There are many coupons out there for getting free or discounted food

Some of the links found for finding what being a Veteran gets you;
MilitaryBenefits.com List
USA Today List
The MilitaryWallet.com List

The three links above are for a general guideline. We suggest reviewing the companies website to see what the rules are and any extra information that you might need. Some sites might provide outdated or previous years promotions. Some of the sites will have the direct link to the company’s site or page to show the promotion.
Still in the military, I am sure you have your CAC card with you. This would be the best way to show proof of military. If you are on duty today, just show up in uniform for your proof. For those that are separated from the service, do you remember getting your DD 214? Once you pick the place or places you want to go visit, check what requirements they have for proof of service in the military. The proof of military service will vary from company to company. Be sure to bring proof of military service, uniform photo or be in uniform. Proof of military service varies by company.
Veterans Day: November 11th, but some companies have offer on other days. Take a look at where you want to go and pay attention to when they are offer the discount. Some companies might offer several days of Veterans Day discounts.
No to go food. Guess they don’t want you getting a weeks worth of food for free. Some restaurants have several establishments within a short drive. So, don’t try to hit up several free stops because they will have you eat there. I would try to get a doggie bag to go of course. Left overs at work the next drill day is great.
Check the website for eligibility. Some offers will differ.
You work hard as a Veteran and so did the waiters serving us veterans. Please tip the people that take of us.should tip your server. Tipping up to the value of the meal is the norm.
Call ahead if you’re unsure about anything.
Barware Gear thanks you for your service!

Amazon Lightning Deal – Wine Bottle Opener – 10/17/2016

October 17th is a Monday and usually a good day for a glass of wine after the start of the work week. Barware Gear is having a Lightning Deal on Amazon.com from 4:00PM to midnight EST on 10/17/2016. The price will be reduced by $4 at check out for this limited time. Click here for Barware Gear’s All In One Wine Bottle Opener.

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With Great Wine comes Great wine accessories. You have wine fridges, decanters, wine racks, wine glasses, temperature gauges, and of course a wine opener. The most important tool is the wine bottle opener. If you can’t remove the cork, all the prep work and storage is pointless. Barware Gear’s All in One Wine Bottle Opener is a multi-functional tool that is a must have for any wine connoisseur or weekend wine lover. This wine key can remove the foil with its foil cutter, remove the cork easily with the double hinged fulcrum, or open a beer for your friends that don’t want wine. This wine cork remover is what you see the professionals, bartenders, and waiters using when opening your bottle. Have you ever been to Sonoma or Napa Valley in California? You will see the wine professionals there using this type of standard pull tab wine opener. This style of bottle opener is compact, easy to store, and easy to travel with. You have to keep this opener in your checked baggage because the TSA doesn’t let you bring it as a carried on item due to the foil cutter. The serrated blade let’s you easily remove the foil before getting to the cork. The body of the bottle opener is sturdy and hefty. Barware Gear has three options of body choice color. Barware Gear has the all Rosewood, 2nd Rosewood & Stainless Steel, and the 3rd being solid stainless steel. Any of these three will start the wine drinking process no matter if you are a sommelier or a beginner. The double hinged fulcrum of this opener has several benefits. First, is the built in beer bottle opener. Sometimes not everyone drinks wine, so this wine opener also has a beer bottle cap remover. Second, the double hinged fulcrum allows for the extra leverage needed to get a wine cork removed. The first step/ level/ ledge lever is where you start. This will help the release process of the cork from the bottle. The corkscrew is designed to easily go into the cork and should be turned in 6 to 6.5 turns to get a good bite on the cork. The Barware Gear’s corkscrew is designed to help get the cork out on the first try. The double hinged allows you to get all 6+ turns in and still have the lever to start the process. Once started, you will use the next level lever to completely remove the cork from the wine bottle.