Building a Bar what should i get?

[arod15]

I was contemplating building a Bar in my basement.
I was further contemplatiing buying a bottle of Louie XIII (althought its real pricey)as my centerpiece.
Has anyone had this? Is it worth the 1K plus?

Also feel free to post what liquors are a 100% necessity to have.

Thanks in advance

[Blarg]

Amaretto. Very aromatic, almond-flavored liquer. Great straight up, and is sometimes mixed, too.

Midori Melon -- interesting flavor, goes great in lots of mixes. Definitely girls will like it even if you don't.

Bailey's Irish Cream -- chicks dig it, so that's reason enough.

Kalua -- for Black Russians and White Russians. Mixes well, even in cooking. Coffee flavor, which is always very popular no matter what it's in.

[arod15]

http://www.beerliquors.com/buy/liquors/remymartin.htm

is the link to the Louie bottle...

[arod15]

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Amaretto. Very aromatic, almond-flavored liquer. Great straight up, and is sometimes mixed, too.

Midori Melon -- interesting flavor, goes great in lots of mixes. Definitely girls will like it even if you don't.

Bailey's Irish Cream -- chicks dig it, so that's reason enough.

Kalua -- for Black Russians and White Russians. Mixes well, even in cooking. Coffee flavor, which is always very popular no matter what it's in.

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I dont see the need for Midori but my GF might disagree.
I like the rest of the picks though....

[Blarg]

Yeah, it's not a must, I shouldn't have put it in. It's just that I've never seen a girl who didn't like it a lot, and most guys stocking bars probably need a little more chick stuff in them. If you didn't include it, though, nobody would notice.

Louie XIII is only worth it if a) you never plan to drink it
b) you wipe your ass with $100 bills

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Louie XIII is only worth it if a) you never plan to drink it
b) you wipe your ass with $100 bills

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Hey! 50's work nicely!

[wh1t3bread]

You should really think about using a clear resin mixture for the bar top (I think it's resin, anyway). Those are always cool and you can imbed things in the resin as it hardens like nude pictures of your ex-girlfriends and stuff.

[JihadOnTheRiver]

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Has anyone had this? Is it worth the 1K plus?


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Yes, and yes, but that's highly dependent on your level of appreciation for good wine/liquor. If you've never had any other super high end liquors, not just cognac's, but all types. If you can compare the Louie to some other drinks, you'll be able to enjoy exactly how good it is. If you do buy it, try to find a Asian specialty food store. Vietnamese buy high priced cognacs like you wouldn't believe, and they sell them a lot cheaper at those stores.

My recomendation is that if you're not a very serious cognac drinker would be to stay away from the Louie. 1400 is a lot for a bottle that you will likely get very little mileage out of. Thats 7 $200 of liquor. You're looking at a couple very good bottles of scotch and some damn fine cognacs.

But take my advice lightly, the center-piece of my bar is a $1K bottle of Tiger Penis Liquor. So...

[Rhone]

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I was contemplating building a Bar in my basement.
I was further contemplatiing buying a bottle of Louie XIII (althought its real pricey)as my centerpiece.
Has anyone had this? Is it worth the 1K plus?

Also feel free to post what liquors are a 100% necessity to have.

Thanks in advance

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I don't quite get this idea of having a "centerpiece" for your bar. Is the bottle of Grey Poupon the centerpiece of my refrigerator? Shouldn't you just be stocking your bar with what you're going to drink, or offer your guests to drink? Maybe the centerpiece is supposed to be something to talk about? I can think of a lot more interesting things to talk about than a 750 ml bottle of alcohol that you paid too much money for.