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This was basically my bar a few years ago (though the rye was Russell’s reserve), plus a bottle of reposado tequila, a bottle of cointreau, and a bottle of amaretto that I barely ever opened. Then one day I thought it would be exciting to make a good mai-tai, and long story short I wonder sometimes now if I need a bigger house😂

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I’ve been holding off on chartreuse because it’s pretty darn expensive (and I seem to always be able to talk myself into another bottle of bourbon or rye). Which is more versatile - green or yellow?

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Good article. Your five bottles are at the core of my bar, but if I had to hold it to five for my family, I'd substitute brandy and Cointreau for gin and Campari. If I added rum (I'd let my wife and daughter pick which kind), Dolon dry vermouth, and Wild Turkey 101 to make a total of ten, that would pretty well cover the bottles I have to replenish most regularly.

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