BONUS BAR GEAR — INCLUDED IN YOUR FIRST 3 CLUB BOXES
The Craft Bartending Kit — small-producer bottles

Bottles shown are a recent lineup — the bottles in your box may differ as our picks rotate.

Loved by local regulars Family-run Northport, NY

The Craft Bartending Kit

Small-producer spirits across six types — vodka, whiskey, rum, tequila, gin & liqueur — hand-picked by our buyers to outpour the household names.

  • Unlocks 12 classic cocktails — recipe cards included
  • Zero big-brand bottles — small producers only
  • Tasting notes and a drink to build for every bottle
  • Bonus bar gear — in your first 3 club boxes
Box size:
Choose how you want it:
MOST POPULAR The Club — a fresh box each time New small-producer lineup each delivery · skip or cancel anytime $179.99/box ≈ $3.00 a cocktail Delivery: BONUS GIFTS — in each of your first 3 boxes Bartending tool setBONUS Cocktail recipe cardsBONUS ✓ Free local delivery✓ Love-it-or-we-make-it-right✓ Skip or cancel anytime
One-time box Your box + bonus bar gear · ships once, no renewal $179.99 great for gifting BONUS GIFTS — included with your box Bartending tool setBONUS Cocktail recipe cardsBONUS

BONUS GIFT IN YOUR FIRST 3 BOXES — AUTO-INCLUDED

  • Don't love a bottle? We'll replace it or credit your next order
  • The club is flexible — skip a delivery, switch cadence, or cancel anytime
  • Licensed NY retailer · local delivery & in-store pickup · 21+ signature
Bonus gifts with your first 3 club boxes
Bonus bartending tool kit and cocktail recipe cards
  • Bartending tool kit$25BONUS
  • Cocktail recipe cards$10BONUS
Free local deliveryINCLUDED

A $35 value — yours with your one-time kit, or in each of your first 3 club boxes.

Gear shown for illustration.

What's inside the box

Our rotation covers six spirit types — vodka, whiskey, rum, tequila, gin and liqueur — all small-producer bottles from our shelves, never big-brand labels. The 4-bottle box brings a curated four of the six; the 6-bottle box brings the full spread. The lineup rotates, so the bottles in your box may differ from those displayed. Every box ships with tasting notes and a cocktail to build for each bottle.

The bonus bar gear

Your one-time box — and each of your first 3 club boxes — includes a bartending tool set and a deck of cocktail recipe cards, a $35 value, automatically added to your order as a bonus. The recipe cards cover the twelve classics your bottles unlock, plus variations.

How the Club works

The Club sends your box — 4 or 6 bottles — on your schedule, every month or every 3 months, each delivery a fresh small-producer lineup. Your first 3 boxes each include the bonus bar gear as a welcome gift. Skip a delivery, switch your cadence or box size, or cancel anytime. No lock-in, no fees.

Delivery, pickup & 21+

We serve our local New York delivery area and offer in-store pickup in Northport — the exact options show at checkout. As a New York package store we can't ship out of state. You must be 21+ to order, and an adult signature is required on delivery.

Our make-it-right guarantee

We taste everything we send. If a bottle misses the mark for you, tell us — we'll replace it or credit your next order, no questions asked.

Why craft over the big brands

Big-brand pricing bakes in heavy marketing; small producers put the money into ingredients and process. At the same shelf price, that usually means more character in the glass. "Craft" isn't a regulated term though — which is exactly why we taste and curate every pick instead of trusting the label.

The problem

A great home bar shouldn't be this hard to build.

  • The liquor aisle is a wall of big-brand labels — the same names everywhere, priced for the marketing, not the liquid.
  • The genuinely good small-producer bottles rarely make it onto your local shelf.
  • So you guess, overpay for a label, and the cocktail still falls flat.

It shouldn't be this hard to pour a great drink at home.

So we made it simple. Small-producer craft spirits across six types — vodka, whiskey, rum, tequila, gin and liqueur — hand-picked by our buyers to outpour the household names, delivered with tasting notes, recipe cards and a bonus bartending tool kit.

Get the kit — $179.99

The kit, in short.

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Spirit types in the rotation
12
Classic cocktails unlocked
3
Boxes with bonus gifts for club members
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Big-brand bottles
Us vs. the aisle

Same shelf money. Better bottle.

Real swaps from our shelves — the household name on the left, the small-producer bottle our buyers reach for instead.

Tequila
The usual
Jose Cuervo Gold
Jose Cuervo Gold
Our pick
El Ateo Still Strength Blanco
El Ateo Still Strength Blanco

Industrial-scale mixto vs. an additive-free still-strength blanco from an independent agave producer — a Margarita with real punch.

Whiskey
The usual
Jack Daniel's Old No. 7
Jack Daniel's Old No. 7
Our pick
Nashville Barrel Co. Rye
Nashville Barrel Co. Rye

One of the world's biggest whiskey brands vs. a Nashville small-batch bottler's cask-strength rye — an Old Fashioned with real backbone.

Vodka
The usual
Smirnoff No. 21
Smirnoff No. 21
Our pick
LI Spirits Salted Potato Vodka
LI Spirits Salted Potato Vodka

Made by the tanker-load vs. Long Island's first craft distillery, small-batch potato vodka — distilled about 20 miles from our shop.

Rum
The usual
Bacardi Superior
Bacardi Superior
Our pick
Copalli White Rum
Copalli White Rum

The world's biggest rum brand vs. a single-estate organic distillery in the Belize rainforest — a Daiquiri with actual character.

Gin
The usual
Gordon's London Dry
Gordon's London Dry
Our pick
Better Man Golden Hour Gin
Better Man Golden Hour Gin

The supermarket standby vs. a small distillery in Patchogue, Long Island — a G&T from a producer you can actually visit.

Liqueur
The usual
Leroux Triple Sec
Leroux Triple Sec
Our pick
Gabriel Boudier Triple Sec
Gabriel Boudier Triple Sec

The bottom-shelf standby vs. a family house in Dijon since 1874 — the upgrade you taste in every Margarita and Sidecar.

All bottles shown are real products we stock. Comparisons reflect our buyers' picks and each producer's production style.

What the liquor does to the drink

Upgrade the spirit and the whole cocktail levels up.

The spirit is the backbone of every cocktail — the biggest pour in the glass. Here's why a better bottle is tasteable from the first sip.

01

The spirit is the backbone of the cocktail

The base spirit is usually the largest pour and sets a drink's flavor, aroma and structure. In spirit-forward classics it dominates outright, so a better bottle is immediately tasteable.

02

Distillation concentrates everything — including flaws

Rush the still or don't cleanly cut the harsh compounds and those off-notes carry into the bottle. Small-batch distillers monitor the cuts by hand, so what's left is cleaner and smoother.

03

'Smoothness' is often additives, not the liquid

Many mass-market spirits lean on additives to soften a young spirit. In tequila, up to 1% additives can go in undisclosed while the bottle still reads '100% agave.'

~70%of tequila is estimated to contain additives (Tequila Matchmaker)
04

You're often paying for the label, not the liquid

Big-brand pricing bakes in heavy marketing. Craft producers put the money into ingredients and process instead — more in the glass at a comparable or lower price.

A straight answer: 'craft' and 'small batch' aren't regulated terms, and not every small bottle is great. That's exactly why we taste and curate the ones that actually deliver.

How the kit works

Three steps to a better bar.

  1. Pick one-time or the club

    Grab the four-bottle box once, or set the club to deliver a fresh box every month or every 3 months. Skip or cancel anytime.

  2. We hand-pick the bottles

    Small-producer picks across vodka, whiskey, rum, tequila, gin and liqueur — tasted and chosen to beat the big names, with notes and a cocktail for each.

  3. Pour, mix, enjoy

    Your bonus tool kit and recipe cards arrive in the box. Build the classics or sip neat — no guesswork.

Get the kit — $179.99
One kit, the whole map

Six spirits. Twelve classics. Zero guesswork.

Every drink below pours from the six spirit types in our rotation. Tap a spirit to see what it unlocks — recipe cards for all of them ship in the box.

Margarita TequilaSmoky, bright, better than premix
Paloma TequilaTwo minutes, no shaker
Daiquiri RumRum, lime, sugar — that's it
Old Fashioned WhiskeyThe gold standard
Whiskey Sour WhiskeySilky with an egg white
Mojito RumMint, lime and good rum
Vodka Martini VodkaClean base, cold glass
Espresso Martini VodkaFresh espresso only
Aperol Spritz LiqueurThree ingredients, instant patio
Negroni GinEqual parts, big flavor
Gin & Tonic GinJuniper does the work
Amaretto Sour LiqueurThe liqueur does the lifting

Just the classics — the recipe cards in your kit cover variations, twists and more.

The kit vs. the aisle

Why it's worth it.

  The Craft Bartending Kit Guessing at the store
The bottles Four small-producer picks, tasted and chosen for you Guesswork in a crowded aisle
The price Label-tax-free — the money is in the liquid A premium for the ad budget
The drinks Twelve classics + recipe cards included A bottle you're not sure what to do with
The extras Bonus bar gear in your first 3 club boxes Buy the shaker separately
The risk Love every bottle or we make it right Stuck with a dud
Get the kit — $179.99
Loved by our members

Join the neighbors drinking better.

My old fashioneds got noticeably better.

Same recipe I've always used — just a better whiskey. Everyone at the table noticed.
Member · Northport, NY

Paid the same, drank way better.

I figured 'craft' meant 'expensive.' The mezcal they picked cost about what my old bottle did and it's not close.
Member · Huntington, NY

The club box is the highlight.

Every box is four bottles I'd never have grabbed myself, with notes and a couple of drinks to try.
Member · Greenlawn, NY
Our promise to you

Don't love a bottle? We'll make it right.

We're a family-run shop in Northport, NY, and we taste hundreds of spirits so you don't have to. If a pick ever misses the mark, tell us and we'll replace it or credit your next order — no questions asked.

  • Love it, or we'll make it rightIf a bottle disappoints, tell us. We'll replace it or credit your next order.
  • Free local deliveryOn every order, with a 21+ signature on arrival. No surprise fees at checkout.
  • Skip, swap, or cancel anytimeThe club is flexible — monthly or quarterly, and no fee to pause or stop.
  • Chosen by real peopleEvery bottle is hand-picked by our buyers, who taste everything we send.
Good to know

Any last questions?

Where do you deliver?

We serve our local New York delivery and in-store pickup area — the same options you'll see at checkout. As a New York package store we can't ship out of state.

Do I have to be 21?

Yes. You must be 21 or older to browse and buy, and an adult signature (21+) is required on delivery.

Which bottles are in the box?

Small-producer craft spirits drawn from six types — vodka, whiskey, rum, tequila, gin and liqueur — hand-picked from our shelves in your choice of a 4-bottle or 6-bottle box. The lineup rotates, so the bottles in your box may differ from those displayed. Every box ships with tasting notes and a cocktail for each bottle.

How does the club work? Can I skip or cancel?

The Club sends the full four-bottle box on your schedule — every month or every 3 months — from $179.99 per box, each with a fresh lineup. Your first 3 boxes each include the bonus bar gear as a welcome gift. Skip a delivery, switch cadence, or cancel anytime — no lock-in, no fees.

Can I send it as a gift?

Absolutely — the one-time box is built for gifting. The recipient must be 21+ to accept delivery.

What if I don't like a bottle?

Tell us. We taste everything we send, and if a pick misses for you we'll make it right on your next order.

From the journal

Read up before you pour.

Short guides from the people behind the kit — stocking your bar, mastering the classics, and what craft really means.