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8 Stylish Home Bar Items to Elevate Your Festive Fall Cocktails
The air is crisp and the leaves are changing, which means autumn is here in all its gorgeous glory. And whether you’re celebrating the season with a hearty harvest dinner or simply enjoying the foliage with a drink in hand, we’ve got you covered with cool things for a home bar to elevate your next happy hour — from Oktoberfest-inspired beer glasses to festive decorative touches (plus, a few delightful fall cocktail recipes). Enjoy!
1. Marshall Bar Cart
First and foremost, create a home for all your favorite wines, liquors and cocktail-mixing must-haves. This chic gold bar cart is a true statement-making centerpiece worthy of any living room space.
Recipe Tip: Really want to embrace the sip of the season? Try this deliciously sweet cinnamon spice and everything nice Pumpkin Pie Martini from No Spoon Necessary.
Marshall Bar Cart
2. Thirstystone by Cambridge 2 Pack Beer Mugs
Oktoberfest may technically be over, but if you’re still drinking and serving all the fall flavor brews, you’re going to want to have beer glasses on hand. This set of matching copper mugs will keep you celebrating in style. Prost!
Recipe Tip: Not a straight beer drinker? No problem — add some flavor and flair with this Harvest Shandy Beer Cocktail recipe from Lemon Blossoms.
Thirstystone by Cambridge 2 Pack Beer Mugs
3. Godinger Dublin Stacking Decanter
Even if you’re not a whiskey drinker, a crystal decanter on your bar makes a gorgeous, elegant statement. Plus, whiskey is one of the essential liquors for a home bar. This holder is beautiful, stackable (perfect for a small bar cart) and inexpensive — a whiskey win-win.
Recipe Tip: Want to give whiskey a shot (ha!)? Give this Cinnamon Maple Whiskey Sour recipe by Cookie and Kate a whirl — and a swirl — and see how you feel about it.
Godinger Dublin Stacking Decanter
4. Vietri Optical Gold Wine Glass
A gold-rimmed glass makes any happy hour classier than when it started. Even though this is a wine glass, we imagine cocktails sitting beautifully in this piece.
Recipe Tip: This Hard Cider Sangria from Food & Wine combines two things we love about fall cocktail recipes: Apple cider and brandy.
Vietri Optical Gold Wine Glass
5. Libbey® Glass 9-Piece Mixologist Set
Get everything you need to shake up (or stir) the ultimate fall cocktail. This eight-piece home bar essentials set comes with a wooden holder stand to keep everything tidily within reach.
Recipe Tip: After your obligatory apple picking outing, settle down with this Honeycrisp Apple Cocktail from How Sweet Eats. You know what they say: An apple a day… (It counts!)
Libbey Glass 9-Piece Mixologist Set
6. 12-Pack Lustrous Copper Leaf Wine Stopper
When you want to bring the foliage indoors, this beautiful maple-leaf inspired wine stopper is functional and fashionable for fall. Plus, it comes in a pack of 12 — keep one and gift the rest!
Recipe Tip: Wine is great year round, but nothing says fall like a spiced Mulled Wine. Check out this recipe from Taste of Home.
12-Pack Lustrous Copper Leaf Wine Stopper
7. Luigi Bormioli Double-Wall Mugs, Set of 2
Hot toddy season begins now. Warm up by the fire pit with a deliciously cozy spiked drink served in a double-wall glass mug.
Recipe Tip: Feeling a little sniffle? Whip up this easy hot toddy with lemon and honey from Inspired Taste and you’ll be feeling better — and feeling the fall — in no time.
Luigi Bormioli Double-Wall Mugs, Set of 2
8. Birch Cocktail Napkins
These birch-inspired cocktail napkins are a subtle reminder of the season. They’re a great addition to a rustic-inspired autumn bar cart.
Recipe Tip: Impress guests and leave them guessing ingredients with this flavorful Spiced Pear and Ginger Cocktail recipe from Kitchn.
Birch Cocktail Napkins
Enjoy autumn and savor all its sippable simplicity. Stock up on your seasonal home bar essentials by shopping with Rakuten to save and earn Cash Back on purchases. We’ll drink to that!
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