Home bar starter kit, three budgets.
Stock by tier · prices in MYR · dissolvedsolids.co
Tier 1: RM 500
~ USD 110 · unlocks 15 cocktails
Spirits (3 bottles)
- Gin 700ml mid-range (RM 130)
- White rum 700ml (RM 90)
- Bourbon 700ml entry-level (RM 130)
Modifiers (2)
- Sweet vermouth 750ml (RM 55)
- Aromatic bitters Angostura 200ml (RM 35)
Citrus and sugar
- Fresh lime + lemon from wet market
- Simple syrup make at home (sugar:water 1:1)
Tools
- 1 shaker (Boston or cobbler) RM 30
- 1 jigger 30/60ml RM 15
- 1 bar spoon RM 15
Unlocks: Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Negroni, Daiquiri, Mojito, Whisky Sour, Gimlet, Gin Sour, Bee's Knees, Boulevardier, Caipirinha, Cuba Libre, Tom Collins, Bourbon Smash, Gula Melaka OF (with gula melaka).
Tier 2: RM 1,500
~ USD 320 · unlocks 35 cocktails
Spirits (5)
- Gin better quality, 700ml (RM 180)
- Vodka 700ml (RM 110)
- White rum 700ml (RM 90)
- Bourbon mid-range, 700ml (RM 170)
- Tequila blanco 700ml (RM 160)
Modifiers (5)
- Sweet vermouth RM 55
- Dry vermouth RM 55
- Campari 700ml (RM 130)
- Cointreau / triple sec 700ml (RM 130)
- Angostura + orange bitters RM 70
Sweeteners + mixers
- Simple syrup, honey, gula melaka
- Tonic + soda water (cans)
- Egg whites (or aquafaba)
Tools (add)
- Hawthorne strainer RM 25
- Fine mesh strainer RM 15
- Muddler RM 20
- Coupe + rocks glassware (4 each) RM 80
Unlocks +20: Martini, Vodka Martini, Margarita, Cosmopolitan, Aperol Spritz (with Aperol added), French 75 (with bubbles), Espresso Martini, Last Word, Aviation, Hanky Panky, Sidecar, all the spritz variants, Tom Collins, Penicillin, plus all the Malaysian-local builds.
Tier 3: RM 5,000
~ USD 1,100 · unlocks 100+ cocktails
Spirits (10+)
- Gin: London Dry + Old Tom + Navy Strength
- Vodka, white + dark rum
- Bourbon, rye, scotch (blended + Islay)
- Japanese whisky (Toki, Suntory)
- Tequila blanco + reposado + mezcal
- Cognac, calvados, brandy
Modifiers (10+)
- Sweet + dry + white vermouth
- Lillet Blanc, sherry (fino + amontillado)
- Campari, Aperol, Cynar, Fernet, Suze
- Maraschino, creme de violette, creme de cassis, kahlua
- Chartreuse green + yellow
- 5+ bitters: Ango, orange, Peychaud's, mole, celery
Premium tools + glass
- Premium Yarai mixing glass RM 200
- Clear ice maker (Wintersmiths or DIY) RM 300+
- Full glassware: Nick & Nora, vintage coupe, double rocks, highball, Collins, snifter
- Dehydrator for garnish RM 250
Unlocks 100+: the full cocktail canon and all the Malaysian-local builds. At this tier you can pour anything from any classic cocktail book without making substitutions.