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Built this little bar in the corner of my living room based on an Ikea Ivar unit. Could I get some recommendations of mostly fancy looking bottles for the shelf? This is mostly for aesthetic purposes, but you know, practical for home cocktail nights would be great.
Planning on painting or staining it soon and maybe replacing the back board where the optics are, but pretty pleased with it at the minute and just want to share haha.
But cool bottle recommendations would be great!
Galliano
St. Germain
Italicus
All have gorgeous bottles. As Halloween draws nigh I think the crystal skull vodka might also be a good one.
Fortaleza Blanco Tequila is a great tequila with a nice bottle
Yessss exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. Thank you!
A splash of color really helps too and these are incredibly useful:
Chartreuse (Yellow or Green)
Aperol and/or Campari
