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The Pursuitist’s Guide to Unique Bottles for Your Bar Cart

The Pursuitist’s Guide to Unique Bottles for Your Bar Cart

The home bar cart has become a curated statement piece of personal style and taste, and it’s not about having the most bottles, but about having the right bottles. Here is our guide to an exceptional bar cart:

 

Tears of Llorona Extra Añejo Tequila

Tears of Llorona Extra Añejo Tequila is not just a spirit, it is an experience in culture and craftsmanship. Made from 100% Blue Weber Agave from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico and aged for five years in a combinations of cask formerly used for Scotch, Sherry and Brandy—this tequila achieves a unique complexity. Its deep hue hints at the flavors of dried fruit, dark chocolate, oak, and a whisper of agave within. This is a sipping tequila meant to mark those special moments.

Glendalough Wild Botanical Irish Gin

Looking for a sophisticated, exotic gin? Glendalough Wild Botanical Irish Gin is a journey through the Irish countryside. Hand-foraged botanicals like wild rose, wood sorrel, and heather are layered upon a base of classic juniper and citrus. The result is a vibrant, aromatic gin perfect for the ultimate  Gin & Tonic or martini.  

Glendalough Pot Still Irish Oak Whiskey

Expand your bar cart options with a unique taste of Irish terroir. A single grain whiskey finished in native Irish Oak barrels, this spicy, vanilla-rich whiskey is smooth yet complex, approachable yet interesting.

The American Classics, Reimagined

Woodford Reserve 2025 Holiday Edition 

For brown spirit connoisseurs, limited editions are the holy grail. This year’s limited-edition release features artwork by Alexandra O’Neill of luxury fashion house Markarian, known for her timeless, romantic designs. The award-winning Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon is bottled at its signature 90.4 proof, and is perfect for sipping or decadent cocktails with notes of toasted oak, dried fruit, vanilla and spice.

Whiskey JYPSI Explorer

Founded by musician Eric Church and serial entrepreneur Raj Alva, JYPSI is a testament to the “craft” in craft whiskey. Their expressions are carefully sourced and blended for a specific, approachable, and flavorful profile. It’s a modern whiskey  that is perfect addition to any bar cart—easy to love and perfect for both sipping and crafting elevated cocktails. The Explorer is based on a blend of two six-year aged bourbons ( a low rye distilled in Kentucky and and a spicy Indiana high rye).

Frey Ranch Distillery’s Second Harvest

This complex American Whiskey is made up of five different grains, and is a limited release of 600 bottles. Nevada’s Frey Ranch sustainably grows all its own grains on-site, and their Second Harvest release is a brilliant example of their innovation. The terroir-driven flavor profile give a whiskey with notes of oak, vanilla, dried fruits and spice – a unique bottle that speaks to sustainability and craftsmanship.

Compass Box Brûlée Royale

Add a touch of decadence to your bar cart with the Compass Box Brûlée Royale. Bottled in August 2025 and aged in ex-bourbon barrels with notes of vanilla custard, scorched sugar and vanilla, this decadent delight is perfect for anyone with royal tastes.

Beyond the Expected: Vodka, Liqueur & Sake

A sophisticated bar cart surprises and delights with categories beyond brown spirits.

The Reid Single Malt Vodka

A premium, award-winning spirit hand-crafted in New Zealand’s Cardrona Valley, The Reid challenges everything you know about vodka. This vodka showcases depth, a creamy texture and complexity with subtle, sweet notes. Can be sipped neat or on the rocks. 

HeavenSake

No bar cart is complete without a stunning bottle of HeavenSake. A premium Junmai Daiginjo sake brewed in Japan with a vision for the modern drinker, the liquid is crisp, clean, and incredibly versatile. A beautifully designed bottle of HeavenSake is a must for any home bar cart. 

 

Chinola Fresh Fruit Liqueurs

For a burst of vibrant, natural flavor, Chinola is indispensable for home cocktails. Made from the luscious passion fruit (known as chinola in the Dominican Republic), this liqueur is pure, tangy, and sweet without being cloying. It’s the secret to instantly elevating cocktails like the Passion Fruit Margarita or Daiquiri at home.