Everything You Need for a Basic Home Bar [Video]

One of the best things about having your own place is hosting parties. A great party—whether it’s a loud blowout or a fancy dinner for a few intimate guests—is a great way to keep connected to old friends, make new ones, and show off a little.

Parties can be stressful too, of course. It’s easy to worry that people won’t like the food, or that the conversation will flag. And if you’re not much of a drinker, it’s easy to worry that your cocktail-loving friends might be disappointed because you’re not experienced behind mixing drinks. Setting up a home bar might seem like an expensive and complicated project, but you can make it much easier by mimicking a common strategy used by actual bars: the well.

In a bar, the well is a small area right behind the barstocked with basic liquors and mixers. It’s always within the bartender’s reach so they can …