The season of entertaining is upon us and that means it’s a good time to stock up on cocktail gear and glassware. Here’s what’s on our list right now.

Bucket list

Yeti is known for making coolers that keep ice cold for days. But their Rambler beverage buckets are just as handy. They’re big enough to hold three bottles of wine, with a handle that makes them easy to carry and double-wall vacuum insulation that keeps ice frozen and drinks well chilled. Available in an array of designer-friendly colours. Now that’s, well, cool. Yeti.ca

Better bitters

If you’re going to go to the trouble of making your own bitters, you should put them in a worthy vessel like the Elliott collection glass bitters bottle from Crate & Barrel. It’s etched with an argyle pattern and topped with stainless steel and cork stopper, but what we really love is the elegant vintage shape.

Fizz protector

A proper champagne stopper like this one from The Cross Décor & Design means you can pour yourself a glass of bubble and not worry about having to finish the bottle. Just snap the stopper on, pop the cava or brut back in the fridge and it will still be fizzy two to three days later. If you can wait that long.

Dandy decanters

We love a decanter, not just for wine, but for serving premixed cocktails, and we especially love these colourful ones made in Poland for U.S.-based Estelle Colored Glass. The Heritage decanter comes in eye-catching hues like emerald, fuchsia, amethyst and sophisticated grey smoke. The hard part is deciding which one to choose.

Groovy glassware

We could spend hours going down the rabbit hole that is handmade Japanese whisky glassware—it can look crumpled, pleated, etched, organic, geometric, asymmetrical, like nothing you’ve ever seen. The Crumple by Kori Whiskey, for instance, is meant to represent the sea waves off the East Coast of Japan.