From basement bars to man caves and backyard tiki huts, the home bar has been a beloved, boozy playground for nearly 75 years. While the heyday of home bars arose in the US after World War II, these days the global pandemic has led us all to invest heavily in our homes and reluctant to mingle with randoms. What better way to entertain than by having friends over for a few drinks!

According to Instagram, today's home bar is an upmarket concept featuring a trolley, some swanky ice cubes, homemade syrups, and reassuringly overpriced bottle of spirits. Sounds time-consuming, but help is at hand!

Inside Home Bar, food and drink connoisseur Andy Clarke reveals his top tips on fuss-free entertaining and how to curate the essential kit - from swizzle sticks to spirits, glasses to mixers, and so much more. His recipes will include classic favorites, batch tipples to save time, mocktails as well as his own boozy inventions, guaranteed to get the party started.

Clarke, Andy

Wine expert and event host Andy Clarke was born in Bristol to a food-loving family. His background is in food, drink and travel TV production, producing 'Saturday Kitchen Live' (BBC1), series producing both James Martin's French & American Adventures and being responsible for all food and drink on 'Gordon, Gino & Fred: Road Trip' (ITV). Andy is a member of the Guild of Food Writers and writes about food and drink for many publications including a regular column in Crumbs magazine. Andy has also written for The Telegraph. His food and drink website one4thetable.com contains recipes and drink recommendations too. Andy lives in Bristol, UK.