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The Cocktail Evangelist

You're shopping for someone who has adjusted your drink without asking.

Refrigerates the vermouth and will tell you why. Fifty silent stir revolutions, then the handoff quiz: "tell me what you think."

• Stocking Stuffer

  Top shelf pick

  Cocktail Kingdom Japanese-style jigger

  The tall, narrow jigger real bars use. Consistency is the sermon.

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• The Real Gift

  On the shelf

  Yarai-style mixing glass

  Fifty silent revolutions deserve the right vessel. Heavy, footed, room for a full scoop of ice.

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• The Grand Gesture

  On the shelf

  Breville Smoking Gun Pro

  Theater, but real wood smoke and no open flame. He'll evangelize with props; at least the props will work.

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He makes drinks for people. That's love, with a strainer.