Drink Decor: The Prettiest Liquor Bottles to Have on Your Bar Cart

(Image credit: Design by Betsy Farrell)

published 7 December 2016

Bar cart—acquired. Now what to put on the damn thing? Here, some suggestions that will certainly gussy up that rolling thingamajig or make really great/boozy presents. (They're wrapped! Basically!)

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Disaronno

The limited edition Disarrono x Etro collaboration is a definite *get* for your bar cart. (Pssst…the fashion designer collaboration is also available in six mini-bottles, packaged as 3-packs. Stocking stuffer, anyone?)

$28; disaronno.com (opens in new tab)

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Absolut Electrik

The limited-edition bottles for Absolut come in both striking metallic blue and silver.

$25 for 750 ml bottle or $30 for 1L bottle; absolut.com (opens in new tab)

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Absolut Elyx

The single estate handcrafted vodka is manually distilled in a 1921 copper rectification still known as Column 51—made entirely of copper. Now you know where the bottle idea came from. (Pssst…buy the set, get a copper pineapple or a gnome to drink out of. Plus, sleep better knowing that for every bottle sold, one week's supply of safe water gets to someone who needs it most.)

$58 for 1L bottle, $144 for gift sets; reservebar.com (opens in new tab)

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Beefeater Burrough's Reserve

The small batch, luxury gin is rested in hand-selected red and white Bordeaux wine casks.

$70; beefeatergin.com (opens in new tab)

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Belvedere Silver Saber

The customizable bottle can boast happy birthday sentiments or even just "VIP", plus a message. And it's *shiny*.

$170 for 1.75L; reservebar.com (opens in new tab)

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Blanton's Bourbon

The single-barrel bourbon comes in a bottle that's one part grenade, one part beveled perfume bottle, and all parts cool.

$57; blantonsbourbon.com (opens in new tab)

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Jack Daniel's Winter Jack

The seasonal blend of apple cider liquer, Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey, and holiday spices comes in a throwback bottle with a winterscape to inspire all your log cabin dreams. #AddstoPinterest

$24 for 750 ml; jackdaniels.com (opens in new tab)

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St. Germain

You can't mention pretty liquor bottles without talking St. Germain. The elderflower liqueur is housed in an art-deco bottle that makes you want to break out a Charleston Step.

$25 for 750 ml; stgermain.fr (opens in new tab)

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Crystal Head Vodka

I mean—just look at it.

$45; crystalheadvodka.com (opens in new tab)

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Grey Goose Vodka Gift Pack

The limited-edition gift back comes housed in a cylinder of blue or grey—perfect for gifts and also stashing on your own cart.

$48; reservebar.com (opens in new tab)

Samantha Leal is the Deputy Editor at Well+Good, where she spends most of her day thinking of new ideas across platforms, bringing on new writers, overseeing the day-to-day of the website, and working with the awesome team to produce the best stories and packages. Before W+G, she was the Senior Web Editor for Marie Claire and the Deputy Editor for Latina.com, with bylines all over the internet. Graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a minor in African history, she’s written everything from travel guides to political op-eds to wine explainers (currently enrolled in the WSET program) to celebrity profiles. Find her online pretty much everywhere @samanthajoleal.