Secret Cocktail Ingredients My Bar Cart Needs Now

Our bar cart is always efficiently stocked with a few varieties of gin, whiskey, vodka, and tequila, but when it comes to getting a little fancier than a classic, I don't always know where to start. 

This round-up, "Better Boozing: Twelve Bartender Approved Secret Cocktail Ingredients," features a few "spirited" assistants to get anyone sipping in the right direction:) They would make a great hostess gift, too.

p.s. My new favorite place to buy bitters.
p.s.s. Would you drink a macerated snake cocktail at a hip NYC spot?!