The Home Bar Advice Naples Hosts Already Half-Know, From Someone Who Judges It Professionally

Whether you're pouring on a Palm Beach lanai or mixing something showier for a Miami rooftop, the fundamentals of hosting well apparently come down to the same short list. Charlotte Voisey, the English mixologist who serves as executive director of Tales of the Cocktail, has shared her insights on how home bartenders can serve guests with the polish of a professional. Her guidance treats the home bar less as decor and more as a discipline, one Florida's dinner-party circuit — from Naples to the Hamptons of the South — has always taken more seriously than it lets on.

With reporting from Robb Report.