We analysed the Amazon.co.uk subcategory Barware Sets and kept only products with at least 200 reviews and 4.3 stars. Ranked by estimated monthly revenue, half the top ten turns out to be whisky smoker kits — and every one of those ships with a torch but no butane.
The runaway leader of the category, earning close to nine times the next entry — a gifting product first and a bar tool second.
Check the price on AmazonThe runaway leader of the category, earning close to nine times the next entry — a gifting product first and a bar tool second.
Rated 4.8 stars, the strongest score in this list, and the one bundle here that is about drinking rather than theatre.
The highest price in this comparison at £38.99, and the ebony half of a pair — rank 4 is the same kit in oak, two pounds cheaper.
The same kit as rank 3 in an oak finish at £36.99 — the two listings share one review pool of 281, so the ratings are not independent.
The only smoker here that needs no flame at all: rechargeable and flameless, which sidesteps the butane problem entirely.
Not a set at all but a single measure, and at £3.50 the cheapest entry here — it also shifted 1,873 units, more than any other product in this ranking.
A conventional cocktail kit at £22.99 built around a 750 ml shaker, with a double jigger and a muddler in the count.
With 19,367 reviews the most reviewed product in this comparison, and at £15.98 it undercuts the other shaker kit here by around £7.
The second Whisiskey bundle at the same £19.99 as rank 2, with eight stones instead of four and coasters swapped out — the review counts differ by three.
The fifth smoker kit in this top ten at £27.99 after an 18% price cut, and the one undercutting the ASOVNIS pair by around £10.
| Product | Score | Stars | Reviews | Feature | Material | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. ComboJoy Whiskey Smoker Kit with Torch Best seller ComboJoy · ComboJoy |
9.1 | 4.6 ★ | 6,111 | smoker · 2 glasses | Glass and wood | £33.99 | Amazon › |
| 02. Whisiskey Glass Set with Stones, 2 Glasses Top rated Whisiskey · Whisiskey |
9.2 | 4.8 ★ | 3,080 | 2 glasses · stones | Glass | £19.99 | Amazon › |
| 03. ASOVNIS Whiskey Smoker Kit, Ebony ASOVNIS · ASOVNIS |
7.9 | 4.3 ★ | 281 | smoker · ebony | Glass and wood | £38.99 | Amazon › |
| 04. ASOVNIS Whiskey Smoker Kit, Oak ASOVNIS · ASOVNIS |
7.9 | 4.3 ★ | 281 | smoker · oak | Glass and wood | £36.99 | Amazon › |
| 05. SMOKPUB Electric Whiskey Smoker Kit SMOKPUB · SMOKPUB |
8.7 | 4.6 ★ | 1,178 | electric · smoker | Wood | £37.99 | Amazon › |
| 06. Viners Stainless Steel Cocktail Jigger Lowest price Viners · Viners |
8.5 | 4.6 ★ | 523 | jigger · 30/60 ml | Stainless steel | £3.50 | Amazon › |
| 07. AYAOQIANG 9-Piece Cocktail Shaker Set AYAOQIANG · AYAOQIANG |
8.9 | 4.6 ★ | 2,328 | 9 piece · 750 ml | Stainless steel | £22.99 | Amazon › |
| 08. FineDine 14-Piece Cocktail Shaker Set Top rated FineDine · FineDine |
9.2 | 4.5 ★ | 19,367 | 14 piece · 26 oz | Stainless steel | £15.98 | Amazon › |
| 09. Whisiskey Whiskey Glass Set, 8 Stones Top rated Whisiskey · Whisiskey |
9.2 | 4.8 ★ | 3,083 | 2 glasses · 8 stones | Glass | £19.99 | Amazon › |
| 10. Sumapner Whiskey Smoker Kit with Torch Sumapner · Sumapner |
8.3 | 4.5 ★ | 423 | smoker · ice moulds | Glass and wood | £27.99 | Amazon › |
This subcategory holds two unrelated products. A whisky smoker chars wood chips over a glass of bourbon and is bought as a gift; a shaker set is the working kit for making cocktails. Five of the ten here are smokers, and if you actually want to make an Old Fashioned rather than perfume one, you want the shaker.
Every torch-based kit in this ranking states that butane is not included, because pressurised gas cannot be posted with the product. Budget for a butane refill and remember it has to be bought locally — or take the electric smoker at rank 5, which needs no fuel at all.
Piece counts in this category are marketing arithmetic: a 14-piece kit counts each pour spout and every small strainer. Look for the four things that matter — shaker, strainer, jigger, muddler — and treat everything above that as packaging.
A 750 ml or 26 oz shaker makes two drinks at once; anything smaller means shaking twice for a round. Cobbler shakers with a built-in strainer are easier for a beginner, Boston tins are faster but need a separate Hawthorne strainer, so check which one is in the photo.
Two bundles here are glasses with reusable stones rather than tools. Stones chill without dilution, which some people want and others hate, because whisky is usually meant to open up with a little water. It is a taste decision, not a quality one.
Most of these are sold on the box: gift wrap, presentation cases, wording aimed at fathers and boyfriends. If it is for your own bar, that packaging is dead weight and a bare jigger at £3.50 like the one at rank 6 does more work than a 14-piece case.
Because they are the gift of the moment in this category and they earn real revenue: the ComboJoy kit at rank 1 alone brings in close to nine times the next entry. Amazon files them under Barware Sets, so a revenue ranking of this subcategory ends up dominated by them.
No. Every torch kit in this list states explicitly that no butane is supplied, because gas canisters cannot be shipped with the product. You buy a standard butane refill separately, or you choose the rechargeable electric smoker at rank 5 and skip fuel altogether.
Amazon lists the Viners jigger in the Barware Sets subcategory, and at 1,873 units it sells more than anything else here. We have left it in and flagged it rather than quietly dropping it, because it also happens to be the single most useful cheap purchase on this page.
The products are ordered by estimated monthly revenue per ASIN, not by star rating and not by bestseller rank. Only products with at least 200 reviews and an average of 4.3 stars were included. Ranks 3 and 4 are the same kit in two wood finishes and share one review count, which is why their figures are identical.
The score is not our own hands-on test. It is calculated transparently from public Amazon data: 75% from the average star rating and 25% from the number of reviews, weighted logarithmically. The ranking order itself comes from estimated monthly revenue per ASIN. Prices, ratings and review counts were retrieved from Amazon.co.uk on 22 July 2026 and can change at any time.
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