Straight to the Point The best cocktail muddler is from Barfly . Its slightly convex, beveled head coaxes just the right amount of oils and juices from a variety of ingredients, and its tapered grip fits many hand sizes. Aromatics, like citrus and herbs, amp up a mixed drink, and a cocktail muddler (a.k.a a muddler tool) is essential for breaking them down and releasing their oils and juices. “If you are making mojitos, smashes, caipirinhas, and variations of those cocktails, then you would need a muddler,” says Lynnette Marrero, head of education for Bar Convent Brooklyn . “Most at-home ice is not strong enough to break up the herbs by shaking alone.” You might think that a muddler is just a blunt cylinder, and that all of them are similar citrus-smashing sticks. But, as we found out after testing nine cocktail muddlers, the design matters. Some look cool but fail. Others don’t look cool and also fail.…