Be a Cocktail Hero (on an Android)

My newest toy is an Android phone - I LOVE it!!  But counting all the ways I love my phone is for another post...

Last Friday my boyfriend and I were at a loss for what cocktails to make.  We could think of drinks to mix, but they were the usual standbys and we wanted something new.  Now that I have a new smartphone, I can download apps, so I quickly found a cocktail app.  The one I picked was Cocktail Hero, precisely because it allowed you to check off the ingredients you have, and then it presents you with a list of drinks you can make.

The interface was incredibly easy.  I tapped on the Inventory tab and simply checked off boxes next to various ingredients - Gin, check!  Vodka, check!  Cointreau?  Er, looks like I need to stock up.  Next, I tap on the Cocktails tab and voila!  At the top of the list are the cocktails for which I have all the ingredients.  These are then followed by cocktails for which I have some ingredients, so I could still browse if I was merely curious about what I could make after a quick run to the store.

I'm sure you're thinking, "This is all very nice, but how are the recipes?"  So far, they are quite tasty.  Currently I am drinking an Amaretto and Cream, which is equal parts amaretto and cream.  Ok, so that isn't hard to figure out, but on Friday we discovered the Brave Bull, 1.5 oz tequila, 1 oz coffee liqueur, which was quite a hit with our friends.  So out of a small sample of two (2) cocktails I can affirmatively say the recipes are good.  Take that as you will.

The really powerful thing about this app is not only is it incredibly simple, but it's right there on your phone - no Googling, no searching for that website you came across a few months ago that lets you enter your ingredients, etc.  Just pull out your phone and you're just a few taps away from a selection of cocktails you can make.  Is this a killer cocktail app?  I don't know, but I'm pretty happy with it.

And it's free.