What Cocktail?

Reviews

• "...the design of the app is a great example of form meeting function."
  - TUAW.com
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• "There are plenty of apps that tell you how to mix drinks, but none that do it quite as stylishly as What Cocktail?" - Gizmodo.com
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• "Oozing style and sophistication, this app wouldn't be out of place as a replacement for a menu in some up-market urban bar."
  - iPhonewzealand
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• "Graphics are cool, the drinks look appetizing... we think this app has a lot of potential." - drinkgal.com
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• "...if you love seeing gorgeous design, then you really won’t want to miss this app." - brooksreview.net
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FAQ'S

How does the app know what drink to recommend?

Knowledge that has been gained over years of cocktail research, mixing, and tasting has been codified for What Cocktail?. Each drink has a weighting for the time of day, the season, and the selected mood.

This means that in some situations (say, summertime, at 3pm, feeling joyous) certain drinks are much more likely to be recommended. In this case, you could expect a Tom Collins rather than a Martini.

No really, it’s just random, right?

Technically, it’s a weighted random so there is some element of chance. But a lot more thinking has gone into the answers than your average magic pool ball.

Where did the drinks come from?

They are all classic drinks that are tried and tested. There are a few surprises but nothing a good bartender couldn’t handle.

Kim, our resident cocktail nerd, fussed and worried about the inclusion of each and every drink. It’s part of his larger project to bring cocktail enjoyment to curious people everywhere: » understandingcocktails.com

Who took the photos?

We took them ourselves at the Flightless studios. Integrity is important to us and each drink was mixed and photographed specially. Of course, they all had to be sampled as well!

Are those real drinks in the photos?

You better believe it. Each picture is of an honest-to-goodness, real cocktail, made with the ingredients listed on the details card. We’re big on integrity. These drinks were lovingly made and happily consumed. Yum.

The drink recommendations don’t seem right. Can I change it?

You might want to specify if you are above or below the equator. This will help determine the season. By default it’s set for “above”, where most people live. If you don’t like the recommendation, just give it another shake.

If you are a hospitality worker or you are going to Vegas, you might want to set it to “Vegas”.

I went out last night and had a lousy drink. What gives?

That’s a shame. We hate it when that happens.

There could be many reasons for this.

• Sometimes you aren’t in the mood for a particular drink (especially if it’s a bit challenging).
• Sometimes the environment doesn’t suit a particular drink (it’s too hot, or too cold, or there is jack hammering outside) - we can’t help that.
• Other times the bar staff might be having an off night.
• And finally, we don’t know your palate or that you had bad experience with tequila back in college.

If it’s any consolation, you can blame the app rather than your cocktail knowledge. :)

How many drinks are there?

The selection should keep an average social butterfly busy for a couple of months.

With What Cocktail? it’s quality over quantity. There are plenty of cocktail recipe apps out there. What Cocktail? is a recommendation engine. Besides, we didn’t want to include anything we wouldn’t order or drink ourselves.

Why isn’t XYZ drink listed?

Probably because we are not fans, or we didn’t think you’d have a high chance of it being made at most good bars. But if you still feel strongly about it, send us an email and we’ll look into including it in the next release.

ABC isn’t a cocktail. What’s it doing here?

Shocking as it may be, sometimes a cocktail isn’t the answer. It took a whole lot of growing up to admit this. We just wanted to pass on the wisdom to your phone so you get a great recommendation

When I load What Cocktail? v1.0 on my iPhone the Flightless logo appears but then nothing happens. What's up with that?

We've had a few reports of people who are running What Cocktail? v1.0 on iOS v4.2 experiencing difficulties getting past the Flightless loading animation. If you have this problem the immediate solution is to update to the latest What Cocktail? v1.2 or reboot your phone. If you don't want to update or reboot, try closing some of the apps that might be running in the background. We are really sorry if this affects you. If you update What Cocktail? and continue to experience this problem, please let us know.

Why can't I share using Twitter or Facebook?

Sometimes ShareKit fails to connect and log in to send your message. It saves your messages so it can try again later. You can try checking your network connection or quitting & restarting the app. Please let us know if you continue to experience problems.

Please drink responsibly.