Mixing martinis,
shaken, not stirred
THE APPS WILL ALSO GIVE YOU VARIOUS COMBINATIONS BASED
ON THE INGREDIENTS IN YOUR BAR — FROM BASE SPIRITS TO LIQUEURS AND MIXERS
TENDER
BAR Cocktail recipes, matching wines with Indian food, tricks of the
drink-mixing trade. Here are a few apps to bring out the mixologist in you
IF THAT cocktail
at your favourite restaurant has started to pinch the pocket, but you would
still like to relax with a drink on the weekend, there is an exotic, yet
less-costly solution: mix the cocktails at home yourself !
DRINKSPIRATION
[iOS, Android,
free]
In case you are
thinking that t he app focuses on vodka since it has been conceived by Absolut,
think again! The app gives you over 500 drink recipes based on vodka, gin, rum,
brandy, whisky and tequila and in some cases, even some non-alcoholic options.
Choose the drink by an ingredient or just search for one, and it will let you
see the recipe. It also lists out the steps including how to shake a drink, to
how to layer one, even cutting your available at your neighbourhood
supermarket, and recipes are easy to find. But you will still need to know the
difference between shaken and stirred, and how to do the layering. This week we
look at a few apps that teach you do all this and more. own citrus fruits for
those wedges. What’s more, use the App on the iPad and you can access over 3,000
recipes.
COCKTAIL FLOW
[Free on iOS and Android with in-app
purchases, ` 160 on Windows Phone]
You can search
the drinks by name, the base spirit, colour or type (a shooter, tropical,
creamy or classic drink) and it will show you the stuff required to make the
particular cocktail as well as the steps to it. But what’s unique is its “my
bar” feature. You can select the ingredients you have in your bar, from base
spirits to liqueurs and mixers and it will show you all the possible
combination cocktails that you can make. Our experiment threw up 25 options,
but if you want more combinations add more stuff to your bar. It also lets you
look at photos and reviews from the community and add photos of drinks you
made. Though the Windows version needs to be bought, it is worth the small
amount one needs to pay.
SPEAKEASY
COCKTAILS
[iOS only, `
620]
The price is a
little on the higher side but Speakeasy is more of a book with over 40
instructional videos that span over 90 minutes of play time and guided tours to
take you behind the scenes as well. Through a mix of video and story-telling,
two of world’s best bartenders, Jim Meehan and Joseph Schwartz, take you
through the whole exercise. There are 201 interactive recipes and 108 original
cocktails you won’t find in other apps, as well as a full bar gear list with
links on where you can buy them. There is no ‘my bar’ functionality, but if you
ever wondered why the best bartenders use a hand-shaved ice block or roll a
drink, this app will let you in on the secret.
INDIAN WINE LIST
[Android only,
free]
Should you
choose a Merlot or a Chardonnay with butter chicken for dinner? Does vegetable
biryani c o m b i n e wi t h a Riesling or a brut? The Indian wine list has the
answers. Not only can you access a full updated database of Indian wines, with
their pricing and serving temperatures, you also get tasting notes, pairing
notes and can maintain your cellar through this app. Some of the new wines in
the market are absent, though, as well as the vino cocktails that the app talks
about. The developer can do with an update.
COCKTAIL PARTY
(BlackBerry 10
only, free)
There’s a very
basic interface with a searchable list of cocktails that you can make. You can
choose via the ingredient or look up a list. The absence of a search
functionality and wrong spellings limit it, but nevertheless a good app to have
if you are on BlackBerry.
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