A liquor database with ratings from real pours
Spirits and cocktails, with community ratings, reviews and recipes, open to browse without an account.
Browse the liquor databaseWhat a spirit's page shows
The catalogue lists spirits and cocktails together. A spirit's page shows its type, with the proof or ABV, the region and a description where the catalogue has them, the community rating with the number of ratings behind it, and the reviews members wrote when they logged it, newest or highest rated first.
From the page you can log a pour, add the bottle to your Bar, and see the cigars members have paired it with and the cocktails that call for it, whenever there are any.
Ratings that come from logged pours
The community rating on a spirit is an average of the ratings members gave it when they logged a pour, with the count beside it. A rating only exists as part of a logged pour, so the number reflects people who poured the spirit, not anonymous drive-by scores.
Browse by what you actually care about
Filter the catalogue by type, by distillery, and by ABV range under More filters, instead of scrolling a single alphabetical list. Pick one or more tasting notes and the list narrows to the spirits that carry all of them. Three toggles narrow by how a spirit has landed: rated four stars and up by the community, already in your Bar, and not yet rated by you, the last two once you are signed in.
Results come back highest community rating first unless you say otherwise. You can reorder them by most logged, by newest, by brand A to Z, or, signed in, by your own rating, and the Browse menu has All spirits, Trending and Recently viewed.
- Type
- Distillery, with a search box
- ABV range
- Tasting notes: every note you pick must match
- Rated four stars and up by the community
- In my Bar (signed in)
- Not yet rated by me (signed in)
- Sort: community rating (the default), most logged, newest, your rating (signed in), brand A to Z
Cocktails, with recipes
Browse Cocktails lists the recipes with a search, and filters for the method, shaken, stirred, built, muddled or blended, for difficulty, for the glass and for classics only. A recipe shows its ingredients, with the garnish and the optional ones marked, and the instructions step by step.
Signed in, each ingredient says whether it is in your Bar, and What am I missing? lists what is left to find.
Missing a bottle? Add it.
If a bottle you own is not in the catalogue, add it as a custom spirit with a name, a type and, if you know it, a distillery, then log it or keep it in your Bar like any other. A custom spirit is private to you; other members do not see it in the catalogue.
If a listing looks wrong, the ⋮ menu on a spirit's page has Report incorrect info, where you pick a reason and add any detail.
Common questions
- Do I need an account to browse the liquor database?
- No. Anyone can search the catalogue, open a spirit's page and browse the cocktail recipes. An account is for logging, rating, keeping a Bar, and the personal lists.
- Where do the ratings come from?
- From members' own logged pours. A rating only counts once someone has logged that spirit in their journal, so the average reflects people who actually poured it, with the number of ratings beside it.
- Are cocktail recipes included?
- Yes. Cocktails sit in the same catalogue as the bottles, marked as cocktails. Each recipe lists its ingredients and instructions, and signed in it shows which ingredients are already in your Bar.
- Can I add a bottle that is missing?
- Yes, signed in. Add it as a custom spirit with a name, a type and, if you know it, a distillery. It is private to you, and you can log it or keep it in your Bar like any other.
- Can I sort or filter the catalogue?
- Yes. Filter by type, distillery, ABV range and tasting notes, and, signed in, by what is in your Bar or what you have not rated yet. Sort by community rating, which is the default, by most logged, by newest, by brand A to Z, or by your own rating.