Bar Necessities

The cocktails worth knowing, and what to know about them. A hand-built reference that shows you which ones you can make right now.

Bar Necessities is a cocktail reference for people who care about what they're drinking.

255 recipes, every one traced to a source you can check — no AI-invented drinks, no approximations. The IBA's official canon. The modern craft classics: Bensonhurst, Greenpoint, Single Village Fix, Paper Plane. The lost classics worth reviving. Including two dozen standout non-alcoholic drinks.

Tell Bar Necessities what's on your shelf and it shows you every drink you can make — what you actually have, not what you wish you had. Mark bottles in and out as you open them and finish them, and what it shows you stays accurate. Then Bar Builder walks you to the ingredients that unlock the most new cocktails, whether you're starting from scratch or growing the bar you already have.

OPEN BAR: Send your guests a live link showing what you can make right now. Mark out the limes mid-party and the link updates on its own. Guests pick from cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks, so anyone who isn't drinking can find something without having to ask.

COCKTAIL MENU: Curate a short lineup for the night and share it as a clean, printed-style menu.

Jig is the AI bartender. He knows what's in your bar, so what he suggests is always something you can actually make — and he'll talk you through a recipe or argue for a substitution. Remembers what you liked. Has opinions. (Free each month; sign up for Jig Pro to get more.)

Sourced, not invented. Built around the bar you actually have.

Jig Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings.

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