Alfred’s Bar
Alfred, the illustrated bartender, presenting a martini behind a dark marble bar, with shelves of bottles glowing behind him.

Alfred’s Bar Your personal bartender.

Discover the right cocktail for every occasion.

Tell Alfred what’s on your shelf and what you like. He’ll show you what you can make now, what one more bottle would open up, and how to make it well.

Coming soon to iPhone

One question, answered well: what can I make with what I already have?

No shopping list to start with, no account to create. Alfred’s Bar begins with the bottles and ingredients in your home and turns them into drinks you’ll want to make.

Inside Alfred’s Bar

Three moments from the app, as it looks today.

  • The app’s Home screen: “What can we make?”, the number of drinks your bar can make, and Alfred behind his bar with an Ask Alfred button.

    Home

    Alfred behind his bar, and everything your shelf can make.

  • Ask Alfred, first question: Alfred says “Allow me to find you something.” above “What’s the mood?” and six photographic choices.

    Ask Alfred

    A few quick questions. One drink, chosen for you.

  • The Clover Club recipe page: the drink’s photograph, what’s missing from your bar, its taste match and why, and a Make this drink button.

    Every recipe

    What you’re missing, how well it suits you, and how to make it.

An espresso martini with a fine crema and three coffee beans, on a dark marble bar.
Espresso Martini

  • Taste Match

    Chosen for your taste

    Share the flavours you love and rate what you try. Taste Match shows how well a drink suits you, and why.

  • My Bar

    Start from your shelf

    Mark what you own to see what you can make now, and which one bottle would open up more.

  • The catalog

    A catalog worth exploring

    More than 230 cocktails, including all 102 official IBA cocktails and a selection of zero-proof drinks. Search by name or ingredient, or browse by spirit, style and flavour.

  • Make Mode

    Made step by step

    Every step in order, with amounts for one to eight servings, in millilitres or ounces.

  • My Drinks

    Your collection

    Favourites, the drinks you’ve tried and your ratings, all in one place. Every rating sharpens the next suggestion.

Meet Alfred.

Your bartender: attentive, unhurried, never pushy. Ask Alfred about the mood, your cravings, the spirit and how strong, and he chooses one drink for you, with the reason in plain words.

  1. Alfred welcoming you with an open hand. The first question Allow me to find you something.
  2. Alfred savouring a martini, eyes closed. The spirit Any particular spirit in mind?
  3. Alfred raising a martini in a toast. Your drink I believe I’ve found your drink.

For every occasion

Collections built from each drink’s style, taste and strength, so every new recipe finds its place.

  • A martini and two short drinks with orange on a candlelit bar.

    Classics

    The drinks every bar should know

  • A red coupe cocktail and a short drink beside a dinner table set for two.

    Date night

    Stemmed, stirred, a little ceremony

  • A short drink with orange next to a chocolate dessert.

    After dinner

    Rich, slow and digestif

  • A tall alcohol-free drink with cucumber, lime and mint.

    Zero-proof

    All of the craft, none of the alcohol

Your bar stays with you.

No account and no tracking. Your ingredients, tastes, ratings and favourites are kept on your iPhone, and you can export, restore or erase them whenever you like.

Read the privacy policy

Craft, not quantity.

Alfred’s Bar is for adults of legal drinking age. It’s about taste and the pleasure of one drink made well. Enjoy responsibly, and never drink and drive.

Drinking responsibly

A French 75 in a tall cut-crystal flute. A Manhattan in a coupe with a cocktail cherry. A Jungle Bird in a short glass, garnished with pineapple.

A better cocktail experience is coming.

Coming soon to iPhone

Questions in the meantime? Write to [email protected].