Bar Necessities

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. Plus 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. Then Bar Builder directs you to the ingredients that unlock the most new cocktails.

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 — knows your inventory, remembers what you liked, has opinions, and helps you host. (Free each month; sign up for Jig Pro to get more.)

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