How MyMixMate works

MyMixMate helps you find cocktails based on what you already have at home. Add ingredients, search for drinks or styles, or let the picker guide you to something that fits your mood.

1. Start with Your bar

Your bar is where your selected ingredients live. You can add ingredients from search, Popular pours, Add this next, and recipe suggestions. Whatever sits in Your bar is what MyMixMate uses to figure out which drinks you can make right now, and which ones you are close to.

Add what you have, and MyMixMate compares it with the recipe library to find drinks you can make now or almost make.

2. Search ingredients, drinks and styles

Use search to find ingredients, cocktail names and styles. Suggestions are grouped so you can see what kind of result you are picking.

• Ingredients are added to Your bar.
• Drinks open their recipe page.
• Styles help filter and guide your results.

3. Everyday names and ingredient aliases

You do not have to know the “proper” cocktail name for an ingredient. MyMixMate understands common names and brands and maps them to a clean ingredient name behind the scenes.

• Coke, Coca-Cola, Pepsi → Cola
• Sprite, Faxe Kondi, 7 Up → Lemon-lime soda
• Danskvand, sparkling water, club soda → Soda water
• Fanta, orange soda → Orange soda
• Lime → Lime juice
• Simple syrup → Sugar syrup

Whatever you type, Your bar stores the clean ingredient name, so matching stays consistent across every recipe.

4. Understanding your results

Results are grouped so you can see at a glance what is possible.

5. How “Add this next” works

MyMixMate looks at your current bar and suggests the next ingredient that would unlock the most useful drinks. It only suggests ingredients that are not already in Your bar, and if nothing useful remains the section quietly disappears.

Add this next is designed to answer one simple question: what should I buy or add next to unlock more drinks?

6. Soft substitutes and variations

Some ingredients can stand in for others, but MyMixMate tries to be honest about it instead of pretending every swap is perfect.

• Orange soda can make a sweeter version of a soda highball.
• Lemon-lime soda can work as a sweeter variation of soda water in simple highballs.
• Cola is not the same as soda water.

Soft matches show up under closest matches or are labelled as variations, so you always know when you are mixing a classic and when you are improvising.

7. Suggest a drink

Suggest a drink gives you quick inspiration when you do not feel like searching or answering questions. It surfaces a recipe from the library so you can just pour something good.

Use Suggest a drink when you want inspiration without thinking too much.

8. Help me pick a drink

The guided picker asks a few simple questions about occasion, effort, base spirit and taste. It uses Your bar context where helpful, then recommends a top pick along with a few alternatives. Returning from a recipe brings you back to the same picks if you came from the picker results.

9. Recipe pages

Every recipe page includes the things you actually need:

• Ingredients
• Metric / US toggle
• Method
• Glass
• Garnish
• Difficulty
• Time
• Strength
• Bartender’s Notes, when useful
• Ingredient swaps, when useful
• Origin story, when reliable

Recipes are designed for home mixing. Metric is the default.

10. How recipes are made

Each recipe is written for home mixing, not professional bar service. We keep the method clear, the measurements practical, and the steps focused on what you need to do.

• Ingredient amounts are practical and easy to follow.
• Metric measurements are the default; US units are a toggle away.
• Steps are short, clear and beginner friendly.
• Methods focus on what to do, not unnecessary cocktail jargon.
• Glassware and garnish are included when they help the drink feel complete.
• Bartender’s Notes are only shown when they add practical value.
• Ingredient swaps are shown when a substitution makes sense.
• Origin stories are only shown when there is reliable information.

For classic cocktails we try to stay close to the recognised version of the drink. For simple home drinks and variations, we focus on balance, clarity and ingredients people can actually use.

How the steps work

The method is ordered from preparation to serving. If a drink needs shaking, stirring, building or blending, the steps say so. If a garnish matters, it is included at the end. The goal is that a beginner can follow the recipe without needing bar knowledge.

Most recipes follow the same simple rhythm: prepare the glass, add the ingredients, shake or stir when needed, serve, then garnish.

11. How recipe cards work

Recipe cards show a short description, difficulty, time, ingredient count and strength. In search or Your bar contexts, cards may also show helpful match information:

12. Privacy friendly

Basic use of MyMixMate does not require an account. Your bar and picker state are stored locally in your browser, so you can use the app without signing in.

13. Tips for better results

• Add your base spirit first.
• Add mixers and citrus next.
• Use common names like Coke, Sprite or sparkling water.
• Try styles like refreshing, sour, sweet or party.
• Use Help me pick a drink when you are unsure.
• Use Add this next to unlock more drinks.