Why do measures vary in format?

Measures are stored as text rather than fixed units, so one recipe may use ounces, another centilitres, and another a vague amount like a dash.

Is this the official recipe for each cocktail?

No. It is a documented version from an online database, and many classic drinks have several accepted variations.

Cocktail Card Screensaver

The Cocktail Card screensaver shows a real drink recipe at a time from the key-less TheCocktailDB: ingredients with measures, the right glass and the method. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks both appear, and the card says which. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.

How the Cocktail Card screensaver works

The saver reads TheCocktailDB directly in your browser — no key and no account.

A real drink recipe at a time from the key-less TheCocktailDB: ingredients with measures, the right glass and the method.

It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.

Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.

About TheCocktailDB

TheCocktailDB is a free drinks database with a JSON API, built in 2015 and described by its maker as a free data source for drinks online. It began on the Kodi forums as a way to browse cocktail recipes on a television, and it has since been used in apps, a Discord chatbot, a smartwatch app and university programming courses. It is a sister site of TheMealDB, TheSportsDB and TheAudioDB.

A recipe card here follows the structure of the data: a drink name, a category, the glass it is traditionally served in, a list of ingredients each with a measure, and written method steps. Glassware matters more than it seems, since a coupe, a highball and a rocks glass imply different dilution and ice. Measures are written as text rather than numbers, so you may see ounces, centilitres, dashes or simply a splash.

The API also lets developers filter drinks by whether they are alcoholic, by category and by glass type, which is how a card can say which kind of drink it shows. Classic cocktails often exist in several versions with different ratios, so treat a card as one documented take rather than an authoritative recipe, and note that nothing here is a statement about serving sizes or drinking.

A worked example

A real drink recipe at a time from the key-less TheCocktailDB: ingredients with measures, the right glass and the method. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks both appear, and the card says which.

Settings & tips

Accent and Background recolour the display.
Data comes straight from TheCocktailDB in your browser.
Press ESC to leave fullscreen.

Frequently asked questions

Is this real data?: Yes — it comes from TheCocktailDB and is refreshed on a schedule.
Is a key needed?: No. This source is fully key-less.
Is it free?: Yes — free, no download, in your browser.
Why do measures vary in format?: Measures are stored as text rather than fixed units, so one recipe may use ounces, another centilitres, and another a vague amount like a dash.
Is this the official recipe for each cocktail?: No. It is a documented version from an online database, and many classic drinks have several accepted variations.

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