Whiskey Notebook

The idea

Whiskey Notebook is a place to record, discover, and revisit whiskey cocktail recipes. Whether you're refining a classic Manhattan or inventing something entirely your own, this app keeps track of every iteration so nothing is lost between pours.

• › Browse all public cocktail recipes and the full curated whiskey collection.
• › Create or save up to 3 recipes in your notebook and customise them independently.
• › Track every version of a recipe — see exactly what changed and when.
• › Mark when you last made a cocktail with a single tap.
• › Add up to 5 whiskeys to your personal shelf with tasting notes, ratings, and status tracking.
• › Track up to 5 bar ingredients (bitters, liqueurs, syrups) in My Bar.
• › 5 craft credits to try all features — no credit card required.

Everything in Well Drink, plus:

• ✦ 20 craft credits per month, resetting every billing cycle.
• ✦ The Mixologist — describe a mood; get an original cocktail recipe built from the contents of your bar, letting Whiskey Intelligence pick the whiskey and ingredients from your shelf based on your vibe, or you choose the whiskey to build the new recipe.
• ✦ Recipe Scout — describe the drink; Scout finds matching recipes to import.
• ✦ Label Scanner — photograph a label; we fill in all the details.
• ✦ Whiskey Scout — type a name; we look up the details.
• ✦ PDF export — print your entire notebook as a formatted PDF.
• ✦ Need more craft credits? Top up à la carte: 10 credits for $0.99, 50 for $3.99, or 200 for $12.99.

Why the free tier has limits

Whiskey Notebook is a solo project, not a venture-backed startup. Every free account runs on real infrastructure that has real costs, and those costs scale with usage. The free tier is sized to let you genuinely try everything — not to frustrate you into upgrading immediately.

• › Hosting — hosting the app and database. Billed by resource usage and uptime.
• › Image Storage — object storage for recipe and whiskey images. Billed by GB stored and requests made.
• › Payment processing — for Pro subscriptions. Takes a cut of every transaction.

On the Shelf ($1.99/month) covers these costs and keeps the project running. If you find Whiskey Notebook useful, upgrading is the best way to support it.

Interested in partnering or have a business inquiry? whiskey@parallelhours.io