So, I can kind of blame the wonderful developers of Pocket Cocktails for the hangover I had the day after my birthday.

You see, Pocket Cocktails is an absolutely gorgeous drink recipe app for the iPhone.  The interface is fun and retro, which is a big plus for me…but the real beauty lies in the recipes themselves.  Each one features a painstakingly photographed drink to go along with the recipe, presumably so you know how the drink is supposed to turn out.  When we were planning my birthday party, I thumbed through all the yummy-looking drinks and landed on a pretty pinkish one that looked delicious–the French Martini.  I sent my husband out for party supplies and he came back loaded down with raspberry vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice…the very instruments of my demise.

Despite the hangover, the drink–and the party–were both raging successes, and Pocket Cocktails became a must-have app on my iPhone.  I’m forever hemming and hawing about what drink to order at a bar, especially if I’m in the mood for something fruity.  I’ve never been a beer girl, and sometimes I’m just not feeling like having a glass of wine.  Most of the time if I’m drinking liquor, the fruitier and girlier the drink is, the happier I will be!  Pocket Cocktails is not just a reference for mixing my own drinks, it’s a great primer for ordering something a little more exotic than your typical Cape Cod or Long Island Iced Tea.  And if the bartender doesn’t know how to make it?  Just hand him your iPhone!

What really impressed me was that Pocket Cocktails was developed by Robert Maran and his fiancée out of their apartment in Toronto.  They set up their bedroom as a temporary studio to shoot the gorgeous drink photos and put the app together.  One thing I love about Apple app development is that it allows anyone who can make an application to do so, without requiring significant resource needs or overhead.   I really enjoy supporting small developers like Robert because I can tell that a lot of hard work and attention to detail went into the development.

I highly recommend Pocket Cocktails if you’re in the market for a drink recipe app for the iPhone.  For more information or to purchase the app, please visit http://www.pocketcocktails.com.