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Should I use Kindred Cocktails?

Community craft cocktail recipe database - kindredcocktails.com

· 5 days ago

A free, enthusiast-run recipe database that's excellent for serious home bartenders and recipe creators. Skip it entirely if you wanted business software. It is a hobbyist wiki, not a product with support or SLAs.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; this is a free enthusiast community site, not commercial software.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityCommunity-run; no support evidence
  • Security postureNo public security evidence either way

Pricing

$0

Community

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Serious home bartenders
  • Cocktail recipe creators
  • Classic-recipe and variation explorers
  • Shopping by what's in your cabinet

Not for

  • Bars or restaurants, no POS, inventory, or menu features
  • Casual drinkers wanting a slick modern mobile app
  • Businesses expecting support, SLAs, or uptime guarantees
  • Anyone needing guaranteed longevity, volunteer-run hobby project

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Community-run volunteer site; upkeep depends entirely on hobbyists

medium

No commercial tier, SLA, or support channel if anything breaks

low

10-results-per-page cap makes deep browsing sessions slow

low

Easily confused with Kindred, the San Diego bar, unrelated

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Completely free. About Us states cost is 'Nada'
  • Huge archive of user-submitted craft cocktail recipes
  • Searchable by ingredient, creator, and rating
  • Community comments refine recipes with tested variations
  • Includes recommended brands and submission style guidance

Cons

  • Only 10 results per page; browsing large lists is tedious
  • Dated, utilitarian interface built around paginated lists
  • Submissions must pass enforced editorial style guidelines

Sources & method

- 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x3security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free and comprehensive
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Dated interface, 10 results per page
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Ingredient search, ratings, brand guidance
  • Support quality. Community-run; no support evidence
  • Security posture. No public security evidence either way
  • $0 Price About Us states cost is 'Nada'
  • 931+ pages Archive depth Paginated recipe index
  • 13+ years Member tenure Longest-tenured profile seen
  • 341 max seen User recipe books Top collector profile

Pricing

Community

$0

  • Full recipe database access
  • Personal cocktail book
  • Submit and comment on recipes

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Hobbyist community widely recommended on Reddit and forums as a deep, free craft-cocktail recipe resource.

“Kindred Cocktails is a good resource.”
Reddit, r/cocktails
“I came across this drink on Kindred Cocktails and was”
Instagram
“I like this Angostura forward cocktail that I found”
Difford's Guide forum
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; this is a free enthusiast community site, not commercial software.

Free, massive craft-cocktail recipe wiki run by enthusiasts. Great for home bartenders; not business software at all.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; this is a free enthusiast community site, not commercial software.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. About Uskindredcocktails.com
    official
  2. Frequently Asked Questionskindredcocktails.com
    official
  3. Style Guidelines for Cocktail Submissionskindredcocktails.com
    official
  4. Plain English Terms of Usekindredcocktails.com
    official
  5. DrinkBoy: cocktail websites directorydrinkboy.com
    review
  6. Top Rated Cocktails from Kindred Cocktails — Graham & Tonicgrahamandtonic.com
    review
  7. Reddit, r/cocktails recommendation threadreddit.com
    review
  8. Product security pagekindredcocktails.com
    security
  9. CN Traveler review of Kindred bar (unrelated namesake)cntraveler.com
    news

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