Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
If you open the liquor cabinets (plural) in my home, you’ll find an eclectic collection of spirits ranging from the mundane to the random and unique bottles my husband and I have bought in some small or unknown town during our travels. My husband likes to joke that I gifted him a basic bartending course and now I’m benefiting from it, but in my mind, it was a sound financial investment for both of us.
The problem, though, is that there isn’t a course varied enough to cover all of our niche spirits, and sifting through tons of online recipe sites for one weird ingredient often yields super complicated cocktails with more ingredients that I don’t have at hand. Meanwhile, it’s sad to see dozens of bottles sitting unopened, waiting for the perfect cocktail or recipe inspiration to hit. So I decided to take matters into my own hands, or into Gemini model’s proverbial hands, and create a bartender who understands me and my ingredient list. The results are often hits, sometimes misses, but you bet that I’m having a lot of fun “testing” this feature for science, and work, of course…
Have you used Gemini (or any other AI chatbot) to get cocktail ideas? 2 votes Yes, all the time. 0 % Yes, from time to time. 0 % Once, I didn't like what it suggested. 0 % No, never. 50 % I don't drink. 50 %
Stage one bartender: Quick chat with Gemini Live
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
My first experience with my Gemini bartender was a quick chat with Gemini Live. I had a lot of leftover celery leaves with some mint, and I was wondering if they could be used in a cocktail. I asked Gemini if they’d fit in a cocktail, and it suggested a celery and mint mojito. Nothing fancy, but not something I would’ve thought about off the top of my head — I’m still a baby bartender after all.
The celery and mint mojito that Gemini suggested was perfectly balanced and so refreshing that I've done it many times since.
The result, though, was so nice and refreshing that I had to do a few double-takes because I didn’t think celery leaves would work this well in a cocktail. The ratio was perfectly balanced with the mint. The mix was so good that whenever I’ve had a bit of celery for other purposes since that fateful day, I’ve been cutting off some extra leaves to redo this same cocktail. It’s a fantastic summer winner. Point, Gemini.
Stage two: Trying to replicate restaurant or bar cocktails
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