CocktailCost pulls live pricing from Breakthru, RNDC, and Provi and calculates the exact cost of every cocktail on your menu — automatically, every night.
No manual price entry. No spreadsheets. No guessing.
Build any cocktail by searching your distributor catalog. Add ingredients, set pour sizes — your pour cost calculates instantly.
See every cocktail ranked by profitability. Excellent, Good, Okay, and Action — every cocktail ranked by profitability at a glance.
Get emailed when a recipe crosses its pour cost threshold, ingredient prices rise by 5%+, or a key product goes out of stock.
Click + New Recipe. Give it a name, set the menu price you charge customers, and pick the category (Cocktail, Spirit Forward, Low ABV, or Mocktail).
Type any spirit, liqueur, or mixer in the search bar. Use the category chips to filter first. Bar staples like Simple Syrup, Fresh Lime Juice, and Ginger Beer are already in the catalog.
Each ingredient defaults to 1.5oz. Adjust the pour size for each — the cost sidebar updates in real time. You'll see your total pour cost, pour cost %, and the suggested menu price to hit your target margin.
Hit Save Recipe. Your recipe appears on the Dashboard with its profitability rating. Build out your full menu — the more recipes you add, the more useful the Dashboard becomes.
The Find tab lets you browse 26,000+ spirits by category, $/oz range, and distributor — without building a recipe first. Great for comparing options before you commit to an ingredient.
Filter by spirit type, set a $/oz budget, pick a distributor, and the results sort A→Z. Click + on any product to add it directly to whatever recipe you have open.
Every week after the price sync, CocktailCost checks your recipes and emails you if anything needs attention.
An ingredient's distributor price rose by more than your threshold (default: 5%). Your pour cost just changed — you may need to reprice.
Default: 5% increaseA recipe's total pour cost percentage crossed its limit. Set a custom threshold per recipe — the default is 30% of menu price.
Default: 30% pour costAn ingredient used in one of your recipes is showing as out of stock across all distributors. Time to find a substitute or 86 the drink.
OOS across all sourcesOne email per day — only when something needs your attention. No noise. You can also trigger it manually from the Alerts tab anytime.
Daily summary, only when neededSign up free and build your first recipe in 3 minutes. Real distributor pricing, updated weekly.
Get Started Free →Questions or feedback? Use the support button inside the app.