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ChatGPT and Bard Made Me These 12 Nasty Cocktails Inspired by Tech CEOs

I mixed and drank 12 cocktails created by AI. The results ran the gamut from hilariously goofy to straight-up undrinkable.

Artificial Intelligence Mack DeGeurin May 9

5 Nerdy Cocktails (and Mocktails) to Distract You From the World

Well, it’s the time of year (or every four years) when you might find yourself needing new ways to keep yourself relaxed. Some people do yoga, others take up hobbies like knitting or building complex Lego sets. I like to drink. Before I went back to school to finish my degree and become a journalist,…

Television Beth Elderkin Nov 2

I Tried a $1,200 Cocktail

We humans have shockingly malleable tastes. Studies have shown that we are more likely to prefer something if we think it’s expensive (even if it isn’t). It stands to reason, then, that a cocktail costing $1,210 should be roughly 80 times more delicious to me than any I’ve ever purchased for myself. So, when Trader…

Tech News Brent Rose Dec 8

Ecto Sour Is the Drink of the Summer

The kind marketing executives of Coca-Cola blessed the Earth with the return of Hi-C Ecto Cooler for a limited time this summer. Gizmodo obtained a couple boxes of the precious potion, and guess what we did. We added booze. Welcome to Gizmodo’s Happy Hour. Substance abuse for nerds. Elaborately described as a “citrus drink”, Ecto…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 15

It’s Your Fault For Ordering a Cocktail That’s Both Frozen and On Fire

Ha! I trapped the drink you ordered in a weird ice sphere. Bet you weren’t expecting that. Don’t even try melting it with your tongue or some shit, because I also lit the glass on fire. You’re going to wait for this lackluster drink to become consumable (not counting the 2.5 hours you waited for…

Sploid Avery Ellis Jun 24

These Coffee-Infused Cocktails Are the Hair of the Dog You’ve Been Looking For

Standard remedies for a hangover are generally limited to greasy food, a strong cup of coffee, or more booze. Order those mozzarella sticks from bed, because we’ve got the other two covered. You can thank us later. Welcome to Gizmodo’s Happy Hour. Substance abuse for nerds. At first blush, coffee cocktails might seem like a…

Tech News Avery Ellis Jun 24

Getting High on Cannabis Cocktails

It was the perfect afternoon for day drinking: Not too warm, a pleasant breeze, the weekend within easy reach. On a sun-dappled Los Angeles patio around 3:00 p.m., I found myself pleasantly buzzed from both alcohol and cannabis. But I didn’t even have to resort to chugging a beverage while surreptitiously toking under the table—it…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 10

How to Use Vinegar to Make Your Cocktails Taste Amazing

Vinegar is probably the last thing you’d think to reach for when you want to make a refreshing drink. But with a little sugar, a handful of past-its-prime fruit, and about a week in the fridge, vinegar can transform into one of the most complex, mixologist-approved flavors to ever grace your cocktails. Welcome to Gizmodo’s…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 3

9 Summer Drink Ideas for Your Long Lazy Weekend

Hello summer! Symbolically, at least. Every Friday around these parts, we celebrate Happy Hour, where we toss tasty booze in a shaker—or fill a glass with a fermented liquid, or pack a pipe with… something—and add a twist of science. You can catch our latest installment of substance abuse for nerds right here, which also…

Tech News Alissa Walker May 28

How to Make a Delicious Cocktail Using Prohibition-Era Hacks

Prohibition was a dark time for America. Booze was banned, and crime was skyrocketing. But that doesn’t mean people stopped coming up with new ways to have fun with alcohol. A few months ago, I got my hands on Lost Recipes of Prohibition, a fascinating book by Matthew Rowley about a found object. The object…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes May 13

How to Flame Citrus Like a Cocktail Pro

As many bartenders know, one of the secrets to a tastier drink is playing with fire. Flaming an orange (or any citrus, really) is an old trick that looks impressive, but why does it work? First off, there’s a lot of flavor stored in the peel—that’s the whole reason you order drinks “with a twist.”…

Sploid Avery Ellis Apr 4

The Smart Way to Make Perfectly Clear Cocktail Ice

The quest for perfect ice is older than mankind, and slightly younger than the quest for perfect whiskey. One of those problems can be solved for you with a stroke of genius. But why is ice cloudy in the first place? Cocktail Chemistry explains that impurities in water are the last to freeze, and those…

Sploid Avery Ellis Mar 21

Don’t Even Think About Ruining These Art-Inspired Cocktails by Drinking Them

Hong Kong bartender Rajendra Limbu is bringing the intoxicating effects of high art to the more pedestrian world of alcohol with cocktails that take influence from Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dalí, and Piet Mondrian. Each artistic recreation is hand-painted into egg white foam that floats atop these delectable drinks. How do they taste? The ingredient…

Sploid Avery Ellis Mar 11

This Ice Ball Cocktail Is the Coolest Thing

Even though all cocktails should be simple, I’ll excuse a little flair for this awesome ice ball cocktail because it’s just too much fun. An ice cube sphere looks like it’s frozen with a drink inside until it’s hammered to break open the liquid goodness. It all works perfectly because the former ice sphere that…

Sploid Casey Chan Feb 8

Can This Scratch-and-Sniff Book Turn You Into a Whiskey Aficionado?

While the clear intentions of vodka and gin were an easy sell for my cocktail glass, I admit it took me a little longer to dabble in the dark liquors. Mostly because I was confused. Was rye like bourbon? But what the hell was scotch? And apparently they’re all whiskey? If only I’d had this…

Books & Comics Alissa Walker Jan 8

This Penicillin Is Medicinal, Too, But the Boozy Kind

I had to make a tough call the other day when serving drinks on a cold November evening. Every cocktail I considered was fruity and frivolous—not appropriate for dinner guests huddling in depressing post-time-change darkness. Then I remembered: Liquid antibiotics. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the long week, and it’s time for Happy…

Tech News Alissa Walker Nov 13

How to Forage for Cocktails

I was traipsing around a conifer forest, looking for the perfect white fir. I wasn’t hunting for a Christmas tree. I had just been taught to see the wilderness as my own personal liquor cabinet, and I was searching for ingredients for my next cocktail. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the long week,…

Tech News Alissa Walker Nov 7

Should You Become a Corpse This Halloween, Drink a Corpse Reviver

“There are no Halloween cocktails,” someone once said on Twitter, and they might be right. I tried to find a pumpkin one that didn’t taste like baby food and I failed—no pumpkin spice martini for you. Fear not, I wouldn’t leave you out in the cold: A Corpse Reviver is the perfect Halloween treat. It’s…

Tech News Alissa Walker Oct 30

A Beginner’s Guide to American Gin

Gin is a divisive drink. It has been for centuries. Responsible for an early booze-fueled crisis in England, the botanical-infused distilled spirit was once seen as scourge on society. Three hundred years later, it’s become the elegant answer to vodka and, increasingly in the US, an artisanal concoction. Regardless of your own history with juniper-laced…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 4

The Drink of the Viking Warlords Makes a Great Summer Cocktail

Long before humans had figured out beer, we learned that you can make a damn tasty crunk-juice by stewing rainwater in a beehive. Mead was the drink of ancient Greek philosophers, Asian hunter-gatherers, and Celtic berserkers. It’s also the secret behind some of the best summer cocktails. It’s Friday afternoon, you’ve made it through the…

Tech News Maddie Stone Jul 24

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ChatGPT and Bard Made Me These 12 Nasty Cocktails Inspired by Tech CEOs

5 Nerdy Cocktails (and Mocktails) to Distract You From the World

I Tried a $1,200 Cocktail

Ecto Sour Is the Drink of the Summer

It’s Your Fault For Ordering a Cocktail That’s Both Frozen and On Fire

These Coffee-Infused Cocktails Are the Hair of the Dog You’ve Been Looking For

Getting High on Cannabis Cocktails

How to Use Vinegar to Make Your Cocktails Taste Amazing

9 Summer Drink Ideas for Your Long Lazy Weekend

How to Make a Delicious Cocktail Using Prohibition-Era Hacks

How to Flame Citrus Like a Cocktail Pro

The Smart Way to Make Perfectly Clear Cocktail Ice

Don’t Even Think About Ruining These Art-Inspired Cocktails by Drinking Them

This Ice Ball Cocktail Is the Coolest Thing

Can This Scratch-and-Sniff Book Turn You Into a Whiskey Aficionado?

This Penicillin Is Medicinal, Too, But the Boozy Kind

How to Forage for Cocktails

Should You Become a Corpse This Halloween, Drink a Corpse Reviver

A Beginner’s Guide to American Gin

The Drink of the Viking Warlords Makes a Great Summer Cocktail

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