The Occasionist

Make an occasion of it.

Drinks, food, hosting, and rituals for the everyday moments worth sharing.

Explore the worlds Find your drink

A considered cocktail setting for an evening at home

The evening begins here

Happiest

Drinks, recipes, and bar culture for a better pour.

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The Table

Food, menus, and notes for the meal worth lingering over.

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The Host

Practical rituals for making everyone feel looked after.

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Happiest · Tonight’s Brief

A drink for the way tonight feels.

Start with what you are pouring, then choose the mood and the amount of effort that feels right. We will point you to a recipe worth making.

Build tonight's brief

Tonight's brief

Start where you are.

01Base

02Mood

03Effort

04Build with optional

Choose one flavor layer to find a precise recipe pairing. Leave it open for a classic recommendation.

05What's in your bar?

Saved only for this session for now. A future Happiest account can carry this bar with you.

Add an ingredient

Make with my bar

You can make 34 drinks with what you have.

French Pear 75

Pear, lemon, and bubbles that know where they are going.

Olive Oil Sour

Silky lemon, gin, and a peppery finish.

Ginger Pear Highball

Pear nectar, ginger, and a long, cool finish.

Ruby Grapefruit French 75

A French 75 with a little more daylight in it.

One ingredient away

You're one ingredient away from 139 more.

The Perfect Martini

Salted Palomita

Ginger Rosemary Gimlet

Coconut Rum Daiquiri

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Bee’s Knees

Gin, lemon, and honey—softened just enough. Bee’s Knees: Gin, lemon, and honey—softened just enough. A considered Happiest recipe for the occasion.

Glassware

Chilled coupe

Garnish

Lemon twist

See the full recipe

Flavor directions

Good with your brief.

All pairings

Bright & Citrus

Lemon & Olive

Briny, clean, and sharply refreshing.

Bright & Citrus

Grapefruit & Rosemary

Piney, dry, and gently bitter.

Bright & Citrus

Orange & Cardamom

Warm perfume with a bright finish.

Make it tonight

Recipes using Gin.

All recipes

Cocktail

The Perfect Martini

Cold. Clean. Uncomplicated.

Cocktail

French Pear 75

Pear, lemon, and bubbles that know where they are going.

Cocktail

Ginger Rosemary Gimlet

A gimlet with a savory little edge.

Happiest · Recipe library

Recipes for the good part.

Browse 100 recipes

Featured recipe

The perfect martini

Cold. Clean. Uncomplicated.

Ingredients, method, glassware, garnish, a Happiest note, and the proportions to make it for a crowd.

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The Host · Bar calculator

Plan for the whole table, not just the first round.

Estimate cocktails, wine, beer, zero-proof drinks, and ice for the party ahead. Then bring the shopping list with you.

Build a bar plan

The Host · Occasions

A dinner party, already considered.

Drink: Dirty martini
Dinner: Steak + crispy potatoes
Playlist: Late-night Italian
Start: 7:30

Plan the occasion

Occasionist guides

Useful enough to keep open on the counter.

Recipes bring you in. Beautifully packaged knowledge helps you host with ease—from the first ice run to the final pour.

01 · $12

The Martini Book

Twelve martinis, clear ratios, technique, and garnishes.

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02 · $18

The Dinner Party

A menu, timeline, shopping list, and hosting plan.

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03 · $14

Cocktails for 20

Batch calculations, recipes, quantities, and service notes.

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The Occasionist Journal

Good questions, answered beautifully.

01The Martini Ratio, Explained 02A Dinner Party Timeline That Lets You Sit Down 03How Much Ice Do You Need for a Party?