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What Are You Listening To? There's a Drink for That.

Posted byLizz

on November 10, 2011

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It happens to everyone: the drink/music mismatch. Maybe you're at a club dancing to Lady Gaga but for some reason you find yourself enjoying a full bodied Syrah. Maybe, on the other hand, you're sitting in the dark on the floor of your apartment with your girlfriend and ten cats listening to Al Green and drinking Jagerbombs. It's just wrong. Luckily, three Bostonians fixed all that at Music Hack Day Boston 2011 with their amazing new website Drinkify. What's the pitch?

Drinkify automatically generates the perfect* cocktail recipe to accompany any music.

*May not actually be perfect.

That's right. You type in a musical artist and Drinkify automatically spits out the perfect drink. Now, apparently Drinkify uses The Echo Nest and Last.fm databases to connect genres and tempos with drink types, but as far as I'm concerned this is just magic.

36 responses to “What Are You Listening To? There's a Drink for That.”

Ashley (member)
November 10, 2011 at 10:09 am Permalink Reply Report user

THIS WEBSITE COMBINES MY TWO FAVORITE THINGS.
This is awesome.

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1. Lesbian Mom Today (member)
  November 10, 2011 at 5:55 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Exactly my sentiment!! This is an amazing site! I’ve been looking for this kind of thing for ages…what a fantastic idea.
  
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Elissa Marcelle (member)
November 10, 2011 at 10:20 am Permalink Reply Report user

Yeah, I’m not entirely certain that these would be good for your health, “The Voltaire” is 10 oz Cocaine and 10 oz Club Soda served in a highball.

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1. AG (member)
  November 10, 2011 at 5:56 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  “The Patrick Watson” is 6 oz ecstasy and 6 oz sprite. Party. Hard.
  
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Elissa Marcelle (member)
November 10, 2011 at 10:25 am Permalink Reply Report user

I wonder what “The John Williams” actually tastes like?

1 oz. Four Roses Bourbon
1 oz. Egg
4 oz. Pisco

Combine in shaker and strain into cocktail glass. Serve. Garnish with wedge of pineapple.

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1. Lizz (member)
  November 10, 2011 at 10:37 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Did you search for harry potter? Because I totally did.
  
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2. FFAF
  November 10, 2011 at 12:09 pm Permalink Reply
  
  Looks like it needs more lemon, less Pisco, otherwise thumbs-up!
  
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Ash (member)
November 10, 2011 at 10:56 am Permalink Reply Report user

AWESOMESAUCE. Although I must admit, I usually start off with some Jameson and end up singing Flogging Molly or Mumford & Sons.

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1. Frankie (member)
  November 10, 2011 at 11:19 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Not entirely related but I saw Flogging Molly on Sunday and they were amaaazing. I was drinking Red Berries Bulmers yeahh.
  
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  1. Ash (member)
    November 10, 2011 at 12:51 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    FM is epic in concert. I saw them like the day AFTER St. Patty’d day and no joke, the 80% of the crowd was drunk and the mosh pit was like a giant barroom brawl. But in the end when they broke out the slow meaningful songs everyone stopped moshing and was very ‘let’s hold hands and sing along’
    
    So in summary we were all drunk and brawling and moshing, but then we were hugging and crying and singing. And there was a lot of leather involved.
    
    Amazingness.
    
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    1. Elissa Marcelle (member)
      November 10, 2011 at 1:11 pm Permalink Reply Report user
      
      I adore Flogging Molly!!!! and celtic music in general! It has this sort of mournful, almost bittersweet quality too it with a twist of hope for the future thrown in. And what’s not to love about banjos, fiddles, and bagpipes???? :3
      
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Heidi (member)
November 10, 2011 at 11:13 am Permalink Reply Report user

I love this. I just posted it on my radio station’s e-mail list and they’re going fucking insane. Thank you for this. Listening parties will forever be more interesting.

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Julia Bradshaw (member)
November 10, 2011 at 1:19 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Anyone see “The Holly Miranda”?

12 oz. Marijuana
12 oz. Club soda
1 bottle Worcestershire sauce

Epic and beautifully intimidating. Perfect drink personification.

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Christina (member)
November 10, 2011 at 1:26 pm Permalink Reply Report user

This one may be my favorite:

“THE SOMETHING CORPORATE”

8 oz. Tears
Serve neat. Stir quickly.

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1. Nico (member)
  November 10, 2011 at 1:57 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  It’s spot on.
  
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2. Kate B (member)
  November 12, 2011 at 10:37 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  “Konstantine came walking down the stairs, and all that I could do was touch her long blond hair.”
  
  I wrote a NaNoWriMo novel based on this song kind of, because I was angsty and fifteen and the twenty-eight year old I was in love with liked Something Corporate. This is so relevant to my life
  
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Vikki
November 10, 2011 at 1:53 pm Permalink Reply

Adele would be a bottle of bourbon and a bottle of oxy.

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Jules (member)
November 10, 2011 at 2:31 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Seems like I have to stock up on Red Wine.

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1. Smilin Hobbes (member)
  November 10, 2011 at 2:57 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Bon Iver?
  
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Intern Grace (member)
November 10, 2011 at 2:43 pm Permalink Reply

I don’t drink but for some reason I keep searching every musician I can think of because everything is perfect.

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Allison (member)
November 10, 2011 at 3:06 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Immensely satisfying! Except that I’d never drink red wine at a Trampled by Turtles concert. I’d drink a frothy beer, whatever’s local. And I’d drink a LOT of it. However, their choice for Devil Makes Three is completely on the ball.

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Denbo is my HomeGirl (member)
November 10, 2011 at 3:19 pm Permalink Reply Report user

You guys, I typed in “Glee” and it said to drink a whole bottle of scotch. Life just got real.

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1. Ash (member)
  November 10, 2011 at 4:48 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Word. Also, your icon is perfection.
  
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bookbound (member)
November 10, 2011 at 8:54 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I am rather proud and entirely unsurprised that Bostonians came up with this. What do you do when it gets FREAKING PITCH-BLACK by 4 in the afternoon and it’s cold half the time? Drink, preferably involving music.

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Laura (member)
November 10, 2011 at 9:01 pm Permalink Reply

I just spent about a hundred years shuffling through itunes and typing in every artist that came up. i’m in love.

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kd15 (member)
November 10, 2011 at 9:27 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I’m amused by the Justin Bieber drink since Red Bull immediately puts me to sleep, which is about how interesting I find Bieber

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November 10, 2011 at 9:56 pm Permalink Reply

If I made this website, I’d probably use it to subtly judge you on your choice of music. Like suggesting PBR to all the hipsters.

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Allie
November 11, 2011 at 5:33 am Permalink Reply

“The Nirvana”

10 oz. Marijuana. Serve neat.
Garnish with pickled carrot sticks.

XD

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Arianna (member)
November 11, 2011 at 8:36 am Permalink Reply Report user

“THE LMFAO”

10 oz. Rum
Serve neat. Garnish with fresh berries.

Also, instead of playing LMFAO, it Rick Rolls you.

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1. jean (member)
  November 11, 2011 at 9:49 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  yeah i definitely got rick rolled more than once.
  
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Josy
November 11, 2011 at 11:31 am Permalink Reply

Haha. Do all child stars correspond to non-alcoholic drinks in accordance with tradition?

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Jessica (member)
November 11, 2011 at 6:42 pm Permalink Reply Report user

This is SOOO Boris Vian inspired you guys. It’s the modern version of the pianocktail.
Other than that, I’m sold and in love with the website.

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Samantha (member)
November 11, 2011 at 11:14 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Haha omg I love this too much already. Only thing I can’t understand: why isn’t “the Beatles” scotch and coke? There’s a group that actually HAD an associated drink. xD

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Salicet
November 12, 2011 at 10:46 am Permalink Reply

I don’t know, I’m pretty disappointed in the Tom Waits entry. Nevada Pale Ale? Really? I mean, I don’t know my liquor all that well, but pale ale seems pretty weak for Tom. Bourbon, scotch, and whiskey are the first that come to mind.

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Salicet
November 12, 2011 at 10:52 am Permalink Reply

And for every remotely “indie” band, they just suggest PBR. Lame.

They even suggest PBR for The National! Do they know nothing about for whom that wine is intended?

This is so disillusioning.

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Sorcha (member)
November 12, 2011 at 12:30 pm Permalink Reply Report user

“The Miles Davis”

1 oz. Heroin

Serve neat. Stir slowly. Garnish with salt.

oh my god

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