Get Alexa’s help with your next cocktail thanks to SideChef-Bacardi collaboration

By Alina Bradford Published October 7, 2019

On Monday, SideChef, a cooking and meal planning app that won the Google Play Editor’s Pick for “Best Apps of 2017,” announced that it is collaborating with Bacardi to create curated cocktails for the SideChef platform. Users of SideChef can now find easy, step-by-step drink recipes developed by Bacardi on the app. Bacardi is the largest privately held spirits company in the world and the first spirits brand to partner with SideChef, though the app has partnered with companies like Electrolux, LG, GE, Haier, V-Zug, and Bosch Home Connect in the past.

Recommended Videos

“The SideChef smart recipe format’s user-centric design is optimized for cooking education and the unique needs of food preparation. The collaboration with Bacardi creates new possibilities for home cooks to interact with the platform beyond food preparation and explore the future of at-home mixology,” the company said in a press release.

Please enable Javascript to view this content

This addition to the app makes sense. Mixology is quickly becoming a popular hobby for at-home entertainers thanks to vloggers like Tipsy Bartender, who has nearly 4 million followers. Plus, having a nice drink with your meal adds to the experience.

“We are very excited to announce our collaboration with Bacardi, which now gives our users the know-how to become a side mixologist, in addition to being side chefs,” SideChef founder and CEO Kevin Yu said in a statement. “No meal is complete without a great drink and we’re thrilled to introduce our users to cocktails in an easy-to-understand way, just as we have with cooking on our platform.”

Some of the new Bacardi cocktail recipes are already featured on the SideChef platform. To access them you can download the app on iOS or Android. You can also access them on an Alexa-enabled device using voice commands through Amazon’s Cook with Alexa smart kitchen technology. Using the Echo Show, you can also see the recipes on the screen. More recipes will be added in the future. The two companies will also provide live demonstrations, new mixologist collaborations, smart drink recommendations and meal pairings on the app, as well.

Topics

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Alina Bradford has been a tech, lifestyle and science writer for more than 20 years. Her work is read by millions each month…

News

Digital Trends’ Top Tech of CES 2025 Awards

Top Tech of CES

Las Vegas is overrun. Every billboard in town is shouting about AI, hotel bar tops now sport a sea of laptops, and after hours The Strip is elbow to elbow with engineers toting yard-long beers.

That means CES, the year’s biggest tech bacchanalia, has come to town, and Digital Trends editors have spent the last four days frolicking among next year’s crop of incredible TVs, computers, tablets, and EVs. We’re in heaven.

Smart Home

Ring shows off new Kidde smoke alarms and free 2K camera upgrades at CES 2025

A person setting up a Ring Smoke Detector.

Ring made a big -- though rather surprising -- announcement at CES 2025, revealing that it has partnered with Kidde to launch a new collection of smart smoke alarms. Arriving in April, the collection includes the Kidde Smart Smoke Alarm and Combination Alarm, the latter of which detects both smoke and carbon monoxide. They’ll sync with the existing Ring app to send users alerts should anything trigger its sensors, and they should be an enticing option for folks who have already bought into the Ring ecosystem.

While customers will receive alerts via the mobile app, they can also sign up for the new Ring 24/7 Smoke & CO Monitoring Subscription for $5 per month. This is a professional monitoring service that lets a trained dispatch team keep tabs on your detectors -- and if they’re triggered, the dispatch team can automatically contact emergency services and send them to your home. That should provide more peace of mind than your normal smoke alarms, which might ring out loud and clear but can’t alert the fire department.

Smart Home

Jackery’s new solar panels are indistinguishable from your roof

jackerys new solar panels are indistinguishable from your roof jwholehome

When you think of solar panels on a home, what's the first thing that comes to mind? In most cases, it's the square, black photovoltaic cells. While those do work, they aren't the most aesthetically pleasing. This is an issue, especially in communities with draconic HOAs. The Jackery Solar Roof offers an attractive alternative that's practically indistinguishable from terracotta roofing tiles.

The Solar Roof has a conversion rate of over 25%. That might not sound like a lot, but the average efficiency rating of solar panels is typically between 15% and 22%, putting Jackery far ahead of the pack. These panels are tougher than a normal roof, too; they're impact and hail resistant and come with a 30-year warranty. That's right, 30 years (and the average lifespan of a normal roof is only 20 years).