Ask Garçon

Use this when the user asks what a spirit, liqueur, mixer or other cocktail ingredient is, what to use instead of one, or what a bar term means or how a technique works, for example "What is mezcal and what can I use instead?", "What can I use instead of Aperol?" or "How do I dry shake?". Covers ingredients (taste, what it is made from, typical ABV, styles, substitutes including zero-proof ones, cocktails that use it) and bar terms such as a technique, glass, tool or drink style (definition, how-to steps, related terms). Returns the matching fixmeadrinkapp.com ingredient or glossary page. It does not give health or nutrition advice.

Use this when the user names ingredients or bottles they have and asks what cocktails, drinks or mocktails they can make with them, for example "What can I make with gin, lime and soda?" or "I have rum and pineapple juice, any ideas?". Checks their ingredients against the Garçon recipe catalogue on fixmeadrinkapp.com. Do not use it for one named drink (use get_cocktail_recipe) or for drinks like one they name (use suggest_similar_cocktail). Returns up to 8 free recipes ranked by fewest missing ingredients, each with what they have, what is missing and its fixmeadrinkapp.com page, plus up to 2 low or zero-proof options. A word that could mean several bottles, such as "vermouth", is never assumed: drinks that need one kind list it under depends_on, so ask the user which bottle they have when it matters. partial: true means the per-call lookup budget ran out before every candidate was ranked. Water and saline are assumed; garnishes never block a match. Optional filters: strength (zero_or_low covers mocktails and low-ABV drinks) and flavour notes. Recipes are for adults of legal drinking age. It does not give health or nutrition advice.

Use this when the user asks how to make a cocktail they name, or wants its recipe, ingredients or steps, for example "How do I make an Espresso Martini?" or "What goes in an Old Fashioned?". Gets that recipe from the Garçon catalogue by name, slug or fixmeadrinkapp.com recipe URL: description, glass, ice, garnish, ingredient amounts (oz with ml), steps, strength and its fixmeadrinkapp.com page. Do not use it when the user lists ingredients and asks what they can make (use find_cocktails_by_ingredients). For premium recipes the ingredient list is not public; the result says so and lists free recipes like it. Recipes are for adults of legal drinking age. It does not give health or nutrition advice.

Use this when the user names a drink they like and wants something similar, a lighter or lower-alcohol option, or both, for example "I like Moscow Mules. Suggest something similar, and a lighter option too." or "What is a low-alcohol drink like an Espresso Martini?". Suggests cocktails similar to that one from the Garçon catalogue, with each drink's strength, flavours and fixmeadrinkapp.com page, plus low or zero-proof options that share its flavours or base spirit; set low_proof to true to get only low and zero-proof alternatives. Drinks are for adults of legal drinking age.