Pour Picks

Press Kit

In brief

Pour Picks is a solo-built iOS app for bourbon collectors. It launched on the App Store on May 9, 2026. Fact sheet, ready-to-quote boilerplate, and contact are all on this page. Brand assets and screenshots are available on request at support@pourpicks.app.

Pour Picks is the iOS cellar app for bourbon collectors: scan any bottle, AI reads the label, and the app builds a private cellar of what you own, what you've poured, and what your collection is worth.

Fact sheet

Product
Pour Picks
Tagline
The Bourbon Collector’s Cellar
Category
Bourbon and American whiskey cellar app (iOS, free with optional subscription)
Platform
iOS (iPhone). iPad and Android are not on the near-term roadmap.
Launched
May 9, 2026 on the App Store
Team
Independently built and operated. Solo developer.
Funding
Bootstrapped. No outside investment, no parent company, no advertising partners.
Business model
Free core app. A Cask Club subscription adds advanced cellar tracking and journaling, billed through Apple.
Catalog
Full American-whiskey catalog (bourbon, rye, Tennessee, wheat, single-malt American), growing through scan-driven corrections and additions.
Distinctive
Pour Tonight, a recommender that picks a bottle from the user's own cellar and explains why, instead of recommending purchases.
Not
Not a marketplace, retailer, or social network. No alcohol ads, no in-app feed, no leaderboards.
Tech stack
React Native, Expo, Supabase (Postgres with row-level security), Anthropic Claude Vision for the scan engine, Claude for the recommender language.
Privacy
No location, health, or financial data collected. Payment information is held by Apple and never touches Pour Picks servers. See the privacy policy.

Why Pour Picks exists

Most bourbon apps fall into one of two categories. Some are community review sites, which are built around what other people think of a bottle. Others are general spirits apps that treat bourbon like a category to be completed rather than a collection to be lived with. Neither answers the question a collector actually asks most nights, which is "what should I pour from what I already own."

Pour Picks is designed around that question. Your cellar is the center of the app, not the catalog. The recommender reads from your shelf, not from a global rankings list. There are no purchase links, no allocation leaderboards, and nothing that nudges you to drink more than you wanted to.

Boilerplate, paste-ready

Short · ~30 words

Pour Picks is an iOS app for bourbon collectors that scans any bottle, builds a private cellar, and recommends what to pour from what you already own. It launched in May 2026.

Medium · ~60 words

Pour Picks is a solo-built iOS app for adult bourbon collectors. Scan any bottle and an AI reads the label, builds your cellar, and tracks every pour. A "Pour Tonight" feature picks a bottle from your own shelf and tells you why. The app is free, with an optional Cask Club subscription for advanced features. It launched on the App Store in May 2026.

Long · ~110 words

Pour Picks is an iOS cellar app for adult bourbon collectors, launched on the App Store in May 2026 by an independent solo developer. The app scans any bottle using Claude Vision to read the label, builds a private cellar of what the user owns, and runs a "Pour Tonight" recommender that picks a bottle from the user's own shelf based on what they've poured recently, the time of year, and personal taste signals. The catalog covers the full range of American whiskeys and grows through scan-driven corrections. Pour Picks is bootstrapped, sells no data, shows no ads, and does not sell alcohol. The core app is free; an optional Cask Club subscription adds advanced cellar features.

Brand assets

High-resolution app icon, App Store screenshots, hero images, and founder headshot are available on request. Email support@pourpicks.app with "Press assets" in the subject and a Drive link will follow the same day. App Store screenshots can also be pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Reviewer access

Any journalist, podcaster, or reviewer who wants to spend real time with the app gets a full year of the Cask Club paid tier on the house. Email support@pourpicks.app with the email tied to your App Store account and the comp is set up the same day. There's no expectation of coverage attached, and honest takes (including harsh ones) are welcomed.

Quick links

Contact

Press, partnership, podcast, and review inquiries: support@pourpicks.app. Email is the canonical contact; replies usually arrive within a day.