Background

As cocktail enthusiasts, we were always looking for ways to expand our knowledge and repertoire of cocktails. We found that the Difford's Guide website was a great resource for finding new recipes, but it was time-consuming to manually enter each recipe into our flashcard app. We knew there had to be a more efficient way to do this.

Problem

The problem we faced was the manual process of entering each cocktail recipe into our flashcard app. This was not only time-consuming but also prone to errors. Additionally, we wanted to ensure that we were learning new cocktails every day, which meant constantly checking the Difford's Guide website for updates.

Solution

To solve this problem, we built a program that scrapes the Difford's Guide website for the recipe of the cocktail of the day and adds it to a spreadsheet. This spreadsheet is then used by our flashcard app to learn and memorize cocktails automatically. We set up the program to run every day at a specific time so that we would always have a new cocktail recipe waiting for us in our flashcard app.

Impact

Increased efficiency by automating the process of adding new cocktail recipes to our flashcard app
Reduced errors by eliminating manual data entry
Expanded our knowledge and repertoire of cocktails by learning a new recipe every day
Improved retention and recall of cocktail recipes through regular use of the flashcard app
Inspired us to experiment with new ingredients and techniques in our own cocktail creations
Achieved X% increase in daily usage of flashcard app since implementing program
Saved X hours per week on manual data entry

Team

Jane Doe - Software Engineer

Developed the program to scrape the Difford's Guide website and add new cocktail recipes to the spreadsheet automatically
Set up the program to run daily at a specific time using a cron job

John Smith - Data Analyst

Created the spreadsheet to store the cocktail recipes and ensure they were formatted correctly for use in the flashcard app
Analyzed usage data from the flashcard app to identify areas for improvement and optimization

Samantha Lee - Cocktail Enthusiast

Brought the idea for automating cocktail recipe learning to the team and provided feedback on user experience of flashcard app
Sourced new ingredients and techniques for us to experiment with in our own cocktail creations based on what we learned from the flashcard app

Cocktail Enthusiasts Automate Learning with Difford's Guide