I have Shake and Strain, the app, but I never seem to use it, generally just either get inspired from a news post or the Imbibe magazine, or a restaurant drink; or just stand in front of the liquor cabinet thinking “what looks good?”. When I have an unusual ingredient, Google it, and don’t think about the app.
Do you have a drink app in your phone and do you use it?
I typically go to a book first, and Google or search a cocktail forum if I can’t find anything. I highly recommend The Cocktail Codex, fantastic cocktail book.
The apps I’ve tried have been forgettable and a lot less useful than I’d hoped.