Pour Picks
https://mcp.pourpicks.app/mcp ↗
Description
Query the Pour Picks bourbon & whiskey database: 4,700+ bottles with structured tasting profiles, prices, pairings, and community ratings. Search the catalog, compare bottles, find cheaper alternatives with a similar flavor profile, get personalized recommendations, see what collectors are adding to their cellars, and ask what to pour tonight. Read-only, no configuration required. Every response includes citation-ready source attribution to Pour Picks (pourpicks.app), the bourbon collector's journal for iOS.
What our measurements say
Pour Picks is a remote MCP server published at mcp.pourpicks.app. It has been probed 6 times since 9/10/2026. It answered in 6 of them (100.0%), a near-uninterrupted record. Median response time is 1,195 ms, a delay an agent will notice. It offers a narrow, focused set of 8 tools. On the protocol side it still runs 2025-11-25 and has not moved to the newer spec.
Agent readability score
Can an LLM agent pick the right tool here — names, descriptions and parameter clarity are assessed.
Agent readability score
Strengths
- Tool names are generally descriptive and align with their functions.
- Descriptions clearly explain use cases and outcomes for most tools.
Weaknesses
- Some tool names (e.g., 'find_similar') are ambiguous without context.
- Parameter requirements (required/optional) are not explicitly documented.
- No mention of error handling or constraints in tool descriptions.
find_similar— Ambiguous scope (e.g., flavor vs. price similarity)get_recommendations— Parameter dependencies (e.g., 'budget') lack explicit required/optional labelspour_tonight_suggestion— Mood/occasion definitions not clarified in input schema
Verdict
Event narrative
Risk: medium
- 2026-09-10T21:16:35.016Z — era changed from 'auth-gated' to 'legacy' · indicates system reversion to legacy operational mode
- 2026-09-11T07:35:54.413Z — complianceScore changed from null to 100 · confirms full compliance with operational standards in legacy era
Advice
Schema compliance
tools/list structure, inputSchema validity, and a functional smoke test — the components of the 0-100 score.
- tools/list schema valid
- inputSchema is valid JSON Schema
- Smoke test not run this round
- Cold-start: cold 1183ms → warm 522ms (penalty 661ms)
Availability history
Event log
Derived by comparing consecutive probes — changes in era, protocol version, build and reachability.
- Server build: — → 1.0.2
- Supported versions: — → 2025-03-26
- Era changed: Auth-gated → Legacy
- Added to watch — era: Auth-gated
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