Bartending School!

A famous quote you may recognize that has been stuck in my head since I started batending school, well that and the "Last Barmen" poem, is "Why didn't you tell me a Cuba Libre was a rum and coke!?" Tom Cruise yells this at a waitress while being swamped with orders... you've seen the movie... and if you haven't then you are a communist.

Anyway, that has pretty much been my experience in bartending school... you want me to make a "Cape Cod," ok... WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY IT WAS VODKA AND CRANBERRY!!!! (with a lime garnish) It is a lot of fun but tons of memorization. AND acronyms! AND rules! Especially when making martinis!

Wanna know how to make a Cosmopolitan? Well just remember that it is a "Very Tasting Cocktail." Vodka, Triple Sec and Cranberry! See what I did there!? See!?! Well my head is on drink recipe overload and I need a new liver to be able to practice all the drinks I've been making but like I said it is fun and apparently very lucrative.

I may do this on the side. A bartender who is one of my instructors said that depending on where you work you can pull in $500 a night. The main secret is to be a flirt... hmm I think I may be able to do that... or I'll just tell them every dumb joke I know and they'll pay me to shut up.

So conclusion...

1. You need a good memory to be a bartender.

2. You need a to be a flirt.

3. You need a strong liver.

4. I may have found a way to pay off my student loans super quick.

BARTENDING HOW TO: (Well this time a couple of drink recipes that my instructors taught me)

A CU-OSMO
3/4 oz. Amaretto
3/4 oz. Southern Comfort or Tuaca
Dash of Contreau
Squeeze of lime
Cranberry juice
~Shake it up in a shaker and serve in a chilled stemmed glass~

A Better COSMO
1/2 oz. Citrus SKY Vodka
1/2 oz. Grand Marinier
1/8 oz. Lime juice
Splash of Cranberry juice
~Shake it up in a shaker and serve in a chilled stemmed glass~

Dreamsickle (in a highball glass filled with ice)
1 oz. Amaretto
1 oz. Orange Juice
Fill with Half N Half

Easy Bloody Mary
1 oz. Vodka
2 dashes of salt
2 dashes of pepper
2 dashes of celery salt
4 drops Worcestershire
1 - 2 drops Tabasco
Fill with Tomato juice (to make it a 'Ceasar' use Clamato)

Cape Cod
FREAKING VODKA AND CRANBERRY JUICE!!! (with a lime garnish)