Honestly, get good at doing a quick sub-rosa google to find a drink recipe when you don't know it, practice making a few until you figure out that most drinks a

Honestly, get good at doing a quick sub-rosa google to find a drink recipe when you don't know it, practice making a few until you figure out that most drinks are variations on like, three, and the rest is being personable. You could become a bartender without ever having mixed a drink and hack it - much more important to understand people and how to keep the vibe lively. Oh, and every bartender has lied on their resume at least once.