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How do you make a Sex on the Beach?  A Royal Fuck?  A cosmopolitan?

Name 2 gins, 2 vodkas, 2 scotch, 2 whiskeys, 2 canadian whiskeys, 2 bourbons, 
and 4 orange liquors.

How do you make a real margarita (no margarita mix)?

How do you make a lemon twist if your bar only has cut lemon wedges?

What's a Micros?  A POS?

How do you pour a draft beer without it foaming?

What's on the rocks mean?  What's neat mean?  Up?  Down?

Real Champagne only comes from _____.  Champagne not from ____ is actually 
what?

What are the two most common standard pours?

What's the count for 1/2 oz?  2 oz?

How many ounces are you allowed to put in one drink legally (in your state? in 
most?)

Also just a few tips

- ALWAYS keep your bar clean.  Any true bartender is always multitasking to 
keep his/her bar clean.

- Ice shouldn't be all the way to the rim (this is a pet peeve of mine).  
Neither should the drink.  You will hear: "full ice gets you even liquor and 
juice/mix" "it gives the customer more of their drink" etc etc.  IMO it just 
looks unprofessional and is a hassle to drink from, and I think most 
experienced bartenders will agree.

- Don't be afraid to ask a customer what's in their drink and if it's made a 
certain way.  If they don't know, ask them how it tastes and what the color is 
and try to make it up.  

- Always shake your cocktail shaker hard, try to make ice crystals, most 
people like it this way.  Personally I just like my drinks to have a couple 
shakes because I don't want it watered down, but most people like ice crystals 
(for martinis anyways, not for regular cocktails i.e. alabamma slamma).  

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Hope that helps.  I'm still somewhat new to tending so this is just some of 
the info I feel is important.  At most places you'll be pouring draft beers, 
gin and tonics, crowne and cokes, and vodka and 7 all day so I wouldn't worry 
about it too much.  Occasionally you will see

popular cream drinks:
black russian or white russian
colorado bulldog 

popular shots:
royal fuck
3 legged monkey
liquid cocaine
3 wisemen
screaming orgasm
screwdrive

popular martinis:
cosmopolitan
martini
perfect martini
dirty martini (always ask how dirty - the dirtier, the more olive juice.  imo 
these taste horrible but i think people like to order them "very dirty" or 
"filthy nasty" because it's fun to order.  whatever)
sunset martini
lemondrop martini

popular cocktails:
sex on the beach
long island ice tea
cuba libre
cape cod
madras
greyhound