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

Cosmo = 11/2 vodka 1/2 triple sec 1/2 sour 11/2 cranberry. Thats how my girl 
likes em anyway.

royal fuck? Royal Screw = 11/2 crown royal fill with orange juice

Sex on the beach (I stole this from cheryl a few weeks ago) = 1 vodka 1 peach 
schnapps fill with half orange juice half cranberry (i used to use pineapple 
instead of orange, i think the orange tastes better)

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

Tangueray, Seagrams     Grey Goose, Smirnoff   Glenmorangie, Dewars   Jack 
Daniels, Seagrams 7(blended)   Crown, ?   Makers Mark, Jim Beam Black,   
Curacao, Triple sec, Cointreau, Grand Marnier
 
> How do you make a real margarita (no margarita mix)?

I either make them with 3 oz of tequila 1/2 oz triple sec and 1 oz of lime 
juice  or 11/2 of tequila 1/2 triple sec a little lime and 3 or more oz of sour
 
> How do you make a lemon twist if your bar only has cut lemon wedges?
take some zest off a lemon wedge. they still have viable rinds.
 
> What's a Micros?  A POS?
Point of sale system.  keeps track of orders. Micros?
 
> How do you pour a draft beer without it foaming?
 Why wouldnt you want head? But if I wanted to accomplish this task I would 
simply pour the beer down the side of the glass the entire time with the glass 
tilted.
 
> What's on the rocks mean?  What's neat mean?  Up?  Down?
 rocks = ice, neat= straight up= straight but shaken down?
 
> Real Champagne only comes from _____.  Champagne not from ____ is 
> actually what?

Champagne region of France, Sparkline white wine.
> What are the two most common standard pours?

between 1 and 11/2 oz
 
> What's the count for 1/2 oz?  2 oz?
 one one thousand        4 one thousand
 
> How many ounces are you allowed to put in one drink legally (in your 
> state? in most?)

I dont know

> 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).  
> 
> -
> 
> 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

Thanks for the tips. I have been wondering what the proper way to shake a 
drink is... I cant seem to find that information. Also do most bars use a 
mixing glass and mixing tin combination? my shaker is only a tin with a 
strainer and cap attached. 

Thanks again
Greg

P.s. How do you guys and girls think Im doing so far? 
Happy Thanksgiving!!!