When to use: Before hosting or mixing for a loop night (or anytime you need quick specs).
Core drinks / terms / pouring basics
Bartender Cheat Sheet
Fast specs, clean technique, and bar language so you can mix without guessing.
High-velocity basics, modern favorites, and craft classics.
High-velocity basics
Fast builds for a crowd
Vodka Soda
Build / highball
Gin & Tonic
Build / highball
Margarita (Classic)
Shake / rocks / optional salt rim
Moscow Mule
Build / mule mug or rocks
Modern favorites
Bright, fresh, easy
Paloma
Build / highball
Aperol Spritz
Build / wine glass
Espresso Martini
Shake / coupe / 3 beans
Craft classics
Spirit-forward icons
Old Fashioned
Build / rocks / orange peel
Manhattan
Stir / up / cherry
Negroni
Stir / rocks / orange peel
Excessive moderns that still drink clean.
Paper Plane
Shake / coupe
Espresso Negroni
Stir / rocks
Naked & Famous
Shake / coupe
Short terms, quick ratios, and clean technique.
Mixing terms
Bar lingo
Glassware + measures
Ratios + technique
Desert-mystic picks for hosting.
Prickly Pear Margarita
Shake / rocks / optional salt rim
Smoky Mezcal Paloma
Build / highball
Date Old Fashioned
Build / rocks / orange peel
Desert Citrus Spritz
Build / wine glass
Batch for 4 (party mode)
Pacing + consent
Related skills
Host Energy Basics
A calm hosting playbook for tone, pacing, and consent-forward comfort.
25 minutes / Hosting flow + pacing
Hands and Feet
Nail care, callus management, and the grooming nobody talks about but everyone notices.
Self-paced / Grooming + self-care
Consent Check-ins
Short check-ins that keep pace and boundaries clear across a date.
12 minutes / Clarity + Pacing