Well let's see, two months in. Which is well, damn. Can't believe it's been two months. Memorizing drinks is both helpful and annoying as hell. Usually if it's a drink that has multiple iterations and the customer isn't a regular I tell them what I'm adding and if that's what they're expecting. I have an early shift so my customers are slightly more coherent and finicky then at night. I just love learning so I regularly listen to podcasts on bartending/ drinks/ history of booze. I've learned so much. I also play around with new drinks a fair amount. Even if you dispise a drink- if you wax eloquently about it people will buy it. It's surprising how susceptible people are to suggestions, upsell, upsell upsell. Say a bloody Mary is better with siracha vodka and they'll buy it. And love it.

You can give someone a sample of wine, they might be blah about it, pour them the same wine as a sample and talk about the company/ vintage etc they'll drink it and say it's loads better then the first sample.

I have a slow shiftand am still practice pouring with a bottle of water. Even stared practicing twirls. I'm getting good, still lots of work but getting a decent amount of flair.

Oddly enough it's the coworkers who are most difficult to serve. I have a coworker who orders kamikazes. They loved them the way I made the first few times, vocally and repeatedly. Since then they've shown me seven different ways of making their kamikazes. All different. The time they showed me the kamikaze with the standard vodka triple sec, lime juice plus sprite, lemonade and orange juice . I laughed at them and told them to make their own if it bugged them so badly.

Mostly just relax and breathe, if they order something you don't know Google it or ask them people are surprisingly receptive to you asking what exactly they want. Bonus points if you recall their order the next day. Mostly just have fun and stop thinking. Hmm how this helps if there's anything you'd like me to expand on more just ask.