Well That Didn't Work

MY BRAIN, THE SPONGE
I don't have too much time for this post, my bartending exam is tomorrow and I really ought to be studying. As I said in a previous post, I had to learn the same amount of information as everyone else who will be testing with me tomorrow did, but I had to do it twice as quickly. I've been studying all week until God-awful hours in the morning and, even though I tried to space all of it out, I still feel like I'm cramming. By the end of the night, I'll know 167 drinks by memory...cRaZy! I have to know all of those drinks, which of the 10+ bar glasses each goes in, and the fruit garnish for each. In addition, I have to know what 50 or so cordials (a cordial is a sweet liquor defined by its sugar content which is between 32-37%) taste like (almond, orange, honey, licorice, etc) even though I've never tasted any of them, I have to be able to name x number of whiskeys, y number of vodka's, z number of rums, etc, etc. and where each specific brand is from, for example-Grey Goose vodka is French, Beefeaters gin is English, etc. It'll be worth it. The people at the school said they were pretty sure that the legal age to tend bar in Washington, D.C. is 18 (vs. 21,) so, hopefully, I'll be able to bartend in a really trendy area of the city known as Adams-Morgan. If I can't work in D.C. though, Maryland is a mile's walk or one stop away on the subway system and the age to tend bar there is definitely 18. It'll be a lot of fun, I can't wait. Ok, gotta go finish memorizing how to make Kamikazes and such, ttyl.
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