Jace also has this weird problem where his characterisation in the story is weirdly at odds with a lot of the flavour he ' s quoted in where he comes across as an arrogant arsehole <| sep |> I would say learn how to make cocktails , learn the ingredients maybe make your own cocktail . Knowing the skill and the terminology and such goes a long way when you can talk like an expert about it even if you barely know it . Other than knowledge the rest is actually doing it , get a shaker and some liquor and mixers and invite friends over , try different things and dont get discouraged when it doesnt turn out right , it takes time . BUT im not a bartender so take my advice with a grain or two of salt <| sep |> Its 3 am here , and im only hiding from my cat atm .