Mixology (The Sims 3)

Mixology (The Sims 3)

A mixologist at work.

Mixology is a new skill introduced in The Sims 3: Late Night. It functions somewhat similarly to Nectar Making. Like bouncers, mixologists are randomly chosen at start of game and vary from day to day but they have been seen doing the same job. The mixologists have been seen around town, and most of them are homeless.

Statistics

• Drinks Made
• Terrible Drinks Made
• Great Drinks Made
• Unique Drinks Created
• Sims Served
• Money Earned Mixing Drinks

Challenges

Master of Mood

Only Sims that have made at least 200 Mood drinks can really be considered a Master of Mood. Their Mood Drinks are stronger and of a higher quality.

Poseidon

To become a deity of the liquid world, one must mix 500 total drinks in their lifetime. Sims with this much experience will never mix a bad drink again!

Cool Creator

Cool Creators are those Mixologists who have gone above and beyond their duties and have mixed 25 unique drinks. As a result of their vast experience, their custom drinks will be high quality.

Master Mixologist

It's one thing to just mix yummy beverages, but to actually serve them to customers takes a certain kind of bravery. Master Mixologists have served 60 or more drinks to other Sims. Their familiarity with working the bar means they earn more money while Moonlighting and have a better relationship with the bar's patrons.

Professor of Drinks

A Professor of Drinks has learned at least 42 Custom drink recipes from the different bars around town! A Sim with this kind of knowledge can serve special Custom drinks!

Abilities

• Mix drinks at a bar.
• Name drink creations
• Skill books will be available for reading
• There will be a minimum of 55 drinks (which is a mastery)

Increasing a Sim's Mixology skill gives the Sim certain special interactions:

Level	Ability	Notes
0	Regular Drinks	Allows the Sim to mix a basic Drink at a bar
2	Moonlight as Mixologist	Allows the Sim to earn some cash working as a Mixologist
3	Party Drinks	Allows the Sim to mix a basic Mood Drink at a bar. Party Drinks increase fun motive.
4	Skill Gain Drink	Allows the Sim to mix a skill gain mood drink. Those who drink such drink gains the "Cerebral Blast" moodlet, which presumably increases skill gains.
6	Create New Drink	Allows the Sim to make a unique drink. Higher mixology rank increases quality, and unique drinks usually are normal, although there is a chance that unique drinks have the standard mood effects such as romance, skill, etc.

Drinks

There are a couple of drinks that can be purchased at any location. Naturally, the classier the venue, the more a discerning customer is expected to pay.

Drink name	Type	Cost	Venue	Location (Bridgeport)	Moodlet
Hemoglobin Shooter	Regular, Vampire Drink	§2	Local Watering Hole	Eugi's
		§5	Sports Bar, Dance Club, Poolside Club, Disco Club, Dive Bar	Bridgeport Sports Zone, The Grind, Aquarius, The Brightmore, Waylon's Haunt
		§7	Fusion Lounge, Vampire Lounge	Banzai Lounge, Plasma 501
		§8	Exclusive Lounge	The Prosper Room
Spline Reticulator	Regular	§4 Normal §2 Happy Hour	Local Watering Hole	Eugi's
		§5 Normal §3 Happy Hour	Dive Bar, Poolside Club, Sports Bar, Disco Club, Dance Club	Waylon's Haunt, Aquarius, Bridgeport Sports Zone, The Brightmore, The Grind
		§15	Vampire Lounge, Fusion Lounge	Plasma 501, Banzai Lounge
		§17	Exclusive Lounge	The Prosper Room

Most drinks exclusive to a specific location. Venues get their vibe and reputation in part from the drinks they serve, after all.

Drink name	Type	Cost	Venue	Location (Bridgeport)	Moodlet
Alien Brain	Skill Gain	§8	Dance Club	The Grind
Aristocratic Gimlet	Party	§24	Exclusive Lounge	The Prosper Room
Bad Cheerleader	Romantic	§8 Normal §6 Happy Hour	Sports Bar	Bridgeport Sports Zone
Bad Referee	Regular	§5 Normal §3 Happy Hour	Sports Bar	Bridgeport Sports Zone
Band Slam	Energy	§7	Disco Club	The Brightmore
Barnacle Breeze	Regular	§5	Poolside Club	Aquarius
Big Mistake	Crazy	§6 Normal §3 Happy Hour	Dive Bar	Waylon's Haunt
Bio Booster	Skill Gain	§14	Gym	AJV Wellness Center
Black Mood	Regular	§15	Vampire Lounge	Plasma 501
Buckwheat Blast	Energy	§14	Gym	AJV Wellness Center
Carribbey Cooler	Regular	§5	Poolside Club	Aquarius
Cherry Cassanova	Romantic	§7 Normal §4 Happy Hour	Local Watering Hole	Eugi's
Cleanser	Sorrow Annihilator	§18	Gym	AJV Wellness Center
Dark Energies	Energy	§21	Vampire Lounge	Plasma 501
Deathflower Drops	Crazy	§18	Vampire Lounge	Plasma 501
Deep Despair	Regular	§15	Vampire Lounge	Plasma 501
Dissolved Sand	Regular, Mummy Drink
Ectoplasmic Residue	Regular	§15	Vampire Lounge	Plasma 501
Falling Forever	Romantic	§24	Vampire Lounge	Plasma 501
Fan Fizz	Regular	§5	Disco Club	The Brightmore
Feng Shui Fountain	Regular	§15	Fusion Lounge	Banzai Lounge
Flaming Flotsam	Party	§7	Poolside Club	Aquarius
Flaming Waylon	Party	§8 Normal §5 Happy Hour	Sports Bar	Bridgeport Sports Zone
Glow Goo	Energy	§7	Dance Club	The Grind
Hogan's Deep Fried Juice	Energy	§7 Normal §6 Happy Hour	Sports Bar	Bridgeport Sports Zone
Kneecapper	Regular	§5 Normal §2 Happy Hour	Dive Bar	Waylon's Haunt
Kozui Kooler	Regular	§15	Fusion Lounge	Banzai Lounge
KTHXBYE	Crazy	§6	Dance Club	The Grind
Kyoto My Heart	Romantic	§24	Fusion Lounge	Banzai Lounge
Llama Head	Party	§7 Normal	Dive Bar	Waylon's Haunt
Melted Snowman	Sorrow Annihilator	§9	Dance Club	The Grind
Morcubus Molotov	Regular	§6 Normal §3 Happy Hour	Dive Bar	Waylon's Haunt
Muscle Protein	Regular	§10	Gym	AJV Wellness Center
Neon Breeze	Party	§7	Dance Club	The Grind
Oil Coolada	Regular, Simbot Drink
Party Popper	Party	§6 Normal §3 Happy Hour	Local Watering Hole	Eugi's
Pink Bunny	Regular	§5	Disco Club	The Brightmore
Plasma Punch	Regular, Vampire Drink	§7	Vampire Lounge	Plasma 501
Pomegranate Passion	Romantic	§28	Exclusive Lounge	The Prosper Room
Preservative Punch	Regular, Mummy Drink
Purple Gnome	Regular	§5	Disco Club	The Brightmore
Red Water	Regular, Vampire Drink	§7	Vampire Lounge	Plasma 501
Rehydrant	Sorrow Annihilator, Mummy Drink
Rockin Roller	Party	§7	Disco Club	The Brightmore
Sakura Shoji Sweetness	Party	§21	Fusion Lounge	Banzai Lounge
Sanguine Slush	Romantic, Vampire Drink	§7	Vampire Lounge	Plasma 501
Sapphire Samurai	Regular	§15	Fusion Lounge	Banzai Lounge
Shillelagh	Energy	§6 Normal §3 Happy Hour	Local Watering Hole	Eugi's
Simoleon Sunrise	Sorrow Annihilator	§31	Exclusive Lounge	The Prosper Room
Simsmopolitan	Regular	§17	Exclusive Lounge	The Prosper Room
Spotlight Polish	Party	§7	Dance Club	The Grind
Starry Sea	Regular	§17	Exclusive Lounge	The Prosper Room
Stomach Churner	Regular	§4 Normal §2 Happy Hour	Local Watering Hole	Eugi's
Sweet Hijinks	Energy	§7 Normal §3 Happy Hour	Dive Bar	Waylon's Haunt
Tombstone Topper	Regular	§4 Normal §2 Happy Hour	Local Watering Hole	Eugi's
Tropical Twister	Energy	§7	Poolside Club	Aquarius
Vera's Glass of Sass	Energy	§24	Exclusive Lounge	The Prosper Room
Winning Streak	Sorrow Annihilator	§9 Normal §6 Happy Hour	Sports Bar	Bridgeport Sports Zone
WooHoo on the Beach	Romantic	§8	Poolside Club	Aquarius
Zen Zinger	Energy	§21	Fusion Lounge	Banzai Lounge

Drink effects

• Poor quality drinks may cause sims to become ill.
• Party Drink: Increases the fun motive.
• Romance Drink: Better romantic interactions.
• Skill Gain Drink: Increases skill learning ability for four hours.
• Crazy Drink: One of a Sim's traits could be replaced with the Insane, Daredevil, or Party Animal traits. This drink effect lasts for 5 hours and will only occur if your Sim has had Crazy Drinks. The "Going Wild!" Trait does not appear if the Sim already has one of the 3 traits, and should it expire it will result in a "Buzz Crashed" Moodlet just like a caffeine drink.
• Sorrow Annihilator: Lessens the effects of certain negative moodlets.
• Energy Drink: Overrides other negative energy moodlets, but doesn't increase energy need. Unlike caffeine drink, it doesn't prevent Sims from sleeping.

Learning Mixology

See also: Tutorial:Easy mixology

Sims will learn how to make drinks by going to different bars or nightclubs and drinking the drinks. Depending on their skill level, they will be able to learn the drinks from bars in one sitting or more than one glass of juice. They can also buy skill books from the bookstore to learn and improve the skill, as well as learning how to make the mood drinks.

Facts

• At regular bars, Mixologists/Bartenders may trip and fall. But at popular, high-rated bars, Bartenders will flip and light drinks on fire.
• Drinks are non-alcoholic (but oddly the effects of some drinks do refer to drunkness, such as the crazy drinks) and are different types of juice. Sims can become sick from drinking poor quality drinks, and they may vomit.
• Drink prices can vary, and may be affected by location and a Sim's celebrity status.
• Drink prices increase based on the skill level of the mixologist. If a Sim is a master of mixology and moonlights as a mixologist, prices can be up to doubled.
• Despite what effects they may have, Bar Drinks are always available to Teens and pregnant Sims.
• A celebrity opportunity involves a Sim ordering a specific drink from one of the bars. This results in 500 star points and 1000 simoleons.
• Adding fruits into bars will automatically cause sims to use it to further bolster its quality and places a unique modifying name. Adding a life fruit will extend the lifespan of a sim just like consuming the life fruit directly, and adding two doubles its effect. Because drinks do not cause a "Stuffed" moodlet, this is a good way to bolster a sim's lifespan if Ambrosia is not available or if the sim is already at the first day of his/her life stage. Similarly, adding a flame fruit will cause the drink to flame up, and the drinker will gain the"Warm Fuzzies" moodlet similar to one created by a flame fruit in the inventory. This moodlet is different from the "Warmed" moodlet caused by certain popular drinks at a mixology bar.

Trivia

• One of the drink names, Spline Reticulator, is an easter egg in many Maxis games. It is regularly featured on loading screens or generating terrain going all the way back to Sim City 2000.
• Mixologists in different bars wear specific uniforms. ^{[confirmation needed]}