For Sims looking to shake things up,The Sims 4offers an aspiration that teaches the ins and outs of bartending. The Mixology aspiration invites Sims to get the party started through the craft of cocktail making. With a home bar and a dream, your Sim can earn their place among the finest mixologists in the Sims world.
Once they complete the aspiration, they’ll be granted a near-mystical reward trait. Creating delicious concoctions takes more than pouring mixers and flipping bottles. If you’re on the fast track to mastering mixology, you’ll want to take in these helpful tips for finishing quickly and easily.
What Is The Master Mixologist Aspiration In The Sims 4?
Although Mixology isn’t the most practical skill in The Sims 4, it certainly does look cool.
With the Master Mixology aspiration, your Sim will learn tocraft delicious cocktails and work in restaurantswhile earning helpfulsatisfaction points: 4,425to be exact.
Although your Sim will start from humble beginnings, guests will eventually watch in awe as your Sim flips tin shakers and strains colorful concoctions into fancy glasses.
How To Complete The Master Mixologist Aspiration
Much like real-life bartending, the Master Mixologist aspiration is more difficult than it looks. Thankfully, a few key tips will keep them going through the weeds.
Before you start stirring and mixing, consider giving your Simthese helpful traits:
Start the Culinary careeras soon as you possibly can. While promotions aren’t required during the aspiration, you do need to begin the Mixologist branch.
This branch can only be accessed at level six of the Culinary career, so this will take some time.
If possible, spring for theConnections reward trait from the rewards store.This trait will allow your Sim to jump right to level four of any career.
Own A Home Bar And Two Barstools (50 Satisfaction Points)
Unfortunately, the Master Mixologist aspirationhas a lot of overhead costs.
Not only will you have to pay for all of the drinks you make, but you will also have to buy a home bar and two barstools.
If your Sim has a tight budget, buy the bar and stools upfront, begin learning the Mixology skill, and then sell them back in Build Mode.
Your Sim canlearn from Mixology skill booksuntil they save up more money for a bar.
Requirements
Achieve Level Five Mixology Skill (300 Satisfaction Points)
Mix 10 Drinks At A Single Social Event (200 Satisfaction Points)
Mix Three Different Excellent Drinks (150 Satisfaction Points)
Mixing an excellent quality drink is easier said than done; it’s one part skill, one part mood, and one part chance. Your Sim has a better chance of mixing excellent drinks while feeling Inspired.
There are several ways that you can get your Sim inspired, including:
Level Three: Beverage Boss
Join The Mixology Branch Of The Culinary Career (500 Satisfaction Points)
Achieve Level Seven In The Mixology Skill (500 Satisfaction Points)
For the third milestone of the Master Mixologist aspiration, your Sim is expected to join the Mixologist branch of the Culinary career. They will have towork through the first six levels of the Culinary careerbefore this becomes an option.
Showing up to work Inspired is a great way to encourage promotions, along with completing the required tasks at home.
Selecting the"Work Hard" optioncan speed up promotions, but beware of burnout.
Create 10 Different Excellent Drinks (1000 Satisfaction Points)
Mix 10 Excellent Drinks While Inspired (750 Satisfaction Points)
By now, your Sim has collected a small fortune of satisfaction points. You can use those points to buy rewards traits from the Rewards Store.
TheMorning SimandNight Owlrewards traits offer your Sim a boost to skill building during select windows of the day.
Master Mixologist Aspiration Reward Trait: Potion Master
For all their hard work, Sims who complete the Master Mixologist aspiration are granted the Potion Master reward trait.
Potion Masters canconcoct special elixirs that mimic the effects of potionsthat are normally only purchased through the Rewards Store.
While the cost of the potions is high,the effects are guaranteed and quite potent.
The Potion Master trait isn’t necessarily the most useful or affordable reward trait, but if used wisely, it can give your household a big advantage in careers and skills.
