Being a bartender is good. Owning a bar is better.
Own the bar: you just DHV'd the fuck out of yourself. Once you own the bar, your job is basically to make money partying. So you learn about liquor, you mingle, network, figure out where shit's at, and you get invited to special events since you're in the industry. You get to jump queues, preferential treatment, etc. etc.
It is HARD work if you start a bar yourself, but if you know what you're doing, well...
Own the bar: you just DHV'd the fuck out of yourself. Once you own the bar, your job is basically to make money partying. So you learn about liquor, you mingle, network, figure out where shit's at, and you get invited to special events since you're in the industry. You get to jump queues, preferential treatment, etc. etc.
It is HARD work if you start a bar yourself, but if you know what you're doing, well...
A year from now you'll wish you started today