I was actually pretty scared, having got a brutal bad ending! Well done making a visual novel that made me feel creeped out!
Anyway, I really enjoyed the game and was most impressed by how polished it was. The story was full and contained, the characters were interesting (shall I say....fleshed out, pun intended?), and, biggest for me that despite the staggering amount of dialogue and narration .... THERE WERE NO TYPOS OR SPELLING ERRORS??? This could be a first for a VN!
Also I think the music worked really well to set the mood.
I too had to look up how to make a martini, but honestly it made me kind of nostalgic for the more draconian gaming of yesteryear. If you leaned more into the "hey, just google it" aspect of the game, it might actually be kind of cool, like a shtick. I think that having to go and learn something real for your game provided a unique experience.
One thought: I kind of wish there was a lil pouring animation to go along with the mixology minigame. Like, if you hover a bottle over the mixing bowl, you get to see it tip over (just a rotate animation) indicating you are about to add something.
About the sound: some of it is a little loud. But I really liked all the little sounds of mixing the drinks! Can you put in that cool sound that corks make coming out of wine bottles? That'd be peak ASMR. Also I really enjoyed Frankie's "MMMMMMM!!!!!" sound. I found it humorous. :)
I hope to play the extended version of this in the future. I felt like I got a chance to like these characters, but with a little more time I could really fall in love with them!