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1. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
Oak barrels
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.

2. 5 Stakeholders of enlightened hospitality
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Alcohol by volume

3. Bourbon
Arabica - Robusta
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years

4. What does ABV stand for?
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Alcohol by volume
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel

5. Canadian Whiskey
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Is made from Corn

6. Describe Antica Formula
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Prosecco with white peach puree
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness

7. What is the proof of ABV?
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Crema
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth

8. When is a cocktail stirred?
When it is a clear cocktail
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
Arabica - Robusta

9. Describe a Champagne cocktail
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
A julep strainer
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

10. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth

11. Ingredients in a Margarita
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
It gives the malty flavor - It has enzymes to convert starch into sugar - It is the engine - gives body to beer - The length of malting & toasting gives the flavor profile.
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

12. Name 2 aromatized wines
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors

13. What goes in first when mixing a drink?
It gives the malty flavor - It has enzymes to convert starch into sugar - It is the engine - gives body to beer - The length of malting & toasting gives the flavor profile.
The juice
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.

14. Describe a Bellini
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Prosecco with white peach puree
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato

15. When is a cocktail shaken?
White wine with seltzer water
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
A liqueur made from black currants

16. Describe Dubonnet
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

17. The difference between hospitality and service
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

18. 3 distilled base aperitifs
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

19. Why suggestive selling?

20. Name 4 Classic Aperitif cocktails
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Drip - steep - espresso
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria

21. Mescal
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
Oak barrels
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations

22. Why are hops added to beer?
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations

23. Gin
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
Crema
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented

24. Describe Campari
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Proof is 2x the ABV.

25. 9 characteristics of remarkable service
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke

26. Tennessee Whiskey
a double espresso
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators

27. Name 4 Ales
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
A hawthorn strainer
white - green - oolong - black
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale

28. Scotch
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness

29. Rum Styles
It gives the malty flavor - It has enzymes to convert starch into sugar - It is the engine - gives body to beer - The length of malting & toasting gives the flavor profile.
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

30. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
The addition of Co2.
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
A julep strainer
Crema

31. 4 major ingredients for making beer
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
A julep strainer
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch

32. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
A hawthorn strainer
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Kir and Kir Royale

33. Ingredients in a Cosmo
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Crema
Oak barrels

34. What is in a Kir? Kir Royale
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
A hawthorn strainer
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

35. Describe Punt E Mes
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Drip - steep - espresso

36. Describe hospitality
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Drip - steep - espresso
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.

37. What is single malt scotch?
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging

38. What is fermentation?
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
The juice
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.

39. Earl Grey
Arabica - Robusta
A liqueur made from black currants
Is a flavored tea
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels

40. What is the metal cup used for mixing drinks called?
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
A Boston Shaker

41. What is tisane?
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Arabica - Robusta
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling

42. Name 4 bitters

43. Irish Whiskey
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
White wine with seltzer water
A liqueur made from black currants

44. Doppio
a double espresso
Oak barrels
White wine with seltzer water
Kir and Kir Royale

45. Up-selling examples
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
The guest's experiencey - Check average
A liqueur made from black currants
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

46. What is a Lager?
Crema
white - green - oolong - black
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino

47. Cappuccino
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Drip - steep - espresso
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.

48. Successful suggestive selling requires
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
white - green - oolong - black
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale

49. 2 viable varieties of coffee beans
When it is a clear cocktail
Kir and Kir Royale
Arabica - Robusta
Is made from Corn

50. Why is malted barley used in beer?
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
It gives the malty flavor - It has enzymes to convert starch into sugar - It is the engine - gives body to beer - The length of malting & toasting gives the flavor profile.
Drip - steep - espresso
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth