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1. Canadian Whiskey
A Boston Shaker
Is made from Corn
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

2. Why are hops added to beer?
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Alcohol by volume
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast

3. Describe hospitality
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
A liqueur made from black currants
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.

4. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
A hawthorn strainer

5. What is fermentation?
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years

6. Vodka
Alcohol by volume
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.

7. Earl Grey
Crema
Is a flavored tea
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast

8. Why suggestive selling?

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9. What is the proof of ABV?
White wine with seltzer water
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.

10. 7 steps to making spirits
The addition of Co2.
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry

11. Scotch
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

12. 4 major ingredients for making beer
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer

13. What is in a Kir? Kir Royale
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
A hawthorn strainer

14. Name 2 aromatized wines
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Point of Sale
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke

15. 3 brewing methods
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Drip - steep - espresso
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

16. What does ABV stand for?
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
A hawthorn strainer
Crema
Alcohol by volume

17. Whiskey
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills

18. Why is malted barley used in beer?
Point of Sale
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Drip - steep - espresso
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.

19. Ingredients in a Manhattan
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Kir and Kir Royale
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry

20. Name 4 lagers
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

21. Describe cassis
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
A liqueur made from black currants
Is made from Corn

22. What is in Negroni?
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth

23. When is a cocktail stirred?
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
A hawthorn strainer
When it is a clear cocktail

24. How does the host impact a restaurant?
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Is a flavored tea
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills

25. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
Crema
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Arabica - Robusta

26. When is a cocktail shaken?
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
Prosecco with white peach puree

27. Describe Antica Formula
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Arabica - Robusta
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

28. What goes in first when mixing a drink?
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
The juice
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.

29. Ingredients in a Cosmo
Is made from Corn
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Prosecco with white peach puree

30. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Drip - steep - espresso
Oak barrels
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting

31. What creates the carbonation in beer?
A julep strainer
The addition of Co2.
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Is made from Corn

32. Espresso Americano
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Oak barrels
Drip - steep - espresso
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

33. Cappuccino
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Is a flavored tea

34. Define spirits
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels

35. Name 4 Classic Aperitif cocktails
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth

36. Gin styles
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

37. 9 characteristics of remarkable service
Alcohol by volume
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Proof is 2x the ABV.
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.

38. What is in a Wine spritzer?
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
White wine with seltzer water
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer

39. 3 Advantages of Opentable
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.

40. What is the 3 legged stool of a cocktail?
Arabica - Robusta
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body

41. Doppio
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
a double espresso
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Oak barrels

42. Successful suggestive selling requires
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
Is made from Corn
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Is a flavored tea

43. 2 viable varieties of coffee beans
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Arabica - Robusta

44. What is vermouth?
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.

45. Latte
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants

46. 2 cassis based drinks
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Kir and Kir Royale

47. Tequila types from newest to oldest
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

48. Tennessee Whiskey
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Drip - steep - espresso

49. Bourbon
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

50. Macchiato
The juice
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Alcohol by volume
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke