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1. Describe a Champagne cocktail
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur

2. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
A hawthorn strainer
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer

3. What is mixto tequila?
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Arabica - Robusta
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice

4. Mescal
A liqueur made from black currants
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels

5. Earl Grey
Is a flavored tea
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

6. What is single malt scotch?
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

7. Name 2 aromatized wines
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur

8. What is distillation?
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Drip - steep - espresso

9. Ingredients in a Manhattan
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer

10. 2 viable varieties of coffee beans
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Arabica - Robusta
The addition of Co2.
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer

11. 3 Advantages of Opentable
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
When it is a clear cocktail
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer

12. Tennessee Whiskey
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
A liqueur made from black currants
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

13. Describe cassis
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
A liqueur made from black currants

14. What type of strainer is used for stirred drinks?
white - green - oolong - black
a double espresso
A julep strainer
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

15. Gin
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

16. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
white - green - oolong - black
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged

17. Macchiato
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
White wine with seltzer water

18. 9 characteristics of remarkable service
The addition of Co2.
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
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

19. What is an Ale?
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
White wine with seltzer water
Oak barrels

20. 2 cassis based drinks
Kir and Kir Royale
A hawthorn strainer
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors

21. Vodka
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
white - green - oolong - black

22. Rum
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist

23. Cappuccino
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
A hawthorn strainer

24. Up-selling examples
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.

25. Name 4 bitters

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26. 7 steps to making spirits
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.

27. What are hops

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28. Ingredients in a Margarita
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Point of Sale

29. What is fermentation?
The addition of Co2.
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging

30. What is in a Wine spritzer?
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
White wine with seltzer water
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup

31. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Crema
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria

32. 5 core emotional skills
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
The guest's experiencey - Check average
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness

33. Describe hospitality
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Prosecco with white peach puree
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted

34. 5 Stakeholders of enlightened hospitality
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Is made from Corn
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.

35. What does POS stand for?
Alcohol by volume
Point of Sale
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
hops - water - yeast - malted barley

36. Define spirits
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

37. Rum Styles
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
When it is a clear cocktail
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored

38. What is vermouth?
The juice
white - green - oolong - black
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.

39. Name 4 Ales
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Prosecco with white peach puree
A liqueur made from black currants
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor

40. Ingredients in a Cosmo
Kir and Kir Royale
A liqueur made from black currants
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel

41. Bourbon
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Kir and Kir Royale
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
The juice

42. Describe Antica Formula
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
A liqueur made from black currants
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Drip - steep - espresso

43. Scotch
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
A Boston Shaker
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
A julep strainer

44. Roasting Beans - lightest to darkest
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast

45. Ingredients in a Martini
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Oak barrels
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

46. Why are hops added to beer?
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Is made from Corn
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.

47. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
a double espresso
Oak barrels
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice

48. Describe Lillet
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel

49. Describe Punt E Mes
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
The juice

50. What is a Lager?
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body