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1. Why suggestive selling?

2. Up-selling examples
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

3. What is vermouth?
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Crema
Arabica - Robusta

4. Roasting Beans - lightest to darkest
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Alcohol by volume

5. What is the proof of ABV?
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
Proof is 2x the ABV.

6. Name 2 aromatized wines
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored

7. Name 4 lagers
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.

8. What is a porta filter?
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Alcohol by volume
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

9. Bourbon
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

10. Describe Punt E Mes
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
The guest's experiencey - Check average
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer

11. 3 brewing methods
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
Proof is 2x the ABV.
The addition of Co2.
Drip - steep - espresso

12. 3 Advantages of Opentable
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Oak barrels
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

13. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
Arabica - Robusta
A hawthorn strainer
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
hops - water - yeast - malted barley

14. Ingredients in a Margarita
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast

15. What goes in first when mixing a drink?
The juice
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged

16. Describe Campari
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico

17. Why are hops added to beer?
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Crema

18. Macchiato
Alcohol by volume
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Drip - steep - espresso

19. What is fermentation?
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
Oak barrels
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.

20. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
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.

21. Ingredients in a Manhattan
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted

22. Describe Dubonnet
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.

23. Cappuccino
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
A liqueur made from black currants
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.

24. Ingredients in a Martini
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

25. Gin styles
Crema
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Drip - steep - espresso

26. What is in Negroni?
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Proof is 2x the ABV.
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth

27. Successful suggestive selling requires
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Proof is 2x the ABV.
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Arabica - Robusta

28. What does POS stand for?
Point of Sale
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Drip - steep - espresso
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato

29. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
white - green - oolong - black
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
hops - water - yeast - malted barley

30. Rum Styles
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
white - green - oolong - black
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years

31. Vodka
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Crema

32. 9 characteristics of remarkable service
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Prosecco with white peach puree
The addition of Co2.
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants

33. How does the host impact a restaurant?
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Crema
When it is a clear cocktail

34. Latte
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

35. Canadian Whiskey
Is made from Corn
Arabica - Robusta
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico

36. 7 steps to making spirits
Arabica - Robusta
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
A Boston Shaker
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry

37. Doppio
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
a double espresso
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.

38. When is a cocktail shaken?
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging

39. 2 cassis based drinks
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
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.
Kir and Kir Royale

40. Rum
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

41. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed 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.
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Crema

42. What type of strainer is used for stirred drinks?
A liqueur made from black currants
A julep strainer
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.

43. What is single malt scotch?
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Is a flavored tea
The addition of Co2.
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.

44. Name 4 bitters

45. Describe a Bellini
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.
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Prosecco with white peach puree
Point of Sale

46. Describe a Champagne cocktail
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.

47. What creates the carbonation in beer?
The addition of Co2.
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
A liqueur made from black currants

48. What is tisane?
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

49. When is a cocktail stirred?
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
When it is a clear cocktail
Alcohol by volume

50. Tequila
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.
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging