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1. Define spirits
Prosecco with white peach puree
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria

2. Name 2 aromatized wines
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
White wine with seltzer water

3. Espresso Americano
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Oak barrels

4. Describe Antica Formula
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored

5. Rum
Kir and Kir Royale
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
white - green - oolong - black

6. Describe hospitality
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
The addition of Co2.
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur

7. 3 categories of vermouth
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet

8. Why are hops added to beer?
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Arabica - Robusta

9. Cappuccino
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth

10. What is a Lager?
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
A julep strainer
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
The guest's experiencey - Check average

11. What is the proof of ABV?
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Proof is 2x the ABV.
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Arabica - Robusta

12. Name 4 Classic Aperitif cocktails
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Point of Sale
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer

13. When is a cocktail stirred?
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Is made from Corn
When it is a clear cocktail
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry

14. What goes in first when mixing a drink?
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
The juice
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke

15. Why is malted barley used in beer?
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.
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.

16. 5 core emotional skills
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
The juice

17. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
The addition of Co2.
Oak barrels
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast

18. Macchiato
When it is a clear cocktail
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth

19. Ingredients in a Manhattan
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills

20. Name 4 Ales
A julep strainer
Arabica - Robusta
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria

21. Name 4 bitters

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22. What is mixto tequila?
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

23. Scotch
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body

24. 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.
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

25. Gin styles
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Oak barrels

26. Rum Styles
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
The addition of Co2.

27. 4 major ingredients for making beer
White wine with seltzer water
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
hops - water - yeast - malted barley

28. 7 steps to making spirits
A hawthorn strainer
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
Arabica - Robusta
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants

29. What is single malt scotch?
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
A julep strainer

30. Describe Lillet
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer

31. What type of strainer is used for stirred drinks?
A julep strainer
Alcohol by volume
Crema
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato

32. Ingredients in a Cosmo
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice

33. Canadian Whiskey
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
A julep strainer
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Is made from Corn

34. 2 cassis based drinks
Kir and Kir Royale
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice

35. What is an Ale?
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
White wine with seltzer water
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented

36. Latte
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Prosecco with white peach puree
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

37. Gin
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
Alcohol by volume

38. The difference between hospitality and service
A julep strainer
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
white - green - oolong - black

39. Tequila
Is a flavored tea
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.

40. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Crema
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

41. What does ABV stand for?
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
A julep strainer
Alcohol by volume
hops - water - yeast - malted barley

42. What is in a Wine spritzer?
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
A liqueur made from black currants
White wine with seltzer water

43. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
A Boston Shaker
A hawthorn strainer
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino

44. What does POS stand for?
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Point of Sale
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice

45. Mescal
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Is a flavored tea
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor

46. What is the metal cup used for mixing drinks called?
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
A Boston Shaker

47. Describe a Bellini
Prosecco with white peach puree
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet

48. Earl Grey
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
The guest's experiencey - Check average
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
Is a flavored tea

49. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
white - green - oolong - black
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

50. Describe Dubonnet
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke