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1. Macchiato
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
Point of Sale
2. What is in a Kir? Kir Royale
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
When it is a clear cocktail
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
3. What is an Ale?
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
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
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
4. 3 categories of vermouth
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
5. What is the 3 legged stool of a cocktail?
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
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
6. 4 major ingredients for making beer
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
7. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
white - green - oolong - black
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
8. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
A hawthorn strainer
Proof is 2x the ABV.
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
9. Ingredients in a Margarita
A liqueur made from black currants
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
10. Gin
white - green - oolong - black
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
11. Rum
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
A liqueur made from black currants
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
12. Name 4 Classic Aperitif cocktails
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
13. Scotch
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Arabica - Robusta
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
14. What are hops
15. Define spirits
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
When it is a clear cocktail
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Oak barrels
16. Describe Lillet
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
17. 9 characteristics of remarkable service
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
18. 3 distilled base aperitifs
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
19. Describe hospitality
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
A julep strainer
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
20. Tequila types from newest to oldest
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
When it is a clear cocktail
21. What is mixto tequila?
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
22. 2 cassis based drinks
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
The juice
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Kir and Kir Royale
23. What is in Negroni?
Crema
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
24. What is fermentation?
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
25. 7 steps to making spirits
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.
When it is a clear cocktail
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
26. 5 Stakeholders of enlightened hospitality
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Point of Sale
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
27. Mescal
Drip - steep - espresso
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
A liqueur made from black currants
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
28. Describe Punt E Mes
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
29. Gin styles
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
A hawthorn strainer
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
30. What creates the carbonation in beer?
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
The addition of Co2.
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
31. What is the proof of ABV?
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
Arabica - Robusta
Proof is 2x the ABV.
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
32. Irish Whiskey
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
White wine with seltzer water
33. Describe Antica Formula
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
A julep strainer
A liqueur made from black currants
The addition of Co2.
34. Up-selling examples
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Kir and Kir Royale
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
35. Name 4 bitters
36. Whiskey
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
37. The difference between hospitality and service
Is made from Corn
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
38. Why suggestive selling?
39. Describe Campari
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
A julep strainer
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
40. Describe Dubonnet
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
The juice
41. How does the host impact a restaurant?
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
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
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
42. 3 brewing methods
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
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Arabica - Robusta
43. Roasting Beans - lightest to darkest
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
44. Canadian Whiskey
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Is made from Corn
A julep strainer
Prosecco with white peach puree
45. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
A liqueur made from black currants
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
46. What is tisane?
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
Is made from Corn
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
47. Earl Grey
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Is a flavored tea
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
48. What is the metal cup used for mixing drinks called?
A liqueur made from black currants
A Boston Shaker
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
49. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
A liqueur made from black currants
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Oak barrels
50. 5 core emotional skills
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
White wine with seltzer water
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged