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1. Irish Whiskey
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
The juice
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body

2. 7 steps to making spirits
white - green - oolong - black
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

3. What are hops

4. Ingredients in a Cosmo
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice

5. Gin styles
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
The addition of Co2.
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting

6. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Oak barrels
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

7. What is in Negroni?
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth

8. Espresso Americano
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors

9. Mescal
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
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.
A liqueur made from black currants

10. What does ABV stand for?
A Boston Shaker
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Alcohol by volume
The guest's experiencey - Check average

11. Rum
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations

12. Roasting Beans - lightest to darkest
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Drip - steep - espresso

13. Whiskey
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
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

14. What is the proof of ABV?
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
A hawthorn strainer
Proof is 2x the ABV.
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

15. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
white - green - oolong - black
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

16. Why are hops added to beer?
The addition of Co2.
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.

17. Name 4 Ales
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
A liqueur made from black currants
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted

18. Vodka
When it is a clear cocktail
A hawthorn strainer
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato

19. Describe a Champagne cocktail
Oak barrels
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Is a flavored tea
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist

20. Tequila
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.
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth

21. Tennessee Whiskey
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators

22. Describe Antica Formula
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

23. Bourbon
Is a flavored tea
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years

24. How does the host impact a restaurant?
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
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
The juice

25. Describe Lillet
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur

26. Cappuccino
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
The addition of Co2.

27. Rum Styles
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Is a flavored tea
Oak barrels
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored

28. Define spirits
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
Is made from Corn
Crema
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

29. 3 Advantages of Opentable
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

30. 4 major ingredients for making beer
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
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.
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
hops - water - yeast - malted barley

31. The difference between hospitality and service
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Kir and Kir Royale

32. What is the 3 legged stool of a cocktail?
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
Is a flavored tea

33. 3 categories of vermouth
Kir and Kir Royale
a double espresso
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet

34. Successful suggestive selling requires
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.

35. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Crema
The juice
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information

36. Name 4 lagers
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
White wine with seltzer water
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup

37. What is a porta filter?
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.

38. Ingredients in a Margarita
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors

39. What is in a Wine spritzer?
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
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.
Is made from Corn
White wine with seltzer water

40. Canadian Whiskey
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Is made from Corn

41. What creates the carbonation in beer?
Crema
The addition of Co2.
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor

42. Describe a Bellini
A liqueur made from black currants
Alcohol by volume
Prosecco with white peach puree
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel

43. When is a cocktail stirred?
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
When it is a clear cocktail
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling

44. What does POS stand for?
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Point of Sale
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice

45. Ingredients in a Martini
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

46. Name 2 aromatized wines
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
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.
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
The juice

47. 9 characteristics of remarkable service
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
White wine with seltzer water

48. Describe cassis
A liqueur made from black currants
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body

49. Why is malted barley used in beer?
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
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.

50. Describe Dubonnet
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
Crema
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