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1. What is a Lager?
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
A julep strainer

2. Tequila
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting

3. 3 brewing methods
Kir and Kir Royale
Drip - steep - espresso
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged

4. Gin
A Boston Shaker
Crema
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

5. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
Crema
Oak barrels

6. What is mixto tequila?
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
A julep strainer

7. What is the proof of ABV?
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Proof is 2x the ABV.

8. Gin styles
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

9. Ingredients in a Manhattan
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
The addition of Co2.
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry

10. Doppio
Proof is 2x the ABV.
A Boston Shaker
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
a double espresso

11. What is an Ale?
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
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.

12. Describe Campari
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
White wine with seltzer water
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.

13. Tennessee Whiskey
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.

14. Describe a Champagne cocktail
Crema
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria

15. Whiskey
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
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.
When it is a clear cocktail
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants

16. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
white - green - oolong - black
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet

17. Describe cassis
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
The addition of Co2.
Kir and Kir Royale
A liqueur made from black currants

18. When is a cocktail stirred?
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
When it is a clear cocktail

19. 3 Advantages of Opentable
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
A hawthorn strainer
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

20. Mescal
Crema
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
White wine with seltzer water
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

21. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry

22. Name 4 lagers
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Arabica - Robusta
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

23. Describe Dubonnet
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria

24. Rum
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Proof is 2x the ABV.
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

25. Up-selling examples
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Oak barrels

26. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
A hawthorn strainer
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Crema

27. Name 4 bitters
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup

28. Define spirits
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Point of Sale
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

29. What creates the carbonation in beer?
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
The addition of Co2.
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.

30. Describe Punt E Mes
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Arabica - Robusta
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer

31. Name 2 aromatized wines
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria

32. 4 major ingredients for making beer
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.

33. What is in a Kir? Kir Royale
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Oak barrels
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne

34. Vodka
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Arabica - Robusta

35. Bourbon
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
a double espresso
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.

36. What is vermouth?
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
White wine with seltzer water

37. What does ABV stand for?
Alcohol by volume
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth

38. 2 viable varieties of coffee beans
Crema
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Is made from Corn
Arabica - Robusta

39. Espresso Americano
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
Drip - steep - espresso
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted

40. When is a cocktail shaken?
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
white - green - oolong - black
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants

41. What is tisane?
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.

42. Ingredients in a Martini
Is a flavored tea
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino

43. Roasting Beans - lightest to darkest
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
A julep strainer
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast

44. What is fermentation?
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Is made from Corn
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.

45. Why suggestive selling?
The guest's experiencey - Check average
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Kir and Kir Royale
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

46. What is the 3 legged stool of a cocktail?
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
When it is a clear cocktail

47. 5 core emotional skills
White wine with seltzer water
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness

48. 2 cassis based drinks
Crema
Kir and Kir Royale
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

49. What are hops
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
A liqueur made from black currants
A julep strainer

50. Ingredients in a Cosmo
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
The guest's experiencey - Check average
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth

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