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1. What are hops

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2. What is single malt scotch?
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators

3. What does ABV stand for?
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Alcohol by volume
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling

4. 9 characteristics of remarkable service
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Oak barrels

5. What is a porta filter?
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
The juice

6. 5 core emotional skills
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information

7. 3 brewing methods
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Drip - steep - espresso
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels

8. Rum Styles
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
White wine with seltzer water
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

9. What is tisane?
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
The guest's experiencey - Check average
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor

10. What is a Lager?
The addition of Co2.
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
Prosecco with white peach puree
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

11. Cappuccino
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

12. What is in a Kir? Kir Royale
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
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.

13. Describe Campari
Drip - steep - espresso
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Kir and Kir Royale

14. 2 cassis based drinks
Kir and Kir Royale
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Oak barrels

15. Name 4 Ales
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Prosecco with white peach puree

16. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
white - green - oolong - black
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Drip - steep - espresso

17. Why are hops added to beer?
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Arabica - Robusta

18. Describe Dubonnet
The guest's experiencey - Check average
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Drip - steep - espresso
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.

19. Doppio
a double espresso
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
A hawthorn strainer
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.

20. What is the 3 legged stool of a cocktail?
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body

21. Describe Lillet
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
The guest's experiencey - Check average

22. Why is malted barley used in beer?
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
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 the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

23. What is an Ale?
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

24. What is the proof of ABV?
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Proof is 2x the ABV.

25. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
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
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
Arabica - Robusta

26. Gin
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

27. Bourbon
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years

28. 4 major ingredients for making beer
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented

29. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Crema
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented

30. Rum
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Alcohol by volume
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale

31. Macchiato
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Is made from Corn
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

32. Espresso Americano
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

33. What does POS stand for?
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
Point of Sale

34. Define spirits
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Is a flavored tea
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling

35. 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.
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Point of Sale
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.

36. 3 distilled base aperitifs
The juice
Crema
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

37. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
Oak barrels
A liqueur made from black currants
Kir and Kir Royale
A Boston Shaker

38. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
Kir and Kir Royale
White wine with seltzer water
A hawthorn strainer

39. 3 categories of vermouth
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels

40. Tequila
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Alcohol by volume
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting

41. Latte
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Oak barrels

42. Ingredients in a Martini
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
Point of Sale
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body

43. What goes in first when mixing a drink?
The juice
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
a double espresso
Proof is 2x the ABV.

44. What is in a Wine spritzer?
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
White wine with seltzer water
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer

45. What is vermouth?
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Kir and Kir Royale
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information

46. Describe a Champagne cocktail
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Alcohol by volume
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
hops - water - yeast - malted barley

47. Describe Antica Formula
Alcohol by volume
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

48. 2 viable varieties of coffee beans
The juice
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Arabica - Robusta

49. Describe cassis
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
A liqueur made from black currants
hops - water - yeast - malted barley

50. Ingredients in a Cosmo
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor