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1. 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.
When it is a clear cocktail
Crema
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

2. 7 steps to making spirits
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
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor

3. When is a cocktail shaken?
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
The addition of Co2.

4. When is a cocktail stirred?
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
When it is a clear cocktail
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.
Oak barrels

5. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
a double espresso
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Prosecco with white peach puree
Oak barrels

6. What type of strainer is used for stirred drinks?
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
A julep strainer
Prosecco with white peach puree
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored

7. Name 4 bitters

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8. Doppio
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
a double espresso

9. Ingredients in a Manhattan
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Point of Sale
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico

10. What goes in first when mixing a drink?
The juice
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors

11. Why suggestive selling?

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12. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
The juice
A julep strainer
white - green - oolong - black
Is made from Corn

13. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
Is made from Corn
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
A hawthorn strainer
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

14. Mescal
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
a double espresso
A liqueur made from black currants
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico

15. What are hops

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16. Define spirits
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
A liqueur made from black currants
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling

17. The difference between hospitality and service
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Prosecco with white peach puree

18. Describe hospitality
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
A julep strainer
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

19. Why are hops added to beer?
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Oak barrels
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators

20. Ingredients in a Cosmo
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer

21. Gin styles
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented

22. What is distillation?
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.

23. Gin
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino

24. Name 2 aromatized wines
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Kir and Kir Royale
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria

25. Espresso Americano
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
Point of Sale
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

26. 2 cassis based drinks
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.
Kir and Kir Royale
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel

27. Rum
Alcohol by volume
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
Kir and Kir Royale

28. What is a Lager?
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging

29. Describe Punt E Mes
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.

30. Cappuccino
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.

31. Name 4 lagers
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

32. Name 4 Classic Aperitif cocktails
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
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.

33. 5 core emotional skills
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne

34. Whiskey
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
The juice
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne

35. What does ABV stand for?
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
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.
Alcohol by volume

36. Describe a Champagne cocktail
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist

37. Describe Antica Formula
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
A hawthorn strainer
Drip - steep - espresso
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

38. Macchiato
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

39. 3 Advantages of Opentable
The juice
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
hops - water - yeast - malted barley

40. What creates the carbonation in beer?
Arabica - Robusta
The addition of Co2.
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

41. What is a porta filter?
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

42. 5 Stakeholders of enlightened hospitality
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Is made from Corn
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico

43. What does POS stand for?
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Point of Sale
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.

44. Describe cassis
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Prosecco with white peach puree
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
A liqueur made from black currants

45. Name 4 Ales
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale

46. What is tisane?
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

47. What is the metal cup used for mixing drinks called?
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
A Boston Shaker

48. Ingredients in a Martini
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Arabica - Robusta

49. What is the proof of ABV?
Proof is 2x the ABV.
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.
A Boston Shaker

50. 3 distilled base aperitifs
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino