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