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1. Canadian Whiskey
Is made from Corn
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
A julep strainer

2. Describe cassis
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
A Boston Shaker
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
A liqueur made from black currants

3. What is mixto tequila?
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.

4. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
Oak barrels
white - green - oolong - black
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth

5. 9 characteristics of remarkable service
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors

6. Describe a Bellini
Prosecco with white peach puree
Drip - steep - espresso
Alcohol by volume
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale

7. Mescal
Prosecco with white peach puree
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
a double espresso

8. Vodka
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico

9. Gin
Is made from Corn
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

10. Whiskey
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

11. What is a porta filter?
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
The guest's experiencey - Check average
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino

12. Describe Dubonnet
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Kir and Kir Royale

13. What is tisane?
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
When it is a clear cocktail

14. What does POS stand for?
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
The addition of Co2.
Point of Sale
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet

15. Describe hospitality
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
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.
Point of Sale

16. Tequila
Prosecco with white peach puree
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.
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.

17. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
A hawthorn strainer
Oak barrels
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

18. Name 4 Classic Aperitif cocktails
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Prosecco with white peach puree

19. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
The juice
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino

20. Describe Antica Formula
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

21. Describe Lillet
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur

22. Ingredients in a Cosmo
White wine with seltzer water
A hawthorn strainer
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria

23. What creates the carbonation in beer?
Drip - steep - espresso
A Boston Shaker
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
The addition of Co2.

24. Name 4 bitters

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25. Gin styles
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
The addition of Co2.
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch

26. Espresso Americano
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

27. Ingredients in a Margarita
When it is a clear cocktail
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime

28. What does ABV stand for?
The juice
Alcohol by volume
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 other agave species and also must come from Mexico

29. What goes in first when mixing a drink?
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
The juice
Crema

30. What is fermentation?
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

31. 5 core emotional skills
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
Alcohol by volume
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Is a flavored tea

32. 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
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.
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime

33. What are hops

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34. What is the metal cup used for mixing drinks called?
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
A Boston Shaker
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup

35. What is the 3 legged stool of a cocktail?
a double espresso
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.

36. 2 viable varieties of coffee beans
Drip - steep - espresso
Arabica - Robusta
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information

37. 4 major ingredients for making beer
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented

38. Name 2 aromatized wines
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

39. Why are hops added to beer?
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer

40. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
Crema
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
Prosecco with white peach puree
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast

41. Cappuccino
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness

42. How does the host impact a restaurant?
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Point of Sale
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.

43. Describe Campari
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged

44. What is an Ale?
Is a flavored tea
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
When it is a clear cocktail
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented

45. 3 categories of vermouth
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
A hawthorn strainer

46. Rum Styles
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored

47. The difference between hospitality and service
Oak barrels
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors

48. Earl Grey
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
Is a flavored tea
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness

49. Up-selling examples
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
a double espresso
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels

50. Name 4 Ales
Drip - steep - espresso
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch

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