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1. Name 4 bitters

2. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Crema
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
The guest's experiencey - Check average

3. Describe cassis
A liqueur made from black currants
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.

4. Describe Punt E Mes
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

5. Describe Antica Formula
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

6. Tennessee Whiskey
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor

7. 3 categories of vermouth
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato

8. Gin styles
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
a double espresso
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer

9. Espresso Americano
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Arabica - Robusta
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

10. What does ABV stand for?
Alcohol by volume
Is a flavored tea
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

11. Describe Campari
A julep strainer
A Boston Shaker
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.

12. Canadian Whiskey
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Is made from Corn
Is a flavored tea

13. When is a cocktail stirred?
When it is a clear cocktail
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.

14. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
A hawthorn strainer
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

15. 7 steps to making spirits
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Crema

16. Earl Grey
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Is a flavored tea
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels

17. 3 distilled base aperitifs
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup

18. Describe Dubonnet
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke

19. What is a porta filter?
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
When it is a clear cocktail
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

20. Irish Whiskey
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

21. Why suggestive selling?

22. What does POS stand for?
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Point of Sale

23. The difference between hospitality and service
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist

24. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
white - green - oolong - black
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness

25. Describe Lillet
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.

26. Up-selling examples
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
The guest's experiencey - Check average
A liqueur made from black currants
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

27. Doppio
a double espresso
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

28. What is in Negroni?
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.

29. 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.
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Proof is 2x the ABV.

30. What goes in first when mixing a drink?
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
The juice

31. What is mixto tequila?
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup

32. What is tisane?
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.
The addition of Co2.
A liqueur made from black currants

33. Rum Styles
Is made from Corn
a double espresso
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted

34. Why is malted barley used in beer?
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
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.
The juice

35. When is a cocktail shaken?
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
When it is a clear cocktail
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
Is made from Corn

36. Whiskey
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
When it is a clear cocktail

37. Name 4 Ales
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants

38. What is distillation?
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato

39. 5 Stakeholders of enlightened hospitality
The guest's experiencey - Check average
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
Arabica - Robusta

40. Bourbon
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
The addition of Co2.
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne

41. Describe hospitality
The addition of Co2.
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.

42. Ingredients in a Manhattan
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Crema
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime

43. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
Oak barrels
Is a flavored tea
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry

44. Gin
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
Arabica - Robusta

45. What are hops

46. 3 brewing methods
White wine with seltzer water
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Drip - steep - espresso

47. Vodka
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
The juice

48. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor

49. Name 4 lagers
A Boston Shaker
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

50. Ingredients in a Cosmo
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
Oak barrels
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged