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1. 4 tea types lightest to strongest
white - green - oolong - black
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer

2. Why are hops added to beer?
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

3. What is in Negroni?
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
Alcohol by volume
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.

4. 3 distilled base aperitifs
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Is a flavored tea

5. 2 cassis based drinks
a double espresso
Is a flavored tea
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Kir and Kir Royale

6. 5 core emotional skills
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
The juice
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness

7. What is the 3 legged stool of a cocktail?
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
The addition of Co2.

8. What is distillation?
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Oak barrels
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.

9. What is the metal cup used for mixing drinks called?
The guest's experiencey - Check average
A Boston Shaker
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
White wine with seltzer water

10. Ingredients in a Martini
London Dry Gin - Dry Vermouth - pimento-stuffed olive or lemon peel
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

11. Irish Whiskey
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
a double espresso
A julep strainer

12. 3 Advantages of Opentable
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

13. How does the host impact a restaurant?
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Base alcohol - Perfuming agent - Body
Is made from Corn
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.

14. 7 steps to making spirits
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging

15. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Crema
Alcohol by volume
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling

16. Roasting Beans - lightest to darkest
Drip - steep - espresso
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast

17. Earl Grey
Crema
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Is a flavored tea

18. Whiskey
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills

19. 9 characteristics of remarkable service
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
The guest's experiencey - Check average

20. Up-selling examples
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
a double espresso
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.

21. Bourbon
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
When it is a clear cocktail
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Kir and Kir Royale

22. Describe hospitality
The juice
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.

23. What creates the carbonation in beer?
The addition of Co2.
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Arabica - Robusta

24. Scotch
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Made in Scotland - Grains are smoked over peat after malted
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

25. Describe Antica Formula
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged

26. What is mixto tequila?
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime

27. 5 Stakeholders of enlightened hospitality
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
A hawthorn strainer

28. Doppio
A hawthorn strainer
Point of Sale
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
a double espresso

29. Rum
The juice
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur

30. Latte
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Is a flavored tea
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino

31. Why suggestive selling?

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32. Describe Lillet
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
When it is a clear cocktail
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast

33. 3 brewing methods
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Drip - steep - espresso

34. What does POS stand for?
Point of Sale
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
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.
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest

35. What type of strainer is used for stirred drinks?
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
A julep strainer
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
A hawthorn strainer

36. Gin styles
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke

37. Tennessee Whiskey
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
hot water with 1 shot of espresso

38. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
A hawthorn strainer
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.

39. Tequila
Proof is 2x the ABV.
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
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.

40. 3 categories of vermouth
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor

41. 2 viable varieties of coffee beans
Arabica - Robusta
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.
Blanca - Reposado - Anejo - Extra Anejo

42. What does ABV stand for?
Alcohol by volume
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.

43. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Oak barrels

44. Rum Styles
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Bitter - bright red - Italian aperitif infused with herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.

45. What is vermouth?
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
Is a flavored tea
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
A julep strainer

46. What are hops

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47. Describe cassis
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
A liqueur made from black currants
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
A Boston Shaker

48. What is in a Kir? Kir Royale
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino

49. Name 4 Classic Aperitif cocktails
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
White wine with seltzer water
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne

50. Name 4 bitters

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