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1. Up-selling examples
A hawthorn strainer
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
If an entree takes some time to prepare - suggest an appetizer. - Suggest premium liquors.

2. Describe Antica Formula
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
white - green - oolong - black
The juice
Proof is 2x the ABV.

3. Vodka
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.

4. What is the metal cup used for mixing drinks called?
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
A Boston Shaker
A liqueur made from black currants

5. The difference between hospitality and service
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Must be made in TN - Must undergo the Lincoln Co. Process - Must have bourbon indicators

6. Describe a Champagne cocktail
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Champagne - sugar cube - bitters - lemon twist
White wine with seltzer water
a double espresso

7. 2 viable varieties of coffee beans
Arabica - Robusta
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
White wine with seltzer water
Alcohol by volume

8. Name 4 Classic Aperitif cocktails
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Citron Vodka - Cointreau - cranberry and fresh-squeezed lime juice
Crema

9. 3 pieces of information a server should point out to a guest on a wine label
The addition of Co2.
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry

10. Bourbon
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
A Boston Shaker

11. What is the name of the creamy emulsion on top of a brewed espresso?
When it is a clear cocktail
Sweetened - fortified & aromatized red wine with quinine.
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Crema

12. What goes in first when mixing a drink?
A whiskey made in Scotland from a single distillery by double distillation in pot stills
The juice
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

13. Doppio
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer
a double espresso
Drip - steep - espresso

14. What is in Negroni?
Drip - steep - espresso
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top
Pilsner - pale lager - American Lager - Oktoberfest
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth

15. Mescal
The action of yeast on sugar in a solution - which breaks down the sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol.
White wine with seltzer water
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico

16. Name 4 Ales
A julep strainer
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
Point of Sale
Is a flavored tea

17. Gin
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
A Boston Shaker
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
Kir - Kir Royale - Champagne Cocktail - Bellini - Wine Spritzer

18. Describe a Bellini
Slightly sweet aperitif wine made with 85% Bordeaux and 15% citrus liqueur
Prosecco with white peach puree
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne

19. What is an Ale?
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Wheat beer - IPA - Brown Ale - Pale Ale
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years

20. Roasting Beans - lightest to darkest
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
a double espresso
Point of Sale
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging

21. Cappuccino
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
Is made from the Blue Agave plant and has to come from Mexico in order to be called tequila.
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
Drip - steep - espresso

22. 3 distilled base aperitifs
Crema
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Alcohol by volume

23. 5 Stakeholders of enlightened hospitality
The guest's experiencey - Check average
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels

24. What is mixto tequila?
how you make someone feel - in a positive way.
Hospitality is a feeling - service is an action.
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.

25. Name 2 aromatized wines
hops - water - yeast - malted barley
Vermouth - Sherry - Madeira - Sangria
A julep strainer
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

26. Ingredients in a Manhattan
Rye Whiskey - Sweet Vermouth - Angostura Bitters - a cherry
Kir and Kir Royale
Pernod - Campari - Pimms Cup
The juice

27. What is the common vessel used to age whiskey?
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Oak barrels
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years
Point of Sale

28. What does ABV stand for?
Alcohol by volume
Distilled - not aged - rye - wheat or potato
Kir and Kir Royale
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information

29. Why suggestive selling?

30. How does the host impact a restaurant?
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne
By creative seating; their ability to read the customer - the restaurant - flow and timing in order to seat as many guests as possible.
employee - guests - community - suppliers - investors
Proof is 2x the ABV.

31. Canadian Whiskey
Is made from Corn
A fortified and aromatized wine made with white grapes - color is added.
It is a fuller body beer - It is made with ale yeast - It is top fermented
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels

32. Describe cassis
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
A liqueur made from black currants
White or sliver - unaged - golden - dark - black - aged - caramel - molasses - Anejo - longer aging - Spiced/flavored

33. 7 steps to making spirits
Is made from Corn
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime
collect fruit - grain or plant - crush - if grain - malt and brew - extract sugar - ferment - distillation - cool and collect alcohol - barrel aging
A liqueur made from black currants

34. Why is malted barley used in beer?
The addition of Co2.
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations
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.
Angostura - Peychaud - Fee Brothers - Regan's Bitters

35. What type of strainer is used for shaken drinks?
For flavor - lends bitterness - citrus - herbal - natural preservative - Helps keep the head on the beer
1/3 espresso - 1/3 steamed milk - 1/3 steamed froth
A hawthorn strainer
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

36. Irish Whiskey
Drip - steep - espresso
Is a flavored tea
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

37. What is a porta filter?
White wine with seltzer water
Alcohol by volume
he item used to hold the coffee puck and pulls the water through.
welcome - friendly - courteous - knowledgeable - efficient - well-timed - flexible - consistency - effective communication - instill trust - exceed expectations

38. What is the proof of ABV?
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones
Proof is 2x the ABV.
an espresso with a dollop of steamed milk on top

39. What is a Lager?
The juice
It is a lighter beer - It is made with lager yeast - It is bottom fermented
espresso with more steamed milk than a cappuccino
Oak barrels

40. When is a cocktail shaken?
When is contains non- alcoholic mixers or juices.
Crema
London Dry - Bombay - Plymouth - Old Tom - Small batch
Must be 51% corn - Are aged in new charred white oak barrels a minimum of 2 years

41. Ingredients in a Margarita
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
Optimistic warmth - Intelligencey - work ethicy - empathy - self-awareness
Blanco Tequila - Cointreau - Lime juice - salt-rimmed glass - lime

42. Whiskey
Campari - Gin - Sweet Vermouth
a double espresso
Starts like distilled beer - Gets 70% of its flavor from barrels
Is made from other agave species and also must come from Mexico

43. 3 Advantages of Opentable
Is made from Corn
a double espresso
Convenience to the customer - estimates customer flow - records customer information
A vermouth in the sweet category - sweet with vanilla undertones

44. 3 categories of vermouth
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
Flavored with junipers - cereal grains - not aged
white - green - oolong - black

45. Name 4 bitters

46. Describe Punt E Mes
a double espresso
A vermouth in the sweet category - bitter tasting
White wine with seltzer water
A julep strainer

47. Rum
Distilling fermented sugar and water - sugar cane - molasses - may be barrel aged
Sweet - typically dark red - Dry - Clear or straw - Blanc - Clear - sweet
a 'flower' added to beer for flavor
A tequila made from at least 51% blue agave such as Cuervo Gold.

48. Successful suggestive selling requires
(2) Having the guests best interest in mindy - Trying to learn what the guest really wants
Made from cereal grains - Never comes in contact with smoke
Oak barrels
White wine - cassis - lemon twist - Kir Royale is with Champagne

49. What is distillation?
Cinnamon roast - Vienna roast - Italian roast - French roast
The separation of alcohol from fermented liquid by heating to vaporize the alcohol then condensing the vapors.
Is made from Corn
Varietal - Vintage - Name of Producer

50. What is tisane?
hot water with 1 shot of espresso
Prosecco with white peach puree
herbal infusions that do not contain tea.
A colorless volatile - flammable liquid that is obtained by distilling