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"BAC and Effects of 2 drinks per hour - CORRECT ANSWER 0.05, release of inhibitions"
"BAC and Effects of 3 drinks per hour - CORRECT ANSWER 0.08, DWI legal limit in NY State"
"BAC and Effects of 4 drinks per hour - CORRECT ANSWER 0.10, loss of coordination,
staggering, slurring"
"BAC and Effects of 8 drinks per hour - CORRECT ANSWER 0.20, loss of emotional control"
"BAC and Effects of 12 drinks per hour - CORRECT ANSWER 0.30, "Walking Blackout", loss of
conciousness"
"BAC and Effects of 14 drinks per hour - CORRECT ANSWER 0.35, coma, minimum lethal level"
"BAC and Effects of 16+ drinks per hour - CORRECT ANSWER 0.40+, death"
"J.I.R.C. - CORRECT ANSWER - Judgment (driving under the influence, trying to buy everyone
a drink)
- Inhibitions (increased talkativeness, uncharacteristic behaviour)
- Reactions (slurred speech, forgetting someone's name)
- Coordination (dropping things, spilling drinks)"
"Definition of a standard drink - CORRECT ANSWER 14 grams (or 0.5 fluid ounces) of pure
alcohol; equivalent to 12 oz of beer, 5 oz of wine, and 1.5 oz of hard liquor"
"Definition of ABV - CORRECT ANSWER alcohol by volume; the amount of the liquor that is
comprised of alcohol, expressed as a percentage"
"Definition of proof - CORRECT ANSWER twice the ABV, expressed as a number"
"Definition of spirit (or hard liquor) - CORRECT ANSWER any distilled liquor that does not
contain added sugar and has more than 20% ABV"
"Characteristics of cachaça - CORRECT ANSWER - distilled from fermented sugarcane juice
- similar to rum but has a smoother finish
- common in Brazil"
"Characteristics of bourbon - CORRECT ANSWER a type of American whiskey that must be
made with at least 51% corn mash"
"Characteristics of triple sec - CORRECT ANSWER an orange-flavoured liqueur"
"Definition of the speed rack - CORRECT ANSWER contains the wells or house brands of
alcohol that are used when a customer does not indicate a brand preference; the most commonly used alcohols, ordered from light to dark, and always kept in the same order; the CBA rack is vodka, gin, rum, tequila, triple sec, whisk(e)y, bourbon"
"Definition of a jigger - CORRECT ANSWER small device used for measuring liquids, usually
with 1.5 oz and 0.75 oz cups on opposite sides"
"Rate at which free pouring pours liquid - CORRECT ANSWER about 1 oz per second ("one-
one-thou-sand")"
"How to free pour - CORRECT ANSWER 1 - hold the bottle firmly by the neck
2 - smoothly and completely invert the bottle to pour 3 - quickly bring the bottle back down and turn it toward yourself"
"How to sink - CORRECT ANSWER 1 - fill a spoon with grenadine or other heavy syrup
2 - place the spoon on the inside edge of the glass and tilt slightly 3 - rotate the glass, allowing the grenadine to pour down the sides of the glass"
"Characteristics of highballs - CORRECT ANSWER - made with 1-2 different liquors (1.5 oz
total)
- at least one non-alcoholic mixer
- 1:4 ratio of liquor to mixer
- glass is 2/3 to 3/4 full with ice
- stirred unless the mixer is carbonated (will self-stir)
- served in a highball glass (8-12 oz, tall and narrow)
- simple garnish, if any
- glass is filled with ice, then spirits are added, then mixers are added to fill the glass"
"Sea Breeze - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz vodka
fill with half grapefruit and half cranberry juice"
"Malibu Bay Breeze - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz Malibu
fill with half pineapple and half cranberry juice"
"7&7 - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz Seagram's 7 blended whiskey
fill with 7Up garnish with cherry and orange"
"Tequila Sunrise - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz tequila
fill with orange juice sink grenadine down the sides of the glass"
"Blue Hawaiian - CORRECT ANSWER 0.75 oz rum
0.75 oz vodka 0.5 oz Blue Curacao fill with pineapple juice"
"Sloe Comfortable Screw - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5 oz vodka
0.5 oz sloe gin 0.5 oz Southern Comfort fill with orange juice"
"Scarlet O'Hara - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz Southern Comfort
fill with cranberry juice"
"Paloma - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz tequila
fill with grapefruit juice"
"Fuzzy Navel - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz peach schnapps
fill with orange juice"
"Hairy Navel - CORRECT ANSWER 0.75 oz vodka
0.75 oz peach schnapps fill with orange juice"
"Description of a bitter - CORRECT ANSWER generally high alcohol content and sharp flavour;
most common is Angostura bitters"
"Call brands of vodka (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - absolut
- ketel one
- belvedere
- grey goose"
"Call brands of gin (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - beefeater
- tanqueray
- bombay sapphire
- hendrick's"
"Call brands of rum (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - bacardi
- mount gay
- meyer's
- malibu (coconut-flavoured)"
"Call brands of whisk(e)y (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - bulleit
- jack daniel's
- crown royal
- jameson's"
"Call brands of tequila (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - jose cuervo
"Call brands of scotch (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - johnnie walker
"Call brands of bourbon whiskey (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - wild turkey
- jim beam
- maker's mark
- woodford reserve"
"Call brands of single malt scotch (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - glenlivet
"Long Island Iced Tea - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5 oz vodka
0.5 oz gin 0.5 oz rum 0.5 oz tequila 0.5 oz triple sec fill with sour mix splash coke for colour lemon garnish"
"Long Beach Iced Tea - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5 oz vodka
0.5 oz gin 0.5 oz rum 0.5 oz tequila 0.5 oz triple sec fill with cranberry juice lemon garnish"
"Adios Motherf*cker - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5 oz vodka
0.5 oz gin 0.5 oz rum 0.5 oz tequila 0.5 oz blue curaçao fill with sour mix splash lemon-lime soda lemon garnish"
"Blue Whale - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz vodka
1 oz blue curaçao 3 oz sour mix"
"Peachy Paradise - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz rum
1 oz crème de cacao 1 oz peach schnapps fruit garnish"
"Peanut Butter & Jelly - CORRECT ANSWER 0.75 oz vodka
0.75 oz amaretto 0.75 oz frangelico 0.75 oz chambord
fill with cranberry juice"
"Alabama Slammer - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz southern comfort
0.5 oz amaretto 0.5 oz sloe gin fill with orange juice"
"Sex with an Alligator - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz jagermeister
1 oz melon liqueur 1 oz chambord 1 oz sour mix"
"Between the Sheets - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz brandy
1 oz light rum 1 oz triple sec 0.75 oz lemon juice"
"Nuclear Waste - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz vodka
1 oz melon liqueur 0.25 oz blue curaçao 0.25 oz bacardi 151 fill with sour mix"
"Cacharita - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz cachaça
1.5 oz triple sec 0.5 oz lime juice"
"Red Devil - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5 oz vodka
0.5 oz southern comfort 0.5 oz amaretto 0.5 oz sloe gin 0.5 oz triple sec splash rose's lime juice fill with orange juice"
"Kamikaze - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz vodka
0.5 oz triple sec 0.5 oz rose's lime juice"
0.25 oz grenadine (added after straining)"
"Prairie Fire - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz tequila
dash of tabasco"
"Red-Headed Slut - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz jagermeister
1 oz peach schnapps fill with cranberry juice"
"Washington Apple - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz whisk(e)y
1 oz sour apple pucker splash cranberry"
"Porn Star - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz blue curaçao
1 oz chambord"
"How to make a twist for garnish - CORRECT ANSWER peel a short piece of rind, twist it over
the drink to release the oils, rim the glass with it, then drop it in the glass or balance it on the rim"
"Description of a martini (or cocktail) glass - CORRECT ANSWER conical bowl attached to a
slender stem, usually holds 5-7 oz"
"Martini (recipes, 6) - CORRECT ANSWER - regular; 4 oz liquor, 0.5 oz dry vermouth
- dry; 4 oz liquor, 0.25 dry vermouth
- perfect; 4 oz liquor, 0.25 oz dry vermouth, 0.25 oz sweet vermouth
- dirty; 4 oz liquor, 0.5 oz dry vermouth, splash of olive juice
- naked; 4 oz liquor
- gibson; 4 oz liquor, 0.5 oz dry vermouth, cocktail onion"
"Cosmopolitan - CORRECT ANSWER 3 oz citron vodka
1 oz triple sec splash lime juice tiny splash cranberry juice lime garnish"
"Sapphire Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 3 oz citron vodka
0.5 oz blue curaçao lemon twist garnish"
"Emerald Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 3 oz citron vodka
0.5 oz melon liqueur lemon twist garnish"
"Chocolate Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 3 oz vodka
0.5 oz dark crème de cacao mint spring garnish"
"Raspberry Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 3 oz vodka
0.5 oz chambord raspberry garnish"
"French Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 3 oz vodka
0.5 oz chambord splash pineapple juice"
"Lemon Drop Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz citron vodka
1.5 oz triple sec 1 oz lemon juice"
"Peppermint Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 3 oz vodka
0.5 oz white crème de menthe mint sprig garnish"
"Apple Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz citron vodka
1.5 oz apple pucker or schnapps splash sour mix cherry garnish"
"Astor Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz vodka
0.5 oz campari 1 oz grapefruit juice"
"Blood Orange Martini - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz orange vodka
1 oz campari garnish with orange wheel"
1 oz kahlua 1 oz cream"
"Mudslide - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz vodka
1 oz kahlua 1 oz bailey's"
"Dark & Stormy - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz dark rum
4 oz ginger beer 0.75 lime juice serve in highball glass over ice lime garnish"
"Moscow Mule - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz vodka
0.75 oz lime juice top with 3 oz ginger beer served on the rocks lime garnish"
"Godfather - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz scotch
1 oz amaretto"
"Godmother - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz vodka
1 oz amaretto"
"Grasshopper - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz green crème de menthe
1 oz white crème de cacao 1 oz cream"
"Stinger - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz cognac
0.75 oz white crème de cacao"
"Vodka Stinger - CORRECT ANSWER 2 oz vodka
0.75 oz white crème de cacao"
"Process of making beer (5) - CORRECT ANSWER 1 - mashing, converting starches to
fermentable sugars 2 - sparging, extracting the wort which is a very sweet and syrupy substance
3 - boiling, increasing the concentration of sugar and adding hops 4 - fermentation, using yeast to turn the sugars into carbon dioxide and alcohol, this is now officially beer 5 - package, preparing the beer for distribution and consumption"
"How to pour the perfect pint - CORRECT ANSWER hold the glass at a 45 degree angle, pour
the beer so it runs down the side of the glass first, once the glass is halfway full beging to straighten the glass, when finished pouring there should about about 1 inch of head"
"Shandy - CORRECT ANSWER draft beer topped with 1 oz of 7up"
"Depth Charge - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz shot of rye whiskey
dropped into draft beer"
"Boiler Maker - CORRECT ANSWER shot of whisk(e)y
served with draft beer"
"Black and Tan - CORRECT ANSWER half glass of ale
half glass of Guinness stout"
"Desperado - CORRECT ANSWER 1.5 oz tequila
0.5 oz triple sec 0.5 oz lime juice 2 oz draft beer pour over half a glass of draft beer"
"Chelada - CORRECT ANSWER lime juice
beer"
"Lunch Box - CORRECT ANSWER shot of half orange juice and half amaretto
dropped into half a glass of lager"
"Coroné Limoné - CORRECT ANSWER - open corona and have customer drink down to the
bottom of the bottle
- shot of bacardi limón into the bottle
- plug bottle with thumb or palm and invert to mix
- turn rightside-up and serve"
"How long wine lasts after being opened - CORRECT ANSWER 3-5 days"
"Description of red wine glass - CORRECT ANSWER rounder, wider bowl to increase the
surface area of the wine and encourage oxidation"
"Description of white wine glass - CORRECT ANSWER longer stem to maintain colder
temperatures, smaller mouths to reduce oxidation"
"Description of a champagne flute - CORRECT ANSWER long stem, tall and narrow bowl to
prevent loss of carbonation as long as possible"
"Red Sangria (serves 12) - CORRECT ANSWER 2 bottles chilled red wine
1 cup cognac 1/2 cup triple sec 1/4 cup sugar 1 citrus fruit, sliced 2 cups chilled seltzer or Sprite combine first four ingredients and stir to dissolve sugar, add citrus and chill for 3 hours, pour into punch bowl and add seltzer and ice"
"Spritzer - CORRECT ANSWER 1 part wine
1 part seltzer"
"Kir - CORRECT ANSWER 1 part crème de cassis
9 parts white wine"
"Kir Royale - CORRECT ANSWER 1 part crème de cassis or chambord
9 parts champagne"
"Mimosa - CORRECT ANSWER 4 oz champagne
2 oz orange juice dash triple sec"
"Bellini - CORRECT ANSWER 4 oz champagne
2 oz peach purée"
"Champagne Cocktail - CORRECT ANSWER place sugar cube in champagne flute
add dash angostura bitters pour in champagne"
"Ritz of New York - CORRECT ANSWER 1 oz cognac
0.5 oz triple sec 0.5 oz lemon juice shake and strain into glass top with champagne garnish with orange twist"
"How to flame a drink - CORRECT ANSWER EITHER
1 - warm glass 2 - mix drink 3 - float highest proof alcohol on top of drink 4 - ignite using a long match 5 - extinguish before drinking OR 1 - warm glass 2 - mix drink 3 - pour one tablespoon of highest proof alcohol into shot glass 4 - ignite using a long match 5 - pour flaming liquid into drink 6 - extinguish and serve"
"Flaming Dr. Pepper - CORRECT ANSWER fill shot glass with 1 part vodka and 1 part amaretto
float bacardi 151 on top light shot on fire drop into beer"
"Irish Car Bomb - CORRECT ANSWER fill shot glass with 1 part bailey's and 1 part jameson's
drop into guinness"
“Definition of the Dram Shop Act - CORRECT ANSWER "Any person who shall be injured in
person, property, means of support, or otherwise by any intoxicated person, or by reason of the intoxication of said person, whether resulting in his death or not, shall have a right of action against any person who shall, by unlawfully assisting in procuring liquor for such intoxication person, have caused or contributed to such intoxication: and in any such action such person shall have a right to recover actual and exemplary damages."
- aged
- warming taste ranging from sweet to smokey
- scotch is made from malted barley and whole grains in Scotland, aged for a minimum of 3 years in oak casks, with only caramel colour and water added; single malt comes from only one distillery and was produced with only malted barley, whereas blended is made from several single malts and includes other grains
- american varies significantly across regions, but must be aged at least briefly in charred new oak barrels unless listed as blended
- irish is made in Ireland, aged for a minimum of 3 years in oak casks, made with both malted and unmalted barleys; smoother than most scotches
- canadian is made in Canada, aged for a minimum of 3 years; generally the lightest due to its being produced with a base whisky and a flavouring whisky"
"Purposes of garnishes - CORRECT ANSWER - visual accompaniment
"Rules of thumb for garnishing - CORRECT ANSWER - red drinks takes green garnishes
- blue drink take yellow garnishes
- tonic takes lime
- seltzer (or soda) takes lemon"
"How to cut fruit for garnish - CORRECT ANSWER 1 - cut off both ends of the fruit
2 - stand the fruit on end and cut it in half from top to bottom 3 - cut down the middle of each half without piercing the rind 4 - place the fruit flesh-side down and cut small wedges"
"How a bar is set up - CORRECT ANSWER - top bar: oddly-shaped bottles and rarely-used
ingredients
- middle bar: at eye-level, high-end liquors and items being pushed by the bar
- bottom bar: most liqueurs, syrups, and other frequently used ingredients
- beneath the bar/the well: speed rack, sinks, ice, dishwasher, drying stations"
"Description of a liqueur - CORRECT ANSWER liquors that have sugar added after distillation;
most contain added flavourings (such as fruits, creams, or nuts) and have an ABV between 15% and 20%"
"List of liqueurs and corresponding flavours (21) - CORRECT ANSWER - amaretto; almond
- aperol; bitter orange, rhubarb, herbs
- bailey's; cream, whisky
- campari; herbs, fruit, bitter
- chambord; raspberry
- crème de casis; black currant
- crème de menthe; mint
- frangelico; hazelnuts, cocoa, vanilla
- galliano; licorice, herbs
- jagermeister; herbs, spices, licorice
- kahlua; coffee
- peach schnapps; peach
- sambuca; anise, licorice
- sloe gin; sloe berries
- southern comfort; peach-flavoured bourbon
- st. germain; elderflower
- triple sec, cointreau, grand marnier, blue curaçao; orange
- vermouth; fortified wine with herbs, dry vs. sweet"
"Common spirit substitutions (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - triple sec, blue curaçao, cointreau,
grand marnier
- schnapps, liqueur
- vanilla vodka, citron vodka, vodka with rose's lime juice"
"Common mixer substitutions (5) - CORRECT ANSWER - rose's lime juice, lime juice with
simply syrup or sugar
- sour mix, simple syrup and lemon juice
- seltzer and sugar, 7up
- cream, 2% milk, soy milk
- simple syrup, sugar and water"
"How to shake a drink - CORRECT ANSWER fill the pint glass half with ice, add spirits, add non-
carbonated mixers, put the tin on, shake for at least 10 seconds, remove the tin, strain the drink over fresh ice"
"How to garnish the rim of a glass - CORRECT ANSWER use a lime or lemon wedge to moisten
the outside of the rim of the glass, then dip the rim in salt (or sugar or whatever else); remember to garnish the rim before straining the drink into the glass"
"Description of a Collins glass - CORRECT ANSWER typically holds 10-14 ounces, commonly
used to serve any large shaken drink, narrower than a highball glass but interchangeable"
"How to make a flag garnish - CORRECT ANSWER stick a toothpaste through a cherry or an
orange slice, then float the flag on top of the drink or use two toothpicks to wedge it on rim of the glass"
"Description of a shooter - CORRECT ANSWER another word for a shot, shaken with ice and
served in a shot glass, usually without garnish"
