Bar knowledge Flashcards

1
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List from left to right your left Speed rack.

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Peach schnapps
Tito’s
44 N Huckleberry
44N cherry
Sweet vermouth
Dry vermouth
Blue Curaçao
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List from left to right the items in your right speed rack

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Vodka
Rum
Gin
Tequila
Triple sec
Whiskey
Kiwi monin
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3
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What is the standard ratio for two liquor drink?

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3 to 1
1.5 ounces (6 count) liquor
1/2 ounce (2 count) liqueur

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4
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What is triple sec

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Orange flavor

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5
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What other for flavored liquors can be used as substitutes and how should they be paired?

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Triple sec -well
Cointreau - call
Grand Marnier - Top shelf

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6
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What is curaçao?

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Orange flavored, many different colors

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7
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What is Frangelico?

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Hazelnut flavored

Made in Italy

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8
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What is Grand Marnier?

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Orange flavored

Made in France

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9
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What is amaretto?

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Almond an apricot flavor

Made from apricot pits in Italy

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10
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What is Bailey’sIrish cream?

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Chocolate and cream flavors

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11
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What is Chambord?

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Black raspberry flavored

Made in France

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12
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What is Cointreau

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Orange flavor
(somewhat bitter)
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13
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What type of liquor is Korbel?

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Brandy

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14
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What are the three grades of liquor

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Well = Cheapest
Call = medium
Top shelf = Most expensive

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15
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What type of liquor is dewars?

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Scotch whiskey

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16
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What type of liquor is crown royal?

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Canadian whiskey

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17
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What type of liquor is Hennessy?

18
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What type of liquor is Jamison?

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Irish whiskey

19
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What type of liquor is Jim Beam?

20
Q

What are the defining characteristics of a bourbon?

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Made from more than 51% corn hash

21
Q

What type of liquor is makers Mark?

22
Q

What type of liquor is Jack Daniels?

A

Tennessee whiskey

23
Q

What is tequila made from?

A

Blue agave

24
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What is gin made from?

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Juniper berries

25
What is the main characteristic of gin?
Heavy pine flavor
26
What is rum made from?
Sugarcane
27
What are the main characteristics of vodka?
Neutral, odorless, flavorless, Colorless
28
What is omitted in a flavored martini from The standard martini recipe?
Vermouth
29
What are the two key questions For a customer ordering a martini or a Manhattan?
Vodka or gin? | up or on the rocks?
30
What is an a dirty martini?
Olive juice
31
Are martinis/Manhattan’s shaken or stirred by default?
Stirred unless it’s a flavored martini then you shake
32
What are the characteristics of sweet vermouth?
Red label, used with dark liquors, Cherry garnish
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What are the characteristics of dry vermouth?
Green label used with clear liquids, Olive Garnish
34
What does the word dry mean in context to a martini?
Less vermouth. Swirl in glass and dump out
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What does the word tri mean in context to a Manhattan?
You dry vermouth instead of sweet
36
What is an alternate way to sister a martini/Manhattan?
Cover glass with a strainer and swirl
37
How do you get drops of vermouth from a pour spout?
Cover the top of the pour hole and drop vermouth out through the burp hole
38
Describe vermouth
Aromatitized wine That has both sweetness added and bitter components
39
Defined the term “neat”
Unmixed without ice also plain or Straight up
40
What measurement is a pony?
1 ounce
41
Describe Campari
Bitters of herbs and citrus fruits