BAR LEC: LESSON 1 - BAR TERMINOLOGIES Flashcards
What is ABV stands for
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME
Shows the total percentage within the drink that is accounted for by pure ethyl alcohol. All alcoholic products must, by law, give this information.
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME
The liveliness and crispness in wine that activates our salivary glands.
ACIDITY
The deliberate addition of oxygen to round out and soften a wine.
AERATION
Mixed drinks that are basically sweet and/or creamy in taste and are usually served after a meal.
AFTER DINNER DRINK
The storage of the distilled alcohol in wooded casks, most often oak. Over months or years, the wood reacts with the alcohol, imparting to it a distinctive color, aroma, and flavor.
AGING
The product of fermentation of sugars by yeast.
ALCOHOL; Ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
Refers to the amount of alcohol present in wine. It is usually expressed as a numerical percentage of the volume or can also be written as proof (for spirits).
ALCOHOL CONTENT
Is a malt beverage (beer) made by top fermentation at lukewarm temperatures.
ALE
Loss of smell.
ANOSMIA
Pigments that give red wine its color.
ANTHOCYANINS
Any drink taken before meals to improve your appetite. Drink that are served before meals. An alcoholic drink taken before a meal as an appetizer.
APERITIF
Refers to the name or official geographic origin of wine. It is part of the system of classification of wines.
APPELLATION
Is a phrase on French wine label which means that the wine comes from the controlled area named and meets its strict legal standards.
APPELLATION CONTROLEE
Refers to the visual properties including size, shape, color, texture, gloss, transparency, cloudiness, and so on.
APPEARANCE
Refers to smell of fragrance of a young wine. The odor of a wine imported by grades from which it is made.
AROMA
Tasting term noting the harsh, bitter, and drying sensations by high levels of tannin.
ASTRINGENT
Is the combination and relationship of physical components (fruit, acid, tannin, alcohol, etc.) and to a lesser extent the intangible element such as breed, character and finesse.
BALANCE
An assistant or apprentice bartender, who does the bartender’s scut work, including tapping beer kegs, running ice, replacing glassware, preparing and stocking garnishes, restocking shelves and so on.
BAR BACK
French word for wine barrel. The French name for a 225 litre Bordeaux style barrel (Bordeaux hogshead). Will yield 24 cases of 12 bottles each.
BARRIQUE
Is a fermented beverage made from malted grains (usually barley), water, hops and yeast.
BEER
Refers to a glass free of grease, soap, and lint.
BEER CLEAN
Simply means white wine or white grape.
BLANC (BLANCO, BIANCO)
Is a system of evaluating alcoholic beverages without the knowledge of the producer, country of origin, and other pertinent information.
BLIND TASTING
Is the farm/vineyard where Sherry is made. A Spanish wine cellar. Also refers to a seller of alcoholic beverage.
BODEGA
Is the term used to describe the scent of more complex mature wines.
BODY
Is a process that refers to beers produced by the use of a type of yeast (lager yeast), which generally converts sugar to alcohol and carbon dioxide at lower temperatures at the tank’s bottom.
BOTTOM FERMENTATION
Refers to the smell of fragrance of a mature wine. Complex and interesting odor of a mature wine.
BOUQUET
Referring to a red wine’s interaction with oxygen when it is first incurred.
BREATHE
A stage in making beer in which wort is boiled with hops.
BREWING
Bar-restaurant combination in which beer served is brewed on the premises.
BREWPUB
Spirits having dark color and hearty flavor such as whiskey and brandies.
BROWN GOODS
Beer that has been warmed and cooled again.
BRUISED BEER
Included on champagne labels, it means dry or little to no sugar.
BRUT
Refer to the dining room helper and runner. A title given to a Food and Beverage Service Attendant.
BUSBOY
Taking out soiled plates/dishes from the dining area to dishwashing area.
BUSSED OUT
Is a crystalline, bitter-tasting, but odorless alkaloid present in coffee, tea, and soft drinks; a stimulant.
CAFFEINE
Brand of liquor specified by customer ordering drink. Brands frequently called for by name.
CALL BRAND
Spanish term for a sparkling wine made according to the traditional method.
CAVA
Refers to the supervisor of the Food and Beverage Service Attendant.
CAPTAIN FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE ATTENDANT
French term for grape variety. When it appears on a wine label it will usually refer to the varieties used to make the wine.
Cépage
Adding sugar to wine before or during fermentation to increase alcohol levels. It is illegal in some parts of the world, and highly controlled in others.
CHAPTALIZATION
Refers to the mixer served either with the spirit or on the side of the spirit in a separate glass, bottle or carafe. A mild drink (as beer) taken after a hard liquor.
CHASER
Is a well-iced mixed drink made up of base liquor, a modifying ingredient as a modifier, and a special flavoring or coloring agents.
COCKTAIL
This is a dark brown aromatic drink made by brewing in water the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tall tropical evergreen shrub which is Coffea of the Rubiaceae family.
COFFEE
Is the method used to produce liqueurs when the flavoring ingredients are sensitive to heat. Examples of this method are infusion, maceration, and percolation.
COLD METHOD
Refers to the distinct hue specific to each type of drink.
COLOR
Refers to the category according to the extent of difficulty and complexity of skills and knowledge required for the job.
COMMIS
Acids, aldehydes, esters, ketones, phenols, and tannins that are byproducts of fermentation, distillation, and aging. These “impurities” may contribute to the character and flavor of the spirit, but they cause undesirable effects in some people, notably increasing the intensity of hangover.
CONGENERS
Also called Coffey still, after the inventor, Aenas Coffey. A type of still for whiskey distillation that allows for continuous high-volume production, as opposed to the pot still, which must be emptied and “recharged” one batch at a time.
CONTINUOUS STILL/COLUMN STILL/PATENT STILL
Drink served after meals
CORDIAL
A stimulating drink
LIQUEUR
Is a spongy natural material used as a stopper for bottles.
CORK
French sparkling wine not made in Champagne region.
Crémant
A French term that literally means “growth”. May refer to a vineyard or a winery.
CRU
Refers to the proper procedures of tasting coffee.
CUPPING
Is a blend of wines used to make a particular house style of sparkling wine.
Cuveé
To pour wine from a bottle to another bottle or carafe in such a way that the sediment remains in the bottle.
DECANT
Refers to the removal of dead yeast from second fermentation in bottle; also disgorgement.
Dégorgement
On a champagne label “half dry”; actually the sweetest type on the market.
DEMI-SEC
Food taken from the kitchen to the dining area.
DISH-OUT
Refers to the separation of alcohol from the liquid in the fermented mash. A process involving continuous evaporation and condensation of liquid wherein higher alcohol content could be obtained.
DISTILLATION
Means marked individuality of style.
DISTINCTIVE
This refers to the number of jigger or shots of drinks/spirit poured and served into the serving glass.
DOUBLE/SINGLE
Is an un-pasteurized beer.
DRAFT BEER
Trademarked name for a cover that slips over the neck of a wine bottle and absorbs any drips that may run down the bottle after pouring, preventing stains to table cloths, counter tops or other surfaces. The generic term is drip cloth.
DRIP DICKEY