Key Questions

Question 1

What do you do first when making a drink “up”?

Answer 1

Chill the cocktail glass

Question 2

How can martinis be made?

Answer 2

“Up” (in a cocktail glass) or “on the rocks” (in a rocks glass with ice)

Question 3

What comes first in martinis?

Answer 3

The vermouth

Question 4

What are the majority of martinis usually made with?

Answer 4

Call or top shelf liquor

Question 5

How much liquor do martinis, manhattans, and rob toys get?

Answer 5

3 oz. (12 counts)

Question 6

What kind of alcohol and garnish do Martinis come standard with?

Answer 6

Gin and olives

Question 7

What kind of liquor and garnish do Manhattans come standard with?

Answer 7

Whiskey and Cherry

Question 8

What kind of liquor and garnish do Rob Roys come standard with?

Answer 8

Scotch and Cherry

Question 9

What kind of glass do Two Liquor Drinks usually come in?

Answer 9

Rocks

Question 10

What’s the order of ingredients in an “On the Rocks” drink?

Answer 10

Liquor then cordial

Question 11

What grade of liquor do Two Liquor Drinks typical come with and what do you want to try to do?

Answer 11

Call or premium liquors and upsell

Question 12

What’s the total amount of liquor in a Two Liquor Drink?

Answer 12

2 oz. (8 counts total)

Question 13

What do drinks with lime juice come with?

Answer 13

Lime garnish

Question 14

When do you shake?

Answer 14

When you have 3 or more ingredients or 2 or more liquors

Question 15

What’s the order of steps in a Collins or Sours drink?

Answer 15

Collins glass -> liquor -> sour mix -> shake -> soda -> garnish

Question 16

What do you do with drinks that have sour mix?

Answer 16

Shake (note: do this before the soda)

Question 17

What do drinks with “collins” or “sour” in the name get?

Answer 17

Orange and cherry garnish, or a “flag”

Question 18

What do drinks with “collins” in the name get?

Answer 18

Sour mix & club soda (“Sour, shake it, soda, flag it”)

Question 19

How much liquor and sour mix do Collins & Sours drinks get?

Answer 19

1 oz. liquor (4 counts) and 2 oz. sour mix (4 counts)

Question 20

What do “And” drinks use?

Answer 20

Highball glass

Question 21

How much do the base and cordial get in a High Ball and Juice Drink get?

Answer 21

1 oz. base (4 counts) and 1/2 oz. cordial (2 counts)

Question 22

What do you do with drinks that have two liquors or more with juice?

Answer 22

Shake

Question 23

What do drinks with tonic water get?

Answer 23

Lime garnish

Question 24

What grade liquors do Highball and Juice drinks get?

Answer 24

Call and top shelf liquors

Question 25

What does a “Tall drink” mean?

Answer 25

Use a Collins glass

Question 26

What does a “Double” mean?

Answer 26

Double the liquor and the price

Question 27

How much cream do Cream drinks get?

Answer 27

2 oz.

Question 28

What do you always do with cream drinks?

Answer 28

Shake

Question 29

How much liquid do Cream drinks mostly get?

Answer 29

3 oz. (usually 1 oz. of alcohol)

Question 30

What types of creamers are used in Cream drinks?

Answer 30

Ice cream (blend first), heavy cream, half & half, or milk

Question 31

What do you do with drinks that have Sloe Gin in them?

Answer 31

Don’t give them a garnish (“sloe means no”)

Question 32

What do you do with drinks that have “Dry”, “In & Out”, or “Perfect” in the name?

Answer 32

Give it a twist of lemon garnish

Question 33

What do you do with drinks with “golden” or “wall” in the name?

Answer 33

Use Galliano

Question 34

What does BASIC stand for?

Answer 34

The types of Whiskey: Bourbon, American, Scotch, Irish, and Canadian

Question 35

What do drinks with “grey” or “sea” get in it?

Answer 35

Grapefruit juice

Question 36

What do drink names with “stinger” in it indicate?

Answer 36

Uses White Creme de Menthe

Question 37

What do drinks with “grand” in the name indicate?

Answer 37

Use Grand Marnier

Question 38

When in doubt about the garnish of an iced tea drink, what should you do?

Answer 38

Give it a lemon and cherry garnish