Liquor Facts Flashcards
Who are the four main producers of whiskey?
America, Canada, Ireland , and Scotland
What are the four steps in making liquor. (The distillation process)
Mashing
Fermentation
Distillation
Aging
What are the three main TYPES of whiskey?
Straight
Blended
Malt
What classifies whiskey as a bourbon?
A 51% corn content.
Tennessee whiskey has an extra step in its distillation process, what is it?
Leeching (filter the whiskey through a charcoal filter made from the Tennessee highland maple tree drop by drop)
Who is the oldest whiskey distiller in the world?
Bushmills
Irish whiskey must be distilled _____ times and aged for at least _____ years by law.
3 times and 3 years . A.k.a. The 3&3 law.
Scotch is a Scottish whiskey that uses one extra step in its creation. What is that Step?
Smoking.
What is rum made from?
Sugarcane byproducts and molasses.
Tequila must be made where to keep its name?
Tequila Mexico. Anywhere else and it’s a mescal.
Does vodka have to be aged?
Nah.
Where was gin invented?
Holland.
What are the three most popular gins and where are they made?
Bombay
Beefeater
Tanqueray
And they are all made in London.
Does gin have to be made in London to be named a London dry Gin?
Nahh…
What is the equation / method for making champagne ?
Sugar+yeast=alcohol+co2
Cognac is a Brandy that is made where?
Cognac France….
What are the three grades of cognac?
VS-very special
VSOP- very special old pale
XO- xtra old
What are three substitutes for galliano?
Valentino
Florentino
Neopolitan
Four steps in making whiskey are________.
Mashing
Fermenting
Distilling
Aging
The three steps in making vodka are______.
Mash
Ferment
Distill
What is soda and lemon called?
Press
What is soda and lime called?
Rickey
Which cordials taste like almonds?
Creme de almond & Creme de noyeaux
This cordial/liqueur tastes like hazelnuts and is from Italy?
Frangelico
This is a melon flavored liqueur from Mexico?
Midori
This is a raspberry flavored liqueur from France that is sometimes used in dirty La waters?
Chambord
This yellow Italian liqueur tastes like licorice?
Galliano
What makes whiskey and bourbon different?
Bourbon contains 51% corn content.
Captain Morgan and parrot bay rum come from what US territory?
Puerto Rico.
What country would you need to visit to see how Malibu rum is made?
Canada
What does it mean if you bruise a Martini?
You let the ice melt in the shaker or you shook the shit out of it and shattered the ice and now have watered Down the liquor.
How old do you need to be to drink in the U.S.?
21
What are the three things you do not discuss behind the bar?
Social issues
Politics
Religion
What’s the difference between a rum and coke and a Cuba libre?
The lime garnish.
What does A.b.c. Stand for?
Alcoholic beverage control.
Rumplminze is 100 proof , what is the % of alcohol in that?
50%
What is the term for serving alcohol at room temperature?
Neat
What does it mean to serve a drink “straight up”?
Chilled not on ice
Usually shaken in a shaker
What does it mean to order a drink on the rocks?
Served on ice.
This red syrup is made from the pulp of pomegranates?
Grenadine.
This popular mixing ingredient is reconstituted lemon juice with sugar and bar foam added?
Sweet and sour.
What are your five substitutes for cream?
Ice cream, milk, half and half, whipping cream, heavy cream
Triple sec and blue curacao are both orange flavored liqueurs used in drink recipes. Name three more orange flavored liqueurs .(these are the more expensive ones)
Grand Marnier , Cointreau, Gran tores
What is tequila called then it is not made in tequila Mexico?
Mescal.
What is your legal blood alcohol limit?
.08%
What are your four dram laws?
It is illegal to transfer liquor from one bottle to another even if it’s the same brand.(no marrying bottles)
It is illegal to serve alcohol to a minor
It is illegal to hold bets or gamble with customers
It is illegal to serve someone who is already obviously drunk
What are four forms of identification you can use to verify if someone is of the legal drinking age?
Drivers license
State ID
Active military license
Passport
