Preliminaries

Question 1

What is a cocktail?

Answer 1

Any beverage that balances flavors and ingredients

Question 2

2 types of drinks

Answer 2

Built and shaken

Question 3

What is a built drink?

Answer 3

Pour components over ice in the glass it will be served in.
Prevents dilution while also chilling drink

Question 4

What is a shaken drink?

Answer 4

Made by pouring components into shaking tin with ice then straining it into glass- good for drinks with a lot of ingredients

Question 5

Purpose of measuring ingredients

Answer 5

To achieve a balance of flavors and a balance of alcohol, control over both

Question 6

What is a washline

Answer 6

The location the cocktail fills up to in a particular glass

Question 7

Importance of washline

Answer 7

Accuracy: Gives you confidence you successfully included all the ingredients with their intended volumetric amounts the recipe calls for (you made the drink correctly)

Consistency: you’re serving the same amount of liquid to each customer

Question 8

How much of ___ = 1 oz of liquid ( list tools)

Answer 8

30 ml
8 bar spoons
36 dashes
600 drops

Oz is base unit of measurement

Question 9

Jigger

Answer 9

Bartender measuring cup, double sided
Japanese precision jiggers recommended: Narrower the jigger the less error

Question 10

Pour top

Answer 10

Speed pourers, good for high traffic events

Question 11

ABV

Answer 11

alcohol by volume
Expressed in %
Determines how much alcohol is in a substance, per unit of volume

Question 12

Proof

Answer 12

Determines amount of alcohol in substance
Expressed as a number of
To get proof, double abv
50% abv is 100 proof

Question 13

A bottle of alcohol has 30 proof. What is the abv?

Answer 13

15%

Question 14

A bottle of alcohol has 8% abv. Find the proof

Answer 14

16

Question 15

How much of ethanol is in a Standard drink

Answer 15

Drink with 14 g (.5 oz) of pure ethanol

Question 16

Common measurements of Standard drinks

Answer 16

1.5 oz of 40% abv liquor =
12 oz of 5% abv beer =
5 oz of 12% abv wine

Question 17

BAC

Answer 17

Blood alcohol content
Amount of alcohol in bloodstream
Measured as a percentage of

Question 18

BAC limit in NY

Answer 18

.08

Question 19

7 factors affect intoxication

Answer 19

• Sex - males have more enzymes to break it down, periods lower ability to metabolize as quickly

Metabolic rate

Weight/size - more weight = lower bac

Food consumption - eating before drinking slows rate at which alcohol enters bloodstream

Rate of consumption - 1 drink per hr
Abv/proof of drink - higher proof —> higher BAC
Medications/drugs - could mask or exacerbate effects of alcohol

Question 20

4 visible cues of intoxication

Answer 20

1. loss of inhibitions
2. loss of judgement
3. loss of reaction time
4. loss of coordination

JIRC

Question 21

Dram Shop Act

Answer 21

Prohibits bartenders from serving liquor to someone who is intoxicated

civil liability to bartenders who serve alcohol to someone who later commits a crime due to negligence