Terminology Flashcards
What is a:
Cordial
Any distilled liquor with added flavor and sugar.
At least 26% sugar by volume.
Also called “liquer”.
What is a
Float
An addition of a liquor, liqueur, or mixer added to the top of a drink, usually at a 1/2 ounce, in a circular motion
What is:
Muddled
The word used for the “smashing” (gently pressing) of sugar, fruit, or mint
What is a:
Muddler
A wooden or hard plastic rod used to mash sugar, fruit, or other ingredients in the bottom of a glass.
Can use bar spoon to muddle if muddler isn’t available.
What is a:
Martini Glass
Stemmed cocktail glass
Used for “straight up” (no ice) drinks
Hold by the stem
What is a:
Rocks Glass
Small (4-5 oz) glass
Used for drinks with ice served “on the rocks”
What is an:
English Highball Glass
Larger than Rocks glass
Drinks served in Highball glass contain same amount of alcohol as those served in Rocks glass.
Used for Highballs (or “and” drinks)
What is a:
Back
Any non-alcoholic beverage served in a separate glass to accompany an alcoholic beverage (such as Cola, Water, 7-up, Soda, etc)
What is a:
Bar Back
One who cleans, restocks, and assists the bartenders
What is a:
Back Bar
A cabinet behind the bar usually used for display and storage.
What does this mean?
“Behind You”
Term used when approaching someone to make them aware of your presence.
What does it mean to:
Break
To “Break” a bottle means to empty it.
(The term refers to the laws which required bartenders to break their empty bottles at the end of each shift.)
What does it mean to:
Build
To make a cocktail by pouring the ingredients directly into the glass over ice.
What is:
Call Liquor
Brands which guests request by a specific name.
What is:
Change All the Way
To break a high denomination bill into lesser denominations and silver.
What is:
Change Once
To break a high denomination bill into a lesser denomination.
What is a:
Chaser
A beverage served in a separate glass to accomany a drink. (Mix, Beer, etc)
What is meant by:
Comfortable
The bar term for Southern Comfort
What is meant by:
Dirty
The term used to request olive juice in a martini
What is meant by:
Double
Usually two shots of liquor, or double the alcohol.
What is meant by:
Draw One
A request for draft beer.
What is meant by:
Dry
A wine term meaning the absence of sweetness.
Also applied to a Martini, meaning the use of little vermouth. In the Manhattan family it means to use dry vermouth instead of sweet.
What is meant by:
Eighty-Six
An out of stock item.
If we were to run out of Absolut we would “86” it.
It also means to get rid of. If someone were intoxicated to the point where we have to refuse service and we have to ask them to leave, we had to “86” them.
What is meant by:
Facing
Placing all bills face-up when making cash transactions.
What is a:
Flag
A garnish in which a toothpick is inserted through a cherry and an orange slice.
What is a:
Frappe
A drink served over packed, finely crushed ice.
What is:
Free Pouring
A technique used to pour liquor without using a measuring device.
What is:
Garbage
A slang term for garnishes.
What are:
Garnishes
Fruits or accessories used to decorate the glass to enhance appearance and taste.
What is a:
Gun
An automatic dispenser that expels mixers (Soda, Coke, Tonic, Etc) and sometimes even liquor
What is a:
Head
Beer is meant to be served in a glass with a 1 inch foam head. By pouring a head on a beer it allows the CO2 to escape, which gives it a smoother, less bitter, better, taste.
What is meant by:
House
House refers to the establishment you work in.
What is:
House Liquor
The liquor served by the house to the guest if they do not specify a brand.
What is a:
Jigger
A measuring vessel
What is:
Kosher Salt
A course salt used to rim a glass, as in Margaritas
What is:
Last Call
Notice given to the patrons prior to closing time, to inform them it is their last opportunity to order cocktails.
What is meant by:
Marry
Combining to like bottles together.
What is meant by:
Mist
Any liquor served in a rocks glass over crushed ice.
What is a:
Mix (Mixers)
Non-alcoholic ingredients mixed with liquor in preparing cocktails.
What is meant by:
Naked
To request a drink without salt.
What is meant by:
Neat
An order of liquor served without ice at room temperature.
What is meant by:
On and Over
A cocktail chilled and then strained on or over ice.
What is meant by:
On the House
When the house or bar buys the customer a drink
What is meant by:
“On the Rocks”, “Over”, or “Rough”
Terms used for any drink served over ice
What is meant by:
Par
The inventory of each liquor at the bar
What is meant by:
P.C.
Percentage cost or pouring cost,
which is the cost of the liquor as a percentage of net sales.
What is a:
Pre-Mix
A mix of non-alcoholic ingredients prepared prior to the bartender’s using it.
What is meant by:
Proof
A listing of the alcohol content of a liquor.
The proof is twice the percentage of the alcohol.
What is a:
Reach-in
A cooler located on the back bar or under bar where juices, mixes, garnishes, wines, beers, glasses, and even some liqueurs are kept to keep cool.
What is meant by:
Roll
When a bartender builds a drink in a glass and mixes it by pouring it into a mixing vessel and then pouring it back in the glass it was made in.
What is:
Frosting/Rimming
Salt or sugar frosting or rimming a glass:
An even light frosting about 1/4 inch, predominately on the outside rim of the glass.
What is:
Schnapps
A German word that refers to a mouthful or to gulp.
A mixture of any distilled spirit with sugar added for a sweet flavor.
What is meant by:
Screaming
A customer request to add vodka.
What is meant by:
Screw
A request for Orange Juice
What is a:
Reverse Martini
A request to reverse the amount of vermouth and alcohol in a Martini.
What is a:
Side
Any non-alcoholic beverage served in a separate glass to accompany the customer’s drink. (Coke, Water, Soda, etc)
What is a:
Speed Rack
A rack to hold liquors or mixes in the well area for easy access.
What is a:
Splash
A measurement that is equal to 1/4 oz.
What is meant by:
Straight
An order of a liquor served without ice at room temperature.
What is meant by:
Stock
To prepare or replenish a reserve supply of an item.
What is meant by:
Tall
Any cocktail served in larger glass than its standard.
A tall cocktail will have the same amount of liquor but with more ice and mixers.
What is meant by:
Topless
A request for a drink without salt
What is an:
Under Pour
When a bartender pours too little alcohol in a drink.
What is meant by:
Up or Straight Up
A drink that is served cold but without ice.
Drink is made over ice and strained into martini glass or stemmed cocktail glass.
What is meant by:
Up Against the Wall
A request to add Galliano (1/4 oz) to a drink.
What is a:
Virgin
Any cocktail prepared without liquor.
What is a:
Walk-in
A storage cooler large enough to walk into.
What is the:
Well Area
The primary work area of the bartender, where he/she prepares the drinks.
What is:
Well Liquor
The house brands (cheap) kept in the well, which are used when the guest does not specify a particular brand.
What is a meant by:
**Wet **
A drink which has more mix and less liquor, but in the same glass.
What is a:
Corkage Fee
A fee for opening a bottle of wine that a customer would bring to the establishments.
What is a:
Call Order
An organized format by which servers request cocktails from the bartender.
What is:
Bar Time
When a bar goes by the time in a bar that is purposely set ten to fifteen minutes fast.
