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1
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What is the 5 roles of a bartennder?

A

-Attentivness
-Accuracy
-Punctuality
-Speed
-Calmness

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How to behave as a bartender?

Do’s and Dont’s

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Do’s
-look sharp
-keep busy
-work quickly
-have fun
-take pride
Dont’s
-look hangover
-be drunk
-be on your phone
-have long convos with collegues

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3
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5 Points of hygiene behind the bar?

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-health
-safety
-perception
-efficiency
-CLEAN AS YPU GO

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4
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4 reasons to free pour

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-speed
-effective planning for orders
-flair
-accuracy

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5
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What is the 1%

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not wasting any alcohol as it is wasting money

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6
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Rules when it comes to flair

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-never flair with wet hands
-tape bottles, or use plastic ones
-make sure you have space
- REMEMBER service comes first
- practice outside the bar

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7
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8 Techniques to create cocktails

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-build
-stir
-shake
-roll
-mix
-blend
-layer
-muddle

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8
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Name 15 equipment pieces in the bar

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-boston shaker
-muddler
-jigger
-barspoon
-stirring glass
-hawthorn strainer
-julep strainer
-fine strainer
-pour spouts
-juice pourer
-blender
-mixer
-citrus squeezer

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9
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yellow

colour codes

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lemon juice

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green

colour codes

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lime juice

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black+brown

colour codes

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cinnamon syrup

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black+white

colour codes

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vanilla syrup

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Red

colour codes

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bloody mary pre batch

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red+black

colour codes

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cranberry juice

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orange

colour codes

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orange juice

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blue

colour codes

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pineapple juice

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17
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green+white

colour codes

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grapefruit juice

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18
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red+white

colour codes

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milk half/half

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19
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white

colour codes

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sugar syrup

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20
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What is fermentation?

A

keeping 3 ingredients at warm tempt:
-sugar
-yeast
-water

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21
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after fermentation but before any further refinment, what is that liquid called?

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the mash

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22
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when alcohol is seperated from water, what is that process called?

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distillation

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23
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where did the commercial distillation of liqueur began?

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arabic part of the world

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when did the commercial distillation of liqueuer made its way to Europe?

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12th century

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25
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what was alcohol used for when it was created?

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medical reasons

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26
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what spirit does distilled wine produce?

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brandy

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27
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who were the first ones to refine the process by introducing a second distillation?

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the dutch

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28
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when did the giant leap for distallation occur?

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19th century

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29
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who patered and what year the 2 stills using two collums distillation?

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aeneas coffey in 1831

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30
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what temps does distillation occurs?

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78.3 degrees - 100 degrees

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31
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what are the 2 distillation process?

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pot and column distilation

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32
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what does ABV stand for?

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alcohol by volume

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33
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what 2 coloutries does the story of vodka start with?

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poland and russia

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34
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who was the first one to put the name vodka on a spirit?

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poland

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35
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when did the distillation of vodka arrive in russia?

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mid 15th century

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36
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what dies ZHIZNENNIA VODA mean?

A

water of life

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37
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who and what year was the charcoal filtration discovered?

A

theodore lowitz in 1780

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38
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what did theodore lowits discover?

A

charcoal filtration

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39
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what happened in the 1400’s?

A

distillation reached Europe

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40
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who and when did they bought out the rights to Smirnoff

A

Rudolf Kenet in 1933

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41
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what did Rudolf Kenet do in 1933?

A

bought out the rights to Smirnoff

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42
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what happened in 1939?

A

smirnoff rights were sold once again to John Martin

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43
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what year were the rights to Smirnoff sold again?

A

1939

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44
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what does BRANNVIN translate to?

A

burt wine

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45
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who founded Absolut Vodka?

A

Lars Olson Smith

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46
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what year did Lars Olsen Smith found Absolut Vodka?

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1879

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47
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before current distillation methods what methods were used to seperate alcohol from water?

vodka

A

freezing wine
catching vapor in wool

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48
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what ways can be used to classify vodka?

A

-region
-crop
-flavour

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49
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does vodka need to be ages?

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no

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50
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what is the most common crops for producing vodka?

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-rye
-wheat

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51
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what average % is vodka before dilution?

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over 95%

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52
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when does the story of gin start?

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1570s

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53
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what name did the British give the spirit after seeing the Dutch drink it before battle?

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Dutch courage

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54
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what was the period of social disorder in England at the beginning of the 1700s called?

Gin

A

The Gin Craze

55
Q

what was the home made Gin called?

A

the bathtub gin

56
Q

what is the most common Gin classification?

A

London Dry

57
Q

what is the main natural ingredient in all Gin?

A

Juniper Berries

58
Q

which 2 flavours are added to Hendrick’s after didstilation?

A

-cucumber
-rose petals

59
Q

what are the 3 production methods of gin?

A

-cold compounding
-distilled gin
-flavour extraction

60
Q

name 3 vodka brands

A

-grey goose
-absolut
-wyborowa
-smirnoff
-zubrowka
-skyy vodka
-ketel one
-finlandia

61
Q

name 5 gin brands

A

-aviation
-beefeater
-bombay saphire
-bulldog
-gordon’s gin
-hayman’s
-hendrick’s
-monkey 47
-plymouth dry
-tanqueray

62
Q

name 3 Dry gins

A

-tanqueray
-gordon’s gin
-bulldog
-bombay saphire
-beefeater

63
Q

who brough sugar cane to the carabean?

A

christofer columbus

64
Q

what are the 3 most famous coctails originated in Cuba?

A

-cuba libre
-daiquari
-mojito

65
Q

what where the people who smugled rum during prohibition called?

A

rum runners

66
Q

what is the by-product of sugar refined called?

A

molasses

67
Q

what is the evaporation of the spirit during aging called?

A

angels share

68
Q

what is rum industrelle made from?

A

molasses

69
Q

what is the Brazil’s national spirit?

A

cachaca

70
Q

what is rum agricole made from?

A

sugar cane juice

71
Q

name 3 rum brands

A

-havana club
-bacardi
-diplomatico
-captain morgan
-cruzan
-kraken
-sailor jerry
-el dorado
-zacupe

72
Q

what is the current name for fermented agave juice [aguamiel]?

A

Pulgue

73
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what did distilled pulgue become known for?

A

vino de mezcal

74
Q

who became the first to produce wino de mezcal commercially?

A

jose cuervo

75
Q

who was the first to produce tequila using only blue agave?

A

sauza [cenobio]

76
Q

where does mezcal come from?

A

mostly from OAXACA

77
Q

what are the 5 classifications of 100% agave tequila?

A

-blanco
-javen
-reposado
-anejo
-extra anejo

78
Q

what state does most tequila come from?

A

jalisco

79
Q

how long does a typical agave take to mature?

A

7-10 years

80
Q

name 2 tequila brands

A

-1800
-DonJulio
-ElJimador
-JoseCuervo
-patron
-sierra
-sauza
-olmace
-herradura

81
Q

what economic change in the 1800s+1900s caused a shift in the liqueuer market?

A

reduction in the price of sugar

82
Q

what were liqueuers originally produced for?

A

medical reasons

83
Q

what method of production would produce a clear/transparent liqueuer?

A

distillation

84
Q

what are the 4 methods opf production of liqueuer?

A

-maceration
-infusion
-filtration
-distillation

85
Q

what are the5 categories of liqueuers, relating to raw ingredients?

A

-bitters
-herbal
-nutty
-emulsion
-fruity

86
Q

whre is limenchello from?

A

italy-sorrano

87
Q

liqueurs must contain…. of sugar?

A

at least 100g of sugar per litre

88
Q

creme de must contain…. of sugar?

A

at least 250g of sugar per litre

89
Q

creme de cassis must contain ……of sugar?

A

at least 400g of sugar per litre

90
Q

what is the worlds best selling liqueur?

A

baileys

91
Q

what are the 5 main steps to brewing beer?

A

-malting
-mashing
-wort seperation
-wort boiling
-fermentation

92
Q

older styles of beer like ale and sout will use top or bottom fermentation?

A

top fermentation

93
Q

what is the most common grain used for beer?

A

barley

94
Q

what flower is added during wort boiling?

A

hops

95
Q

what are the 2 categories of wheat beer?

A

-hafe
-kristal

96
Q

what beer is usually hand pumped?

A

bitter

97
Q

what category generally has strong, happy character?

A

IPA

98
Q

what does IPA stand for?

A

Indian Pale Ale

99
Q

what category is by far the most popular?

A

pale lager

100
Q

what dat eis the earliest record of whisky being produced in Scotland?

A

1494

101
Q

what does UISGE BEATHA mean?

A

water of life

102
Q

when was single malt scotch whisky marketed for the first time?

A

1963

103
Q

2 countries which spell wisky without the e?

A

-scotland
-canada
-india

104
Q

what grain is all scotch whisky made from?

A

barley

105
Q

what are the 5 steps of whisky production?

A

-malting
-mashing
-fermentation
-distillation
-aging

106
Q

what is used to give whisky a smokey flavour?

A

peat

107
Q

what is the minimum age of any whisky?

A

3 years

108
Q

name 4 brands of scotch whisky

A

-balviene
-grant’s
-taliskier
-glenfiddich
-monkey shoulder
-glenlivet
-bowmore

109
Q

what was the name of the act passed in america in 1920?

A

volstead act

110
Q

when was the first written refference to whisky featured in the Red Book?

A

1405

111
Q

which 2 gains re most american whisky’s made from?

A

-corn
-rye

112
Q

what are the 3 classifications of american whisky?

A

-bourbon
-rye
-tennesee

113
Q

what process seperated tennesee from bourbon?

A

the lincoln county process

114
Q

when was the 18th amendment repealed, to make alcohol legal again?

A

december 5th 1933

115
Q

how long did it take for the amendment of whisky to be reapled?

A

14 years

116
Q

what part of the grape is used in order to get the red wine colour?

A

the skin

117
Q

what is the production of wine called?

A

vinification

118
Q

what word describes a vineyards soil and general environment?

A

terroir

119
Q

which wine is made by fermenting grapes, half with skin and half with skin off?

A

rose

120
Q

what is the main wine producing region in spain?

A

rioja

121
Q

why would you decant a young wine?

A

to aerate it

122
Q

name 2 examples of fortified wine?

A

-vermouth
-sherry port
-maideira

123
Q

what is the main wine producing region in the USA?

A

california

124
Q

what is the main 2 region in france for producing wine?

A

-bordeaux
-burgundy

125
Q

brandy comes from BRANDEWIJN which literally translates to?

A

burned wine

126
Q

whatt significant process did storage and shipping create in the 1600’s?

A

maturation/aging

127
Q

EAU DE VIE is used to described what kind of brandy?

A

unaged

128
Q

what happened to european vineyard in 1880’s?

A

plylloxera plague destroyed 85% of vines

129
Q

what still is used to distil cognac?

A

alambic charentaise

130
Q

what does FINE CHAMPAGNE label mean?

A

all grapes are from GRANDE and PETIT CHAMPAGNE regions

131
Q

name 2 most important cognac regions

A

-grande champagne
-peptit champagne

132
Q

what are the 3 aging categories for cognac?

A

VS-2 years
VSOP- 4 years
XO- 10 years

133
Q

name 2 cognac brands

A
  • camus
  • delemain
  • hine
  • applejack
  • renault
  • pierre ferrand
  • martell

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