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Wine - General Bar Essentials Flashcards

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What are bitters?

A

Aromatic mixture with a high alcohol content, used as a flavoring, made from herbal extracts

E.g. Angostura bitters, Abbott’s bitters, orange bitters, peach bitters

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What is grenadine?

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Sweet syrup flavored by pomegranates, used to sweeten and color

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Why is bar sugar finer than normal sugar?

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It dissolves more easily in cold drinks

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What are 2 drinks that require frosted glasses?

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Gimlet and Cosmopolitan

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What are 2 drinks that require a salted-rim glass?

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Margarita and salty dog.

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What is tonic water?

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Soda water flavored with fruit extracts, sugar, and quinine

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What is seltzer water?

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Soda water with sodium bicarbonite,

very slightly salty

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What is sparkling mineral water?

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Purified soda water?

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What are 2 popular brands of sparkling mineral water?

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Perrier and San Pellegrino.

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What is an apertif?

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Refreshing drink typically served before a meal to stimulate the appetite. An apertif typically includes gin, vermouth or campari.

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What is a “back”?

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A non-alcoholic drink such as water or a soft drink served in a separate glass along with an alcoholic drink.

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What is a call drink?

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To request a brand name liquor when ordering a drink.

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What is the definition of a “cocktail”?

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An iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients.

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What is a dash?

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Smallest bar measurement specifying a quantity of liquid. Approximately 1.2 mL.

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What is a digestif?

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Drink served after a meal to aid in digestion. Used to refer not only to a cocktail, but to a style of liqueur such as amaros.

Often bitter herbal liqueur.

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What is meant by making a drink dry?

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Refers to the quantity of vermouth in a cocktail.

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What is the definition of liquor?

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A beverage distilled from alcohol. Usually made from grains or fruits, but any organic substance that ferments can be used as the primary ingredient.

AKA - spirits.

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What is neat?

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Neat is used to order a drink is served with no ice or mixer, just a straight pour of liquor into the glass.

Word “straight” can also be used.

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What is “on the rocks”?

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Drink over ice.

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What is a traditional cocktail shaker?

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Metal shaker with tight fitting strainer.

21
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What is a boston shaker?

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Shaker with dual purpose because it is comprised of 16 oz mixing glass and larger flat-bottomed tin.

Typically used by professional bartenders and requires the use of a strainer.

22
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What is a hawthrone strainer?

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For drinks that are shaken or stirred with ice and other fruit, herbs or other solid ingredients from the liquid.

23
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What is a julep strainer?

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Perforated stainless steel and in the shape of an over-sized soup spoon with holes.

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What is a jigger?

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Metal measuring devices that have two cones on either end. Larger cone typically 1.5 ounces; the smaller holds .75-1 ounce.

25
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What is a muddler?

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Thick stick made of wood, steel or plastic that is used to mash ingredients in the bottom of a glass.

Often used to mix sugars, bitters and extract juices and oils from fruit or mint.

26
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Fruit flavor combinations - what does almond pair well with?

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Apple, apricot, banana, caramel, cherry, coffee, fig, honey, orange, peach, pear, plum

27
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Fruit flavor combinations - what does apple pair well with?

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Caramel, cardamom, chestnut, cinnamon, cranberry, currant, ginger, hazelnut, mango, maple, rosemary, walnut.

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Fruit flavor combinations - what does apricot pair well with?

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almond, black pepper, caramel, cardamom, ginger, hazelnut, honey, orange, peach, vanilla, plum, Sauternes, wine

29
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Fruit flavor combinations - what does blackberry pair well with?

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apricot, black pepper, champagne, cinnamon, citrus, hazelnut, lemon, other berries, peach, plum, Port wine

30
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Fruit flavor combinations - what does blueberry pair well with?

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lemon verbena, other berries, cardamom, mango, lemon, hazelnut, ginger, fig, lavender, other citrus,

31
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Fruit Flavor combinations - what does cherry pair well with?

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apricot, black pepper, chocolate, citrus, nectarine, peach, plum, Port wine, vanilla

32
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What is the production process of brandy?

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(1) Fruit fermentation then distilled into alcohol.
(2) Aging process
(3) Blend liquor to taste

33
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What is cognac?

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Most familiar brandy from Cognac, France.

Grape based spirit that must be made from 90% ugni blanc, folle blanche and/or colombard grapes.

34
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What is Armagnac?

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Brandy - aged in oak casks in Gascony, France.

35
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What is spanish brandy?

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From Andalusian region of Spain originally developed for medicinal purposes.

36
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What is Pisco?

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Brandy from South America. 4 styles dependent on grape used in production.

37
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What is American brandy?

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Brandy produced on the West Coast, less expensive brands tend to be overly sweet. No regulation as to the grapes used.

38
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What is flavored brandy?

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Brandy fermented from other fruit juices than grapes.

39
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What is eau-de-vie?

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French term for fruit brandy and translates to water of life. Typically very light and spirit is clear, colorless and unaged.

40
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What is the brandy rating system?

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System used to describe its quality and condition.

AC - aged 2 years in wood.
VS - “very special” of 3-star, aged at least 3 years in wood.
VSOP - “Very Superior Old Pale” 5-star, aged at least 5 years in wood.
XO - “Extra Old”
Vintage
Hors D’age

41
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What are the basics of gin production?

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Gin is a light-bodied liquor made of a mash of cereal grain, usually corn, rye and barley and wheat.

Common botanicals include coriander, lemon, orange, fennel, cassia, anise, almond and angelica (parsley family).

42
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What is London Dry Gin?

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Benchmark style of gin, flowery and aromatic.

43
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What is plymouth gin?

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Clear, slightly fruity, full-bodied gin that is very aromatic.

44
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What is Old Tom Gin?

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Sweeter version of London Dry Gin.

45
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What is rum made from?

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Sugar cane.

46
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What is rum made from?

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Distillation of the fermented juices of the blue agave plant.

47
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What are the four countries produce distinctly different whiskies?

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Ireland, Scotch, America and Canada.

48
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What are the three key types of American Whiskey?

A

Bourbon
Tennessee Whiskey
Rye Whiskey

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