Wine - General Bar Essentials Flashcards
What are bitters?
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
What is grenadine?
Sweet syrup flavored by pomegranates, used to sweeten and color
Why is bar sugar finer than normal sugar?
It dissolves more easily in cold drinks
What are 2 drinks that require frosted glasses?
Gimlet and Cosmopolitan
What are 2 drinks that require a salted-rim glass?
Margarita and salty dog.
What is tonic water?
Soda water flavored with fruit extracts, sugar, and quinine
What is seltzer water?
Soda water with sodium bicarbonite,
very slightly salty
What is sparkling mineral water?
Purified soda water?
What are 2 popular brands of sparkling mineral water?
Perrier and San Pellegrino.
What is an apertif?
Refreshing drink typically served before a meal to stimulate the appetite. An apertif typically includes gin, vermouth or campari.
What is a “back”?
A non-alcoholic drink such as water or a soft drink served in a separate glass along with an alcoholic drink.
What is a call drink?
To request a brand name liquor when ordering a drink.
What is the definition of a “cocktail”?
An iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients.
What is a dash?
Smallest bar measurement specifying a quantity of liquid. Approximately 1.2 mL.
What is a digestif?
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.
What is meant by making a drink dry?
Refers to the quantity of vermouth in a cocktail.
What is the definition of liquor?
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.
What is neat?
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.
What is “on the rocks”?
Drink over ice.
What is a traditional cocktail shaker?
Metal shaker with tight fitting strainer.
What is a boston shaker?
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.
What is a hawthrone strainer?
For drinks that are shaken or stirred with ice and other fruit, herbs or other solid ingredients from the liquid.
What is a julep strainer?
Perforated stainless steel and in the shape of an over-sized soup spoon with holes.
What is a jigger?
Metal measuring devices that have two cones on either end. Larger cone typically 1.5 ounces; the smaller holds .75-1 ounce.
What is a muddler?
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.
Fruit flavor combinations - what does almond pair well with?
Apple, apricot, banana, caramel, cherry, coffee, fig, honey, orange, peach, pear, plum
Fruit flavor combinations - what does apple pair well with?
Caramel, cardamom, chestnut, cinnamon, cranberry, currant, ginger, hazelnut, mango, maple, rosemary, walnut.
Fruit flavor combinations - what does apricot pair well with?
almond, black pepper, caramel, cardamom, ginger, hazelnut, honey, orange, peach, vanilla, plum, Sauternes, wine
Fruit flavor combinations - what does blackberry pair well with?
apricot, black pepper, champagne, cinnamon, citrus, hazelnut, lemon, other berries, peach, plum, Port wine
Fruit flavor combinations - what does blueberry pair well with?
lemon verbena, other berries, cardamom, mango, lemon, hazelnut, ginger, fig, lavender, other citrus,
Fruit Flavor combinations - what does cherry pair well with?
apricot, black pepper, chocolate, citrus, nectarine, peach, plum, Port wine, vanilla
What is the production process of brandy?
(1) Fruit fermentation then distilled into alcohol.
(2) Aging process
(3) Blend liquor to taste
What is cognac?
Most familiar brandy from Cognac, France.
Grape based spirit that must be made from 90% ugni blanc, folle blanche and/or colombard grapes.
What is Armagnac?
Brandy - aged in oak casks in Gascony, France.
What is spanish brandy?
From Andalusian region of Spain originally developed for medicinal purposes.
What is Pisco?
Brandy from South America. 4 styles dependent on grape used in production.
What is American brandy?
Brandy produced on the West Coast, less expensive brands tend to be overly sweet. No regulation as to the grapes used.
What is flavored brandy?
Brandy fermented from other fruit juices than grapes.
What is eau-de-vie?
French term for fruit brandy and translates to water of life. Typically very light and spirit is clear, colorless and unaged.
What is the brandy rating system?
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
What are the basics of gin production?
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).
What is London Dry Gin?
Benchmark style of gin, flowery and aromatic.
What is plymouth gin?
Clear, slightly fruity, full-bodied gin that is very aromatic.
What is Old Tom Gin?
Sweeter version of London Dry Gin.
What is rum made from?
Sugar cane.
What is rum made from?
Distillation of the fermented juices of the blue agave plant.
What are the four countries produce distinctly different whiskies?
Ireland, Scotch, America and Canada.
What are the three key types of American Whiskey?
Bourbon
Tennessee Whiskey
Rye Whiskey
