Mixology 1 Flashcards
(31 cards)
The Dram Shop Act
The server of liquor is responsible for the clients and liable for them
-no over-serving or serving to minors
Liable for what happens to the after they leave your bar
Bartending quality
Confidence
Factors that Affect a persons BAC (6)
- size: more muscular; not amt of body fat
- rate of consumption: faster someone consumes the faster they become intoxicated
- strength of drink: not every drink is one standard drink; carbonation forces alcohol into blood stream
- food: eating makes difference
- gender: women have less muscle mass and less of a digestive enzyme that breaks down alcohol
- drug use: hard to tell but skews intox rate
Behavioral Cues of Intoxication (JIRC 4)
- j- loss of judgement: poor decisions
- I- loss of inhibitions: Being more talkative, more friendly
- r- slowed reactions: cant catch, slurred speech
- c- poor coordination: dropping things, spilling drinks
Intoxication Measure (150 lb man)
2 per hour: BAC .05 - release of inhibitions
3 per hour: BAC .08 - DWI limit
4 per hour: BAC .10 - loss of coordination
8 per hour: BAC .20 - loss of emotional control
12 per hour: BAC .30 - “walking blackout”
14: BAC .35 - coma
16: .40+ - dead
How to Cut Someone Off
- Say no
- Suggest food or soda
- Suggest they drink more water before more drinks
- Saying management doesn’t let you
- Calling a bouncer
Standard Drink
12 oz Beer = 5oz wine = 1.5 oz liquor
14 grams of pure ethanol (.5 oz)
ABV and Proof
Proof is 2x ABV
1.5 oz of 80 proof liquor is 40% ABV
12 oz beer is ~4% ABV
5 oz wine is 9-14%
Spirits
(Hard liquor) distilled liquor that doesn’t have any added sugar and is 40% or more ABV (80 proof)
Vodka
Color: clear
Odorless and tasteless
Distilled from neutral grain
Ex: Screwdriver
Gin
Dry, piney taste, juniper taste
Gin is clear, colorless, bitter and floral smell
Floral/herbal taste from infused juniper berry
-distilled from neutral grain
Ex: gimlet: gin+ rosé lime juice
Rum
Sweet tasting and sweet smelling
Distilled from fermented sugarcane byproduct (molasses)
-can be aged to enhance flavor
- white/light rum: clear, unaged, cleanest taste
- dark rum: longer aged, aromatic, rich flavor
- spiced/flav rum: clear or dark, flavor from spices or Carmel or coconut
-Cachaca: made from sugar cane juice
Screwdriver
-highball
1.5 oz vodka
Fill with orange juice
Greyhound
High ball
1.5 oz vodka
fill with grapefruit juice
Salty dog
High ball
1.5 oz vodka
Salted rim
Fill with grapefruit juice
Cape Codder
Highball
1.5 oz vodka
Fill with cranberry juice
Orange Blossum
Highball
1.5 oz gin
Fill with orange juice
Paloma
Highball
1.5 oz tequila
Fill with grapefruit juice
Bocce Ball
Highball
1.5 oz Amaretto
Fill with orange juice
Scarlet O’Hara
Highball
1.5 oz southern comfort
Fill with cranberry juice
Fuzzy Navel
High ball
1.5 oz peach schnapps
Orange juice
Hairy Navel
High ball
.75 oz peach schnapps
.75 oz vodka
Fill with orange juice
Gin Ricky
High ball
1.5 oz gin
Fill with seltzer
Splash of lime juice
Cuba Libre
Highball
1.5 Rum
Fill with Coca-Cola
Splash of lime juice
