Mixology Lesson 1: Liquor and Mixed Drinks

Question 1

What is the most important skill to develop when making popular drinks?

Answer 1

Speed and excellent working knowledge.

Question 2

What does it mean if a customer asks for a “double”?

Answer 2

Double the liquor amount without changing the mix.

Question 3

What does “tall” mean in drink orders?

Answer 3

Same amount of liquor, more mixer; use a larger glass.

Question 4

What is grenadine used for?

Answer 4

A red syrup tasting like cherries used to sweeten and flavor drinks.

Question 5

What is Rose’s Lime Juice?

Answer 5

A lime-flavored syrup used to flavor drinks.

Question 6

What is tonic water?

Answer 6

A soda with quinine, known for its distinct bitter taste.

Question 7

What is simple syrup?

Answer 7

Non-alcoholic sugar syrup used to sweeten drinks.

Question 8

Name 4 common floaters and their amounts.

Answer 8

Up Against the Wall = ½ oz. Galliano

Screaming = ½ oz. Vodka

Electric = ½ oz. Tequila

Multiple = ½ oz. Frangelico

Question 9

What are the basic drink preparation steps?

Answer 9

Fill glass with ice

Pour requested liquor/liqueur

Pour mix

Garnish if needed

Question 10

What’s in a Highball?

Answer 10

1 oz. Bourbon + Ginger Ale, Coke, or Sprite

Question 11

What’s in a Moscow Mule?

Answer 11

1 oz. Vodka + Ginger Beer + Lime Garnish

Question 12

What’s in a Scotch & Soda?

Answer 12

1 oz. Scotch + Soda Water

Question 13

What’s in a 7 & 7?

Answer 13

1 oz. Seagram’s 7 + 7-Up

Question 14

What’s in Whiskey & Water?

Answer 14

1 oz. Whiskey + Water

Question 15

What’s in a Cuba Libre?

Answer 15

1 oz. Light Rum + Coke + Lime wedge

Question 16

What’s in a Gin & Tonic?

Answer 16

1 oz. Gin + Tonic Water + Lime

Question 17

What’s in a Vodka Press?

Answer 17

1 oz. Vodka + equal parts 7-Up and Soda

Question 18

What are the ingredients in an Old Fashioned?

Answer 18

Orange slice, cherry, ½ oz. simple syrup, 2 dashes bitters, splash soda (muddle), add ice, 1½ oz. Bourbon

Question 19

What’s in a Mint Julep?

Answer 19

Mint leaves, ½ oz. simple syrup, splash water (muddle), add ice, 1½ oz. Bourbon, stir well, mint garnish

Question 20

What’s in a Vodka Redbull?

Answer 20

1 oz. Vodka + Redbull

Question 21

What’s in a Bloody Mary?

Answer 21

1 oz. Vodka, salt, pepper, celery salt, Worcestershire, Tabasco (optional), Tomato juice, celery or olive garnish

Question 22

What’s in a Greyhound?

Answer 22

1 oz. Vodka + Grapefruit juice
Variation: Salty Dog = add salted rim

Question 23

What’s in a Screwdriver?

Answer 23

1 oz. Vodka + Orange juice

Question 24

What’s in a Tequila Sunrise?

Answer 24

1 oz. Tequila + Orange juice + ½ oz. Grenadine + Cherry

Question 25

What’s in a Cape Cod?

Answer 25

1oz. Vodka + Cranberry juice + Lime

Question 26

What is the Sea Breeze drink acronym?

Answer 26

Very Cute Guys = Vodka, Cran, Grapefruit juice

Question 27

What is the Ocean Breeze (Madras) drink acronym?

Answer 27

Very Cute Oranges = Vodka, Cran, Orange juice

Question 28

What's in a Sex On The Beach?

Answer 28

1 oz. Vodka + 1/2 oz. of Peach Schnapps + Equal parts of Cran and Orange Juice.

Question 29

What's in a Slow Screw?

Answer 29

1 oz. Sloe Gin + Orange Juice + Cherry Garnish

Question 30

What's in a Slow Comfortable Screw?

Answer 30

1 oz. Sloe Gin + 1/2 oz. Southern Comfort + Orange Juice + Cherry Garnish

Question 31

What's in a Fuzzy Navel?

Answer 31

1 oz. Peach Schnapps + Orange Juice

Question 32

What's in a Screaming Fuzzy Navel

Answer 32

1 oz. Peach Schnapps + Orange Juice + float 1/2 oz. of vodka

Question 33

What's in a Bocchi Ball?

Answer 33

1 oz. of Amaretto + Orange juice.