Storage & Service

Question 1

What is an ideal storing practice for spirits?

Answer 1

Cool and constant temperature, away from direct sunlight

Question 2

What can cause some liqueurs to deteriorate more quickly?

Answer 2

Once opened, having a lower abv and the bottle being over half empty.

Spirits will react to increased exposure to oxygen.

Question 3

What are the three most-used ingredients in cocktails?

Answer 3

Simple syrups, fruit juices, cocktail bitters

Question 4

Why are simple syrups a preferred way to add sweetness to a cocktail?

Answer 4

It is easier to be more accurate with sweetness levels in a cocktail

Question 5

What is the downside to using fresh fruit juices?

Answer 5

Rapid deterioration

Question 6

What is an extremely bitter-flavored spirit used to season a cocktail?

Answer 6

Cocktail bitters

Question 7

Why would a fine sieve be used to create a chilled cocktail?

Answer 7

To ensure all ice fragments are removed and the proper texture achieved

Question 8

What would you use to mix ingredients together, cool a drink, and add a small amount of dilution?

Answer 8

Mixing glass

Question 9

What would be the purpose of using a Boston shaker to mix a drink?

Answer 9

To create a different texture than a stirred drink by aerating the liquid.

Question 10

What is used with a Boston shaker to keep the ice out of the cocktail?

Answer 10

Hawthorne strainer

Question 11

When is a Julep strainer used?

Answer 11

In conjunction with a mixing glass to separate the ice out of the cocktail.

Question 12

What is used to crush ingredients added to a cocktail?

Answer 12

Muddler

Question 13

What is a jigger used for?

Answer 13

To pour accurate and consistant cocktails

Question 14

How do bottle pourers add in mixing drinks?

Answer 14

They limit the flow of liquid and make it easier to accurately pour into a jigger.

Question 15

What glass is commonly used for a drink that is served ‘straight up’?

Answer 15

Cocktail or martini glass

Question 16

With what type of cocktail is a highball typically used?

Answer 16

Highballs are typically used for heavily-diluted drinks served with a lot of ice.

Question 17

What would a well-chilled drink with no ice typically be served in?

Answer 17

A margarita glass

Question 18

When would a tumbler or Old Fashioned glass be used?

Answer 18

When a drink is served ‘neat’ or ‘on the rocks’.

Question 19

What kind of glass was historically used as a champagne glass but is increasingly used for cocktails?

Answer 19

Coupe

Question 20

What glass is used for a single measure of spirit typically drunk in one go?

Answer 20

A shot glass

Question 21

Other than diluting a cocktail, what is another way to soften the alcohol?

Answer 21

Adding sweetness in the form of sugar, simple syrup, or a sweet liqueur

Question 22

What can be used to balance against sweetness in a cocktail?

Answer 22

Sour ingredients such as citrus juices, or bitter ingredients such as cocktail bitters