Theory Flashcards
(133 cards)
1
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What is the 5 roles of a bartennder?
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-Attentivness
-Accuracy
-Punctuality
-Speed
-Calmness
2
Q
How to behave as a bartender?
Do’s and Dont’s
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Do’s
-look sharp
-keep busy
-work quickly
-have fun
-take pride
Dont’s
-look hangover
-be drunk
-be on your phone
-have long convos with collegues
3
Q
5 Points of hygiene behind the bar?
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-health
-safety
-perception
-efficiency
-CLEAN AS YPU GO
4
Q
4 reasons to free pour
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-speed
-effective planning for orders
-flair
-accuracy
5
Q
What is the 1%
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not wasting any alcohol as it is wasting money
6
Q
Rules when it comes to flair
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-never flair with wet hands
-tape bottles, or use plastic ones
-make sure you have space
- REMEMBER service comes first
- practice outside the bar
7
Q
8 Techniques to create cocktails
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-build
-stir
-shake
-roll
-mix
-blend
-layer
-muddle
8
Q
Name 15 equipment pieces in the bar
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-boston shaker
-muddler
-jigger
-barspoon
-stirring glass
-hawthorn strainer
-julep strainer
-fine strainer
-pour spouts
-juice pourer
-blender
-mixer
-citrus squeezer
9
Q
yellow
colour codes
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lemon juice
10
Q
green
colour codes
A
lime juice
11
Q
black+brown
colour codes
A
cinnamon syrup
12
Q
black+white
colour codes
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vanilla syrup
13
Q
Red
colour codes
A
bloody mary pre batch
14
Q
red+black
colour codes
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cranberry juice
15
Q
orange
colour codes
A
orange juice
16
Q
blue
colour codes
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pineapple juice
17
Q
green+white
colour codes
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grapefruit juice
18
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red+white
colour codes
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milk half/half
19
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white
colour codes
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sugar syrup
20
Q
What is fermentation?
A
keeping 3 ingredients at warm tempt:
-sugar
-yeast
-water
21
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after fermentation but before any further refinment, what is that liquid called?
A
the mash
22
Q
when alcohol is seperated from water, what is that process called?
A
distillation
23
Q
where did the commercial distillation of liqueur began?
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arabic part of the world
24
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when did the commercial distillation of liqueuer made its way to Europe?
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12th century
25
what was alcohol used for when it was created?
medical reasons
26
what spirit does distilled wine produce?
brandy
27
who were the first ones to refine the process by introducing a second distillation?
the dutch
28
when did the giant leap for distallation occur?
19th century
29
who patered and what year the 2 stills using two collums distillation?
aeneas coffey in 1831
30
what temps does distillation occurs?
78.3 degrees - 100 degrees
31
what are the 2 distillation process?
pot and column distilation
32
what does ABV stand for?
alcohol by volume
33
what 2 coloutries does the story of vodka start with?
poland and russia
34
who was the first one to put the name vodka on a spirit?
poland
35
when did the distillation of vodka arrive in russia?
mid 15th century
36
what dies ZHIZNENNIA VODA mean?
water of life
37
who and what year was the charcoal filtration discovered?
theodore lowitz in 1780
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what did theodore lowits discover?
charcoal filtration
39
what happened in the 1400's?
distillation reached Europe
40
who and when did they bought out the rights to Smirnoff
Rudolf Kenet in 1933
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what did Rudolf Kenet do in 1933?
bought out the rights to Smirnoff
42
what happened in 1939?
smirnoff rights were sold once again to John Martin
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what year were the rights to Smirnoff sold again?
1939
44
what does BRANNVIN translate to?
burt wine
45
who founded Absolut Vodka?
Lars Olson Smith
46
what year did Lars Olsen Smith found Absolut Vodka?
1879
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before current distillation methods what methods were used to seperate alcohol from water?
| vodka
freezing wine
catching vapor in wool
48
what ways can be used to classify vodka?
-region
-crop
-flavour
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does vodka need to be ages?
no
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what is the most common crops for producing vodka?
-rye
-wheat
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what average % is vodka before dilution?
over 95%
52
when does the story of gin start?
1570s
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what name did the British give the spirit after seeing the Dutch drink it before battle?
Dutch courage
54
what was the period of social disorder in England at the beginning of the 1700s called?
| Gin
The Gin Craze
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what was the home made Gin called?
the bathtub gin
56
what is the most common Gin classification?
London Dry
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what is the main natural ingredient in all Gin?
Juniper Berries
58
which 2 flavours are added to Hendrick's after didstilation?
-cucumber
-rose petals
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what are the 3 production methods of gin?
-cold compounding
-distilled gin
-flavour extraction
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name 3 vodka brands
-grey goose
-absolut
-wyborowa
-smirnoff
-zubrowka
-skyy vodka
-ketel one
-finlandia
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name 5 gin brands
-aviation
-beefeater
-bombay saphire
-bulldog
-gordon's gin
-hayman's
-hendrick's
-monkey 47
-plymouth dry
-tanqueray
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name 3 Dry gins
-tanqueray
-gordon's gin
-bulldog
-bombay saphire
-beefeater
63
who brough sugar cane to the carabean?
christofer columbus
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what are the 3 most famous coctails originated in Cuba?
-cuba libre
-daiquari
-mojito
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what where the people who smugled rum during prohibition called?
rum runners
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what is the by-product of sugar refined called?
molasses
67
what is the evaporation of the spirit during aging called?
angels share
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what is rum industrelle made from?
molasses
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what is the Brazil's national spirit?
cachaca
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what is rum agricole made from?
sugar cane juice
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name 3 rum brands
-havana club
-bacardi
-diplomatico
-captain morgan
-cruzan
-kraken
-sailor jerry
-el dorado
-zacupe
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what is the current name for fermented agave juice [aguamiel]?
Pulgue
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what did distilled pulgue become known for?
vino de mezcal
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who became the first to produce wino de mezcal commercially?
jose cuervo
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who was the first to produce tequila using only blue agave?
sauza [cenobio]
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where does mezcal come from?
mostly from OAXACA
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what are the 5 classifications of 100% agave tequila?
-blanco
-javen
-reposado
-anejo
-extra anejo
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what state does most tequila come from?
jalisco
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how long does a typical agave take to mature?
7-10 years
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name 2 tequila brands
-1800
-DonJulio
-ElJimador
-JoseCuervo
-patron
-sierra
-sauza
-olmace
-herradura
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what economic change in the 1800s+1900s caused a shift in the liqueuer market?
reduction in the price of sugar
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what were liqueuers originally produced for?
medical reasons
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what method of production would produce a clear/transparent liqueuer?
distillation
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what are the 4 methods opf production of liqueuer?
-maceration
-infusion
-filtration
-distillation
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what are the5 categories of liqueuers, relating to raw ingredients?
-bitters
-herbal
-nutty
-emulsion
-fruity
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whre is limenchello from?
italy-sorrano
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liqueurs must contain.... of sugar?
at least 100g of sugar per litre
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creme de must contain.... of sugar?
at least 250g of sugar per litre
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creme de cassis must contain ......of sugar?
at least 400g of sugar per litre
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what is the worlds best selling liqueur?
baileys
91
what are the 5 main steps to brewing beer?
-malting
-mashing
-wort seperation
-wort boiling
-fermentation
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older styles of beer like ale and sout will use top or bottom fermentation?
top fermentation
93
what is the most common grain used for beer?
barley
94
what flower is added during wort boiling?
hops
95
what are the 2 categories of wheat beer?
-hafe
-kristal
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what beer is usually hand pumped?
bitter
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what category generally has strong, happy character?
IPA
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what does IPA stand for?
Indian Pale Ale
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what category is by far the most popular?
pale lager
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what dat eis the earliest record of whisky being produced in Scotland?
1494
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what does UISGE BEATHA mean?
water of life
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when was single malt scotch whisky marketed for the first time?
1963
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2 countries which spell wisky without the e?
-scotland
-canada
-india
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what grain is all scotch whisky made from?
barley
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what are the 5 steps of whisky production?
-malting
-mashing
-fermentation
-distillation
-aging
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what is used to give whisky a smokey flavour?
peat
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what is the minimum age of any whisky?
3 years
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name 4 brands of scotch whisky
-balviene
-grant's
-taliskier
-glenfiddich
-monkey shoulder
-glenlivet
-bowmore
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what was the name of the act passed in america in 1920?
volstead act
110
when was the first written refference to whisky featured in the Red Book?
1405
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which 2 gains re most american whisky's made from?
-corn
-rye
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what are the 3 classifications of american whisky?
-bourbon
-rye
-tennesee
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what process seperated tennesee from bourbon?
the lincoln county process
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when was the 18th amendment repealed, to make alcohol legal again?
december 5th 1933
115
how long did it take for the amendment of whisky to be reapled?
14 years
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what part of the grape is used in order to get the red wine colour?
the skin
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what is the production of wine called?
vinification
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what word describes a vineyards soil and general environment?
terroir
119
which wine is made by fermenting grapes, half with skin and half with skin off?
rose
120
what is the main wine producing region in spain?
rioja
121
why would you decant a young wine?
to aerate it
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name 2 examples of fortified wine?
-vermouth
-sherry port
-maideira
123
what is the main wine producing region in the USA?
california
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what is the main 2 region in france for producing wine?
-bordeaux
-burgundy
125
brandy comes from BRANDEWIJN which literally translates to?
burned wine
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whatt significant process did storage and shipping create in the 1600's?
maturation/aging
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EAU DE VIE is used to described what kind of brandy?
unaged
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what happened to european vineyard in 1880's?
plylloxera plague destroyed 85% of vines
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what still is used to distil cognac?
alambic charentaise
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what does FINE CHAMPAGNE label mean?
all grapes are from GRANDE and PETIT CHAMPAGNE regions
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name 2 most important cognac regions
-grande champagne
-peptit champagne
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what are the 3 aging categories for cognac?
VS-2 years
VSOP- 4 years
XO- 10 years
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name 2 cognac brands
- camus
- delemain
- hine
- applejack
- renault
- pierre ferrand
- martell
