Wines, Beers N liquors🍾🍻🥃 Terminologies

Question 1

Define : Bitters

Answer 1

Aromatic mixture with a high alcohol content, used as a flavoring, made from herbal extracts

Eg: Angostura bitters, orange bitters, peach bitters,

Question 2

Define: Grenadine

Answer 2

Sweet syrup flavored by pomegranates, used to sweeten and color

Question 3

Define: Lemon Juice

Answer 3

Juice squeezed from a lemon

• For best flavor used freshly squeezed, otherwise bottled.

Question 4

Define: Sugar syrup

Answer 4

Liquid sugar made by mixing granulated sugar with boiling water, 3:2 ratio

Question 5

Define : Bar sugar

Answer 5

Superfine granulated sugar, used for frosting glasses

Question 6

Why is bar sugar finer than normal sugar?

Answer 6

It dissolves more easily in cold drinks

Question 7

Define : Salt

Answer 7

Coarse salt used for salting glasses

Question 8

What are 2 drinks that require a salted rim glass in coya

Answer 8

Margarita

Aji margerita

Question 9

Define: Club soda

Answer 9

Also known as , Soda water or carbonated water

•In Coya we use Franklin&Son’s brand

Question 10

What is tonic water?

Answer 10

It is soda water flavored with extracts from sugar and quinine

Question 11

What is a wine’s finish?

Answer 11

The lingering feeling in your mouth after you taste a wine

Question 12

What does it mean when you say awine is»Hot»?

Answer 12

It has a high or unbalanced alcohol level, which may create a burning sensation as you swallow

Question 13

Define the term : Add

Answer 13

To put in an ingredient

Question 14

What is a»Magnum» when referring to wine?

Answer 14

The equivalent of two standard 750ml bottles of wine, or 1.5litres

Question 15

What are a wines» aroma» and «bouquet»?

Answer 15

• Bouquet - refers to the smells that originate from the wine making
• Aroma- refers to the smells that originate from the grapes themselves

Question 16

What is the following measurement equivalent to:

Dash

Answer 16

A few drops

Question 17

Can you use canned pineapple in a drink ?

Answer 17

No, it must be fresh

Question 18

What does the term «Chill» mean?

Answer 18

To freeze a glass or to let ice and/or water stand in a glass

Question 19

What is «distillation «of a wine?

Answer 19

• The process of heating wine so the alcohol turns to vapor ans is collected to make drink with a high alcoholic content
• Distilled wines include brandy & Pisco

Question 20

What are» legs» when describing a wine?

Answer 20

• The syrupy lines that a wine leaves on a glass after being swirled
• They have nothing to do with the quality of wine
• Heavier and thicker legs can indicate a higher alcohol and/or sugar content