Columbia Bartending Agency Test
Columbia Bartending Agency Exam
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Definition of the Dram Shop Act -Correct Answer ✔"Any person who shall be injured in
person, property, means of support, or otherwise by any intoxicated person, or by
reason of the intoxication of said person, whether resulting in his death or not, shall
have a right of action against any person who shall, by unlawfully assisting in procuring
liquor for such intoxication person, have caused or contributed to such intoxication: and
in any such action such person shall have a right to recover actual and exemplary
damages.
Definition of Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) -Correct Answer ✔The amount of alcohol in
the bloodstream, measured as a percentage
BAC and Effects of 2 drinks per hour -Correct Answer ✔0.05, release of inhibitions
BAC and Effects of 3 drinks per hour -Correct Answer ✔0.08, DWI legal limit in NY
State
BAC and Effects of 4 drinks per hour -Correct Answer ✔0.10, loss of coordination,
staggering, slurring
BAC and Effects of 8 drinks per hour -Correct Answer ✔0.20, loss of emotional control
BAC and Effects of 12 drinks per hour -Correct Answer ✔0.30, "Walking Blackout", loss
of conciousness
BAC and Effects of 14 drinks per hour -Correct Answer ✔0.35, coma, minimum lethal
level
BAC and Effects of 16+ drinks per hour -Correct Answer ✔0.40+, death
Six main factors affecting BAC -Correct Answer ✔- size (musculature, not physical size)
- rate of consumption
- strength of drink (carbonated drinks can increase BAC by forcing alcohol into the
bloodstream)
- food (eating BEFORE intoxication is helpful, eating AFTER intoxication does nothing)
- gender (women tend to have less muscle mass and less of a digestive enzyme that
metabolizes alcohol)
- drug use
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Two minor factors affecting BAC -Correct Answer ✔- race (an enzyme in the liver of
people of Asian descent is less active, making metabolizing alcohol more difficult)
- age (very young and very old people tend to be more susceptible to alcohol)
J.I.R.C. -Correct Answer ✔- Judgment (driving under the influence, trying to buy
everyone a drink)
- Inhibitions (increased talkativeness, uncharacteristic behaviour)
- Reactions (slurred speech, forgetting someone's name)
- Coordination (dropping things, spilling drinks)
Steps to cut someone off -Correct Answer ✔1 - say no
2 - suggest a non-alcoholic beverage or food
3 - suggest drinking water before drinking more alcohol
4 - say you will be fired if you serve them
5 - have a bouncer to escort them out of the bar
Definition of a standard drink -Correct Answer ✔14 grams (or 0.5 fluid ounces) of pure
alcohol; equivalent to 12 oz of beer, 5 oz of wine, and 1.5 oz of hard liquor
Definition of ABV -Correct Answer ✔alcohol by volume; the amount of the liquor that is
comprised of alcohol, expressed as a percentage
Definition of proof -Correct Answer ✔twice the ABV, expressed as a number
Definition of spirit (or hard liquor) -Correct Answer ✔any distilled liquor that does not
contain added sugar and has more than 20% ABV
Characteristics of vodka -Correct Answer ✔- colourless
- odourless and tasteless (in theory, low-quality ones smell of rubbing alcohol due to
impurities)
Characteristics of gin -Correct Answer ✔- colourless
- bitter and floral smell from juniper berries
- dry taste
Characteristics of rum -Correct Answer ✔- sweet taste and smell
- distilled from fermented byproducts of sugarcane processing, usually molasses
- can be aged
- white or light rum is colourless and un-aged or only slightly aged
- dark rum brown and more aromatic due to a longer aging process
Characteristics of cachaça -Correct Answer ✔- distilled from fermented sugarcane juice
- similar to rum but has a smoother finish
- common in Brazil
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Characteristics of tequila -Correct Answer ✔- sweet and spicy taste
- made from blue agave
- blanco or plata tequila is un-aged or aged less than 2 months in steel barrels
- joven or oro tequila is aged for a couple months in neutral oak barrels
- reposado tequila is aged just less than one year in oak barrels, giving it a smoother
finish
- añejo tequila is aged for more than one year in small oak barrels, giving a smooth and
complex finish
Characteristics of whisk(e)y -Correct Answer ✔- brown in colour
- aged
- warming taste ranging from sweet to smokey
- scotch is made from malted barley and whole grains in Scotland, aged for a minimum
of 3 years in oak casks, with only caramel colour and water added; single malt comes
from only one distillery and was produced with only malted barley, whereas blended is
made from several single malts and includes other grains
- american varies significantly across regions, but must be aged at least briefly in
charred new oak barrels unless listed as blended
- irish is made in Ireland, aged for a minimum of 3 years in oak casks, made with both
malted and unmalted barleys; smoother than most scotches
- canadian is made in Canada, aged for a minimum of 3 years; generally the lightest
due to its being produced with a base whisky and a flavouring whisky
Characteristics of bourbon -Correct Answer ✔a type of American whiskey that must be
made with at least 51% corn mash
Characteristics of triple sec -Correct Answer ✔an orange-flavoured liqueur
Definition of the speed rack -Correct Answer ✔contains the wells or house brands of
alcohol that are used when a customer does not indicate a brand preference; the most
commonly used alcohols, ordered from light to dark, and always kept in the same order;
the CBA rack is vodka, gin, rum, tequila, triple sec, whisk(e)y, bourbon
Definition of a jigger -Correct Answer ✔small device used for measuring liquids, usually
with 1.5 oz and 0.75 oz cups on opposite sides
Rate at which free pouring pours liquid -Correct Answer ✔about 1 oz per second ("one-
one-thou-sand")
How to free pour -Correct Answer ✔1 - hold the bottle firmly by the neck
2 - smoothly and completely invert the bottle to pour
3 - quickly bring the bottle back down and turn it toward yourself
Purposes of garnishes -Correct Answer ✔- visual accompaniment
- extra flavour
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