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What are two kinds of cocktails? -Correct Answer Built and Shaken
What is a cocktail? -Correct Answer Any drink that includes alcohol
What are the two qualities that make a good bartender? -Correct Answer Confidence and Creativity
How are built drinkers made? -Correct Answer By pouring the...
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What are two kinds of cocktails? -Correct Answer ✔Built and Shaken
What is a cocktail? -Correct Answer ✔Any drink that includes alcohol
What are the two qualities that make a good bartender? -Correct Answer ✔Confidence
and Creativity
How are built drinkers made? -Correct Answer ✔By pouring the components over ice in
the glass it will be served in
How are shaken drinks made? -Correct Answer ✔By pouring the components into a
shaking tin with ice, shaking, then straining into the serving glass
What is a hard liquor? -Correct Answer ✔distilled spirit with > 40% ABV and no added
sugars
*if it is missing one of these three qualities, it is a liqueur
What is a wash line? -Correct Answer ✔the location that the cocktail fills up to in a
particular glass
*accurate placement of the wash line will help give you confidence that you successfully
included all of the ingredients and volumes
*consistency of the wash line ensures you are serving the same amount of liquid to
each customer when they order the same drink
What is the base unit for measuring out ingredients in a cocktail? -Correct Answer ✔a
fluid ounce
*synonymous with "part" - i.e. 2 oz. gin and 1oz lime juice in a recipe can be treated as
2 parts gin and 1 part lime
How many mL is 1 fluid oz? -Correct Answer ✔30 mL
How many bar spoons equate 1 oz? -Correct Answer ✔8 bar spoons
How many dashes equate 1 oz? -Correct Answer ✔36 dashes
How many drops equate 1 oz? -Correct Answer ✔600 drops
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What are the two options for measuring out ounceage? -Correct Answer ✔jigger and
pour top
What is the measurement trick when pouring from a pour top? -Correct Answer ✔When
fully inverted, "One-one-thou-sand" = 1 oz
*each syllable equates to a quarter on an ounce
What are the two ways of expressing the amount of alcohol in a substance? -Correct
Answer ✔ABV and Proof
What is ABV? -Correct Answer ✔Alcohol by Volume
- indicates the percent of the substance that is alcohol per each unit of volume
What is Proof? -Correct Answer ✔Proof is expressed as a number equal to twice the
ABV percentage
Bartenders should monitor the number of _________________ their customers have
consumed -Correct Answer ✔standard drinks
What is a standard drink? -Correct Answer ✔contains 14 grams (.5 oz) of pure ethanol
What is the standard drink ratio between liquor-beer-wine -Correct Answer ✔1.5oz of
40% ABV liquor = 12oz of 5% ABV beer = 5oz of 12% ABV wine
How is intoxication measured? -Correct Answer ✔Blood-Alcohol Content indicates the
amount of alcohol in the bloodstream as a percentage
(BAC of 0.01 indicates that .01% of your blood's volume is alcohol)
What is the US legal limit that results in a DUI? -Correct Answer ✔BAC of 0.08%
(Utah is .05%)
What are the 7 factors that affect an individual's BAC and intoxication? -Correct Answer
✔Biological Sex / Corresponding Hormone Levels
Metabolic Rate
Size / Weight
Food Consumption
Rate of Consumption
ABV/Proof of Drink
Medications/Drugs in the System
Intoxication Factor: Sex/Hormone Levels -Correct Answer ✔biological males have more
alcohol dehydrogenase to break down alcohol before it enters the bloodstream;
hormone levels before menstruation are associated with higher BACs for the same
amount of alcohol
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