Columbia Bartending Agency Exam
Columbia Bartending Agency Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A
Definition of a Cocktail -Correct Answer ✔Any drink with alcohol in it that balances flavor
and ingredients
2 main types of drinks and their distinctions -Correct Answer ✔built: pour components
over ice in the glass it will be served in
shaken: poured into shaker and mixed together
purpose of measuring ingredients -Correct Answer ✔To balance flavors and alcohol;
speed, accuracy, consistency, safety
definition and importance of wash line -Correct Answer ✔the location to which the
cocktail fills up in a glass. accuracy and constitency
tools of measurements -Correct Answer ✔jigger and pourtop
ABV -Correct Answer ✔alcohol by volume (expressed as percentage)
proof -Correct Answer ✔double ABV, expressed as number
standard drink (w/ approx amounts) -Correct Answer ✔.5 oz pure ethanol; 1.5 oz 40%
ABV liquor; 12 oz 5% beer/wine
BAC -Correct Answer ✔Blood-alcohol content, measures intoxication.; .01 = .01% of
blood is alcohol
7 primary factors that influence intoxication -Correct Answer ✔biological sex, metabolic
rate, size/weight, food consumption (before/during), rate of consumption, ABV/proof of
drink, medications/drugs in system
4 visible cues of intoxication -Correct Answer ✔JIRC (judgement, inhibitions, reaction
time, coordination)
significance of dram shop acts -Correct Answer ✔legal obligation to monitor intoxication
levels, can be held responsible
spirits -Correct Answer ✔distilled alcoholic beverages, no added sugar, at least 40%
ABV
CBA speed rack -Correct Answer ✔vodka gin rum tequila triple sec whiskey bourbon
Columbia Bartending Agency Exam
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vodka -Correct Answer ✔neutral grain (or potato, fruit, sugar), clear, neutral taste
gin -Correct Answer ✔neutral grain steeped with juniper and botanicals then redistilled,
clear, bitter and floral, dry
rum -Correct Answer ✔sugarcane or molasses base. types: white/clear (mild, lighter,
aged in stainless steel), gold/pale (mellow, aged in oak barrels), dark (darker, fuller,
aged in oak for longer), black ( darkest, richest, longest). 4 categories: spanish (light,
from PR, DR, cuba), english (rich, darker, spicier, from former english colonies), french
(earthier, drier, more floral, from french west indies), jamaican (nay rum, complex, fruity,
toasty, brown sugar, high ABV)
darker = more aromatic
tequila -Correct Answer ✔blue agave, clear to dark, sweet and spicy
triple sec -Correct Answer ✔orange-flavored liqueur
whiskey -Correct Answer ✔neutral grains, brown, aged
- irish: smooth, made from malt, distilled in wood casks for 3+ years
- scotch: made with malt or grain, aged 3+ years in oak
- japanese: similar to scotch, dry, smoky, peaty
- canadian: high corn, aged 3+ years in barrel, light/smooth
- american: bourbon (51%+ corn so sweeter, aged in charred new-oak barrels),
tennessee (51-79% corn, maple charcoal fitration), rye (51% rye, crispier and spicier
than bourbon)
bourbon -Correct Answer ✔type of american whiskey made with at least 51% corn
mash, sweeter
2 types of agave spirits and distinctions -Correct Answer ✔types: mezcal is any agave-
based spirit, tequila must be made from blue agave.
distinctions: mezcals roasted in earth pits, distilled in clay pots while tequila is steamed
in above-ground ovens and distilled 1in copper pots. mezcal is smoky, earthy, floral
while tequila is sweet, fruit, and toasty.
agave spirits aging variations -Correct Answer ✔0-2 months: mezcal -
joven/blanco/abacado; tequila - blanco/silver/plato
2-11 months: reposado
1-2 years: anejo
3+ years: extra anejo
vodka call brands -Correct Answer ✔absolut, ketel one, grey goose, tito's
gin call brands -Correct Answer ✔hendricks, bombay saphire, botanst
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