Columbia Bartending Exam Questions And Answers
cocktail
any alcoholic beverage that balances flavors and ingredients
2 main types of drinks and their distinctions
BUILT:
- made by pouring components over ice in the glass it will be served in
- minimal dilution, chilling occurs as drink ...
cocktail
any alcoholic beverage that balances flavors and ingredients
2 main types of drinks and their distinctions
BUILT:
- made by pouring components over ice in the glass it will be served in
- minimal dilution, chilling occurs as drink sits in ice
- stir to increase dilution and chilling before serving
- typically only a few ingredients
SHAKEN:
- made by pouring components into a shaking tin with ice
- shaken and strained over new ice into serving glass
- typically more ingredients
purpose of measuring ingredients
controls the balance of flavors and alcohol
wash line
location that the cocktails fill up to in a particular glass; placement is determined by each
drink's total volume
importance of wash line
accurate placement of this gives confidence that all ingredients were included with their
intended amounts; consistency of this ensures the same amount of liquid is served to each
customer ordering the same drink
tools of measurement
1. jigger (Japanese-precision, bell, single-basin)
2. pour top/speed pourers
ABV
alcohol by volume, indicates % of substance that is alcohol per each unit of volume
proof
# = 2 * ABV (%)
relationship of ABV and proof
two ways of expressing the amount of alcohol in a substance; proof is twice the ABV
percentage
significance of a standard drink
helps the bartender monitor the amount of alcohol a patron has consumed
approximate amounts of a standard drink
14 g (0.5 oz) of pure ethanol; 1.5 oz of 40% ABV liquor = 12 oz of 5% ABV beer = 5 oz of
12% ABV wine
BAC
blood-alcohol content (%), indicates amount of alcohol in the bloodstream; 0.01 BAC =
0.01% of blood's volume is alcohol (1 part alcohol per 10,000 parts blood)
significance of BAC
legal limit in the US that results in a DUI is 0.08%
7 primary factors that influence intoxication
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