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| What's important when making your non-alcoholic beverage list? |
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Definition
| The non-alcoholic beverage list depends on juice, types and location. Teh beverage must be appropriate for your market, this comes into knowing your area. |
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Term
| What's the average cost of goods sold for non alcoholic beverages? |
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Definition
| Sodas (gun, bottle, plastic) 5-15% of the COGS adn the bag in the box is approx 40 dollars yielding 25 gallons of product. |
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Term
| Name three events in history, in which alcohol was an important player/ catalyst. |
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Definition
The Boston Tea Party:
There was a taxation on spirits and it propelled them to fight against the british (the british put a tax on molasses)
The Revolutionary War
The Whiskey Rebellion:
After 7 years after the war the country was free of taxes and is in debt. Hamilton decided to tax spirits and then it turned people to moonshining... In 1794 the violence increased and Washington calls out the militia and the whiskey rebellion in blood shed.
The Prohibition |
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Term
| The Difference between Pot and Column distillation |
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Definition
Pot
oldest style since 200 AD
-used to be made of glass/ clay and now are made with copper
-inefficient and labor intensive
-more expensive
-can NOT be more than 70% alc.
-Whiskey and Brandy
-not really for neutral grain spirits
-produces alcohol with more esters and congeners
Column
-also known as Patent Still
-invented in 1827 by Robert Stein (Ireland)
-Improved by Aeneas Coffey
-Produces more alcohol cheaper
-produces continually wtihout cleaning out the wash
-can be up to 97.2% alc.
-produces less congeners and flavor
-creates neutral grain spirit
-the more the base passes through the plates, the higher the alc content
-originally made of wood, now of stainless steel
-copper pipes remove sulfur |
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Term
| What is the Vapor point for Ethanol? |
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Definition
| 173 degrees at sea level with 1 atmospheric pressure |
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Term
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Definition
-organic compounds that add flavor to alcohol
-volatile compounds:
alcohols, esters, acids, phenolic compounds, nitrogenous compounds, sulphur compounds, carbonyl compounds
-too much = off flavor
-too little = less flavor
-contributer to hangovers
-represented in parts per billion
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Term
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Definition
- acetaldehyde
-methanol
-ethyl acetate
-propanol
-isobutanol
-methyibutanol
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Term
| What are the four major types of alcohol? |
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Definition
Ethanol
colorless, volatile, flammable
will bond with water
toxic to all orgnanisms at high enough concentration
the talk about alcohol is this!!!
Methyl alcohol (methanol)
wood alcohol
poisonous, attacks the optic nerve
Isopropyl alcohol (propanol)
Used for antifreeze, degreasing
poisonous in high volume
Butyl alcohol (butanol)
used as a solvent/ base for perfumes
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Term
What are the heads, hearts and tails?
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Definition
Heads (Foreshots)
First running of the spirit
high levels of congeners and volatile compunds
contain toxic substances
milky due to fatty acids
a lot of flavor, including off flavors
Hearts
"sweet spot"
perfect balance of esters and congeners
produces the best spirits
Tails
The end of low wine run
lacks flavor
very bitter
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Term
| What incidents let to Prohibition? |
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Definition
The Temperance Movement
-Mission: drink less and not in excess
-the Anti-Saloon League: "satan is a regular at an american saloon"
-they created the prohibition party
-The prohibition party slandered everything that was alcoholic
-less money on law enforcement = more money |
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Term
Who is Professor Jerry Thomas?
Why is he important?
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Definition
-a seaman turned bartender
-first cocktail book: The Bon Vivant's companion or How to mix Drinks (1862)
-Influenced San Francisco, New Orleans, St. Louis, London, and NYC
- wrote the principles for formulating mixed drinks of all categories |
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Term
| What is the Volstead Act? |
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Definition
-January 17, 1920
-"intoxicating liquors" are outlawed
-does allow for personal possesion of alcohol
-not just selling or purchasing
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Term
| What is the definition of vodka from the TTB? |
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Definition
clear
odorless
tasteless
neutral spirit bottled above 40% |
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Term
| What is the last step in vodka production before bottling? |
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Definition
| Charcoal/ diamond filtration |
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Term
| Name 5 examples of different vodka distillants |
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Definition
Grains
Fruits
Cane Sugar
Molasses
Potatoes
Apples
Milk Sugar |
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Term
| Why was 1967 such a great year for vodka? |
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Definition
| James Bond, martinis, Vesper Martini |
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Term
| How are Vodkas distilled? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 3 methods of infusing the gin with botanicals/ oils? |
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Definition
Cold Compounding
Botanicals are added with the alcohol to soak and then be distilled
Distillation
Botanicals are redistilled with the alcohol without soaking
Vapor
the vapor is forced to pass through the botanicals that sit at the base of the neck
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Term
| Name 3 Botanicals used to flavor gins |
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Definition
Juiniper berry
Coriander
Ginger
orange peel
Angelica Root
Cardamom
Orris Root
Cassia Bark
Almond
Cubeb Berries
Grains of Paradise |
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Term
| What are the Different Styles of Tequilla? |
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Definition
Blanco, white/plata
Joven
Reposado "Rested"
Anejo
Extra Anejo
Mixto
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Term
Tequila:
Blanco, White/ Plata |
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Definition
-white or silver
-Aging max = 6 months
-Stainless steel only
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Term
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Definition
-Blanco tequila with colorants and flavorings
-caramel coloring, oak tree extracts, glycerine, sugar syrup
-can be 100% AGAVE, but usually 51%
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Term
Tequila:
Reposado "Rested" |
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Definition
-minimum aging = 2 months
-maximum aging = 1 year (less than)
-oak barrels |
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Term
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Definition
-minimum aging = 1 year
-maximum aging = 3 years
-Barrels = Bourbon, Cognac, French Oak
-600 liter barrels (maximum)
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Term
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Definition
-newest classification
-barrels max = 600 Liters
-minimum aging = 3 years
-maximum aging = unknown
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Term
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Definition
-NOT 100% AGAVE spirit
-49% other sugars added to agave juice before fermentation
-started production because of 1930's agave shortage |
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Term
| What is the difference between a mixto and a tequila of blue agave? |
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Definition
-Mixto is 49% other sugars
-Blue Agave Teq must be 100% blue agave |
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Term
| What is the difference between a Mezcal and Tequila of Blue Agave? |
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Definition
Tequila
-Denominacion de Origen (DO)
-Fromt ehregion of Jalisco, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Michoacan (Town of Tequila)
-Blue Agave
Mezcal
-Denominacion de Origen (DO)
-All other agave spirits
-From Oaxaca, Guerrero, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas |
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Term
| Five facts in developing a beverage menu? cocktail menu? |
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Definition
1) know your products
2) know your drinks
3) know your crowd
4) It's not what you like to make, but what the crowd wants to drink
5) service is just as important as the drink you are making
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Term
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Definition
| A mix of alcohol in combo with different flavoring ingredients |
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Term
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Definition
single alcohol
shaken
stirred
muddling
blended
building |
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Term
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Definition
-Three legged stool: spirit, sweet and bitter
-Know spirits
-Fresh ingredients
-Acid/ bitters
-garnish |
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Term
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Definition
Lemons (twists, wedges)
Limes (wedge, wheels)
Oranges (wedges, wheels, 1/4 inch thick, spirals)
Cherries (maraschino, brandied)
Olives (stuffed no pits)
Whipped Cream |
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Term
| Essential Bar tools: not all of them.... |
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Definition
Corscrew
can/bottle opener
boston shaker
strainer
bar spoon
muddler
etc...... |
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Term
| Two ways to cost out wines by the glass |
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Definition
Beverage Cost Method (accurate)
Prime Ingredient (liquor + %for additional)
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Term
Liquor Conversions
1) 1 Liter
2)750 ML
3) US Keg |
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Definition
1) 33.8 oz
2) 25.4 oz
3) 15.5 gallons (half barrel) = 1984 oz |
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Term
| What are teh different types of gin? |
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Definition
London Dry
Jenever
Plymouth
Old Toms
Steinhager
Slow |
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Term
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Definition
-originally made specific to london
-only one still made here is beef eater
-dry doesnt mean anything |
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Term
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Definition
-original style
-dutch for juiniper
-distilled from malted grain mash (malt, rye, corn)
-mash distilled to 45-50% alc. content
-gin is redistilled with botanicals |
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Term
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Definition
- more full bodied than london dry
- only british gin that has geographic designation
- 1 % less alc. than london dry
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Term
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Definition
- Slightly sweet gin
- production is limited
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Term
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Definition
- Neutral grain spirit base
- by german law, it can only have juiniper berries to flavor it
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