ABC Bartending School Test Questions and Answers 2023
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What is the garnish for all tonic drinks?
Lime Wedge
What is the flavor of Southern Comfort and is it a liquor or liqueur?
Whiskey and Peaches. Liqueur
What is the difference between call brands and the speed rack?
Speed rack has less expensive brands
What is a flag?
Orange Wedge and Cherry
How many times do you shake a drink?
3-5
Why do you shake a drink before adding carbonated drinks?
Shaking carbonated drinks causes them to lose their flavor
What do you call the place that the bartender makes the drinks?
Bartender Station
What is Vermouth and what are the two types?
Fortified Wine, Sweet/Dry
Name the four liqueurs that taste like orange
Cointreau, Blue Curacao, Grand Marnier, Triple Sec
What is the difference between a Cuba Libra and a Rum and Coke?
Cuba Libra is garnished with a Lime Wedge, rum and coke has no garnishes
What drinks do you muddle the fruit and bitters in?
Old Fashioned, Mojito, and Mint Julep
What does on the rocks mean?
Comes with ice
How do you chill a glass?
Let ice and water sit in the glass then pour our before pouring the actual drink into the
glass
What does "perfect" mean in a martini?
Has both sweet and dry vermouth in it
Name the order of the speed rack
Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Triple Sec, Whisky
Orange juice, Cranberry Juice, Sour Mix, Pineapple Juice, Cream, Grapefruit Juice
What is the difference between liquor and liqueur?
Liquor - 80 proof and above
Liqueur - Under 80 proof
What does throw away mean?
Means to coat a glass then literally throw away such as in a dry maritini
What does "to float" mean?
To pour in the drink after the drink has been mixed and poured into a glass
What are the counts 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, & 2?
3 secs, 6 secs, 9 secs, 12 secs
What does it mean to make a drink "served up"?
, Comes with no ice
How do you properly pour brandy?
Pour 1/2 ounce and test it by tipping the glass and having the liquid stop at the lip of the
glass
Draft beer has a shelf life of how long?
30 days
Name the 3 groups that still wines are divided into:
Red
White
Rose (Pink)
What "fermented substance" is beer made from?
Fermented grains
What "fermented substance" is wine made from?
Fruits and yeast
If stored properly, bottles or canned beer has a shelf life of how long?
6 months
What is another name for sparkling wine?
Champagne
In layered drinks, what liqueur do you use first?
The lowest proof
What is the "50%" rule?
Do not serve someone another drink until their previous drink is halfway empty
Why is beer bottles in dark bottles?
To protect it from the sunlight so the flavor stays fresh
Which liqueurs are the only ones that are 80 proof out of the 4 orange flavored
liqueurs?
Cointreau and Grand Marnier
What ingredient is rum made from?
Fermented Sugar cane
What does proof mean when referring to the alcohol and how do you calculate it?
Percentage of alcohol in the bottle. Proof divided by 2 equals percentage of alcohol.
What does it mean to "marry liquor"?
To pour liquor from one bottle into another bottle
List the steps in making an Old Fashioned:
1. Place Flag, Bitters, & Sugar in bottom of glass
2. Muddle Together.
3. Fill glass with ice.
4. Add Bourbon.
5. Top with Club Soda
What flavor are Galliano, Ouzo, Sambuca, and Anisette?
Licorice
When all the liquor is gone from the bottle, what do you do?
Scratch through the tax and throw the bottle away
When do you card someone?
Anytime they order a drink
What kinds of wine are very sweet with a high alcohol content or 16-23 percent?
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What is the garnish for all tonic drinks?
Lime Wedge
What is the flavor of Southern Comfort and is it a liquor or liqueur?
Whiskey and Peaches. Liqueur
What is the difference between call brands and the speed rack?
Speed rack has less expensive brands
What is a flag?
Orange Wedge and Cherry
How many times do you shake a drink?
3-5
Why do you shake a drink before adding carbonated drinks?
Shaking carbonated drinks causes them to lose their flavor
What do you call the place that the bartender makes the drinks?
Bartender Station
What is Vermouth and what are the two types?
Fortified Wine, Sweet/Dry
Name the four liqueurs that taste like orange
Cointreau, Blue Curacao, Grand Marnier, Triple Sec
What is the difference between a Cuba Libra and a Rum and Coke?
Cuba Libra is garnished with a Lime Wedge, rum and coke has no garnishes
What drinks do you muddle the fruit and bitters in?
Old Fashioned, Mojito, and Mint Julep
What does on the rocks mean?
Comes with ice
How do you chill a glass?
Let ice and water sit in the glass then pour our before pouring the actual drink into the
glass
What does "perfect" mean in a martini?
Has both sweet and dry vermouth in it
Name the order of the speed rack
Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Triple Sec, Whisky
Orange juice, Cranberry Juice, Sour Mix, Pineapple Juice, Cream, Grapefruit Juice
What is the difference between liquor and liqueur?
Liquor - 80 proof and above
Liqueur - Under 80 proof
What does throw away mean?
Means to coat a glass then literally throw away such as in a dry maritini
What does "to float" mean?
To pour in the drink after the drink has been mixed and poured into a glass
What are the counts 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, & 2?
3 secs, 6 secs, 9 secs, 12 secs
What does it mean to make a drink "served up"?
, Comes with no ice
How do you properly pour brandy?
Pour 1/2 ounce and test it by tipping the glass and having the liquid stop at the lip of the
glass
Draft beer has a shelf life of how long?
30 days
Name the 3 groups that still wines are divided into:
Red
White
Rose (Pink)
What "fermented substance" is beer made from?
Fermented grains
What "fermented substance" is wine made from?
Fruits and yeast
If stored properly, bottles or canned beer has a shelf life of how long?
6 months
What is another name for sparkling wine?
Champagne
In layered drinks, what liqueur do you use first?
The lowest proof
What is the "50%" rule?
Do not serve someone another drink until their previous drink is halfway empty
Why is beer bottles in dark bottles?
To protect it from the sunlight so the flavor stays fresh
Which liqueurs are the only ones that are 80 proof out of the 4 orange flavored
liqueurs?
Cointreau and Grand Marnier
What ingredient is rum made from?
Fermented Sugar cane
What does proof mean when referring to the alcohol and how do you calculate it?
Percentage of alcohol in the bottle. Proof divided by 2 equals percentage of alcohol.
What does it mean to "marry liquor"?
To pour liquor from one bottle into another bottle
List the steps in making an Old Fashioned:
1. Place Flag, Bitters, & Sugar in bottom of glass
2. Muddle Together.
3. Fill glass with ice.
4. Add Bourbon.
5. Top with Club Soda
What flavor are Galliano, Ouzo, Sambuca, and Anisette?
Licorice
When all the liquor is gone from the bottle, what do you do?
Scratch through the tax and throw the bottle away
When do you card someone?
Anytime they order a drink
What kinds of wine are very sweet with a high alcohol content or 16-23 percent?
