Columbia Bartending Info: Questions With Right
Solutions
What is a cocktail? Correct Answer - Any alcoholic beverage that balances
flavors and ingredients.
What are the two main types of drinks and their distinctions? Correct
Answer - Built (made in the serving glass) or shaken (ingredients are shaken
in a shaking tin).
What is the purpose of measuring ingredients? Correct Answer - Ensuring
proper speed, accuracy, consistency, and safety.
Definition and importance of wash line? Correct Answer - The location a
cocktail fills up to in a particular glass, allows for accuracy and consistency.
What are the tools of measurement? Correct Answer - The jigger and the
pour top (need to turn 180).
Definition and relationship of ABV and proof? Correct Answer - ABV =
alcohol by volume, proof is number equal to 2 times ABV (so 50% ABV = 100
proof).
What is a standard drink? Approximate amounts? Correct Answer - 14
grams or 0.5 oz of pure ethanol. 1.5 oz of 40% ABV liquor = 12 oz of 5% beer =
5 oz of 12% wine.
Definition and significance of BAC? Correct Answer - Indicates the amount
of alcohol in the bloodstream as a percentage. 0.01 means 0.01% of blood
volume is alcohol.
What are the 7 primary factors that influence intoxication? Correct Answer
- Biological sex/corresponding hormone levels, metabolic rate,
size/weight (higher muscle mass=lower bac), food consumption, rate of
consumption (1 drink/hour), ABV/Proof of drink, medication/drugs in system
What are the 4 visible cues of intoxication? Correct Answer - Loss of
inhibitions, loss of judgement, loss of reaction time, loss of coordination.
Solutions
What is a cocktail? Correct Answer - Any alcoholic beverage that balances
flavors and ingredients.
What are the two main types of drinks and their distinctions? Correct
Answer - Built (made in the serving glass) or shaken (ingredients are shaken
in a shaking tin).
What is the purpose of measuring ingredients? Correct Answer - Ensuring
proper speed, accuracy, consistency, and safety.
Definition and importance of wash line? Correct Answer - The location a
cocktail fills up to in a particular glass, allows for accuracy and consistency.
What are the tools of measurement? Correct Answer - The jigger and the
pour top (need to turn 180).
Definition and relationship of ABV and proof? Correct Answer - ABV =
alcohol by volume, proof is number equal to 2 times ABV (so 50% ABV = 100
proof).
What is a standard drink? Approximate amounts? Correct Answer - 14
grams or 0.5 oz of pure ethanol. 1.5 oz of 40% ABV liquor = 12 oz of 5% beer =
5 oz of 12% wine.
Definition and significance of BAC? Correct Answer - Indicates the amount
of alcohol in the bloodstream as a percentage. 0.01 means 0.01% of blood
volume is alcohol.
What are the 7 primary factors that influence intoxication? Correct Answer
- Biological sex/corresponding hormone levels, metabolic rate,
size/weight (higher muscle mass=lower bac), food consumption, rate of
consumption (1 drink/hour), ABV/Proof of drink, medication/drugs in system
What are the 4 visible cues of intoxication? Correct Answer - Loss of
inhibitions, loss of judgement, loss of reaction time, loss of coordination.
