Columbia Bartending Agency: Questions With Clear
Solutions
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
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.
Solutions
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
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.
