BARTENDING STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔dry shake - ✔✔With this method, you should add all the ingredients into the cocktail
shaker, with the exception of the ice. Next, you add the spring from a Hawthorn strainer
into the mix. The mix should then be shaken for about 10 seconds or so, which will help
to whisk the egg white. The spring should be removed and any ice should be added.
You can now continue to shake the cocktail just as you would normally, so as to finish it
off.
✔✔Throwing? - ✔✔combination technique where you pour the drinks between glasses
at high heights, best with vermouth/sherry/wine-based ingredients
✔✔brandy - ✔✔typically made by distilling mashed grapes; however, it can also be
made from a wide variety of other fruits, including apples, pears and plums
✔✔gin - ✔✔produced through the distillation of a variety of grains and achieves its
distinctive flavor largely through the use of juniper berries
✔✔tequila - ✔✔officially produced using a plant called blue agave
✔✔tequila slammer - ✔✔involves licking salt, followed by the Tequila and finished off by
sucking a lemon or lime wedge
✔✔rum - ✔✔produced as a result of the distillation of molasses
✔✔vodka - ✔✔made predominantly through the distillation of potatoes and grains
✔✔whiskey - ✔✔produced by distilling a range of grains, most commonly corn, barley
and rye. The drink is normally distilled two or three times before being aged in oak
barrels
✔✔cointreau? - ✔✔orange liqueur
✔✔curacao? - ✔✔bitter orange liqueur
✔✔grand marnier? - ✔✔orange liqueur
✔✔grapero? - ✔✔pink grapefruit liqueur
✔✔maraschino? - ✔✔cherry liqueur
✔✔midori? - ✔✔melon liqueur
,✔✔triple sec? - ✔✔orange liqueur
✔✔amaretto - ✔✔almond flavored liqueur
✔✔disaronno - ✔✔almond flavored liqueur
✔✔name the five steps to making whiskey - ✔✔1. malting, 2. mashing, 3. fermentation,
4. distillation, 5. maturation
✔✔cognac - ✔✔a particular variety of wine brandy made in France
✔✔armagnac - ✔✔like cognac, but grown in a different area of France and with a lower
ABV since its only distilled once
✔✔Smirnoff? - ✔✔Russian vodka
✔✔Stolichnaya? - ✔✔Russian vodka
✔✔Sobieski? - ✔✔Polish vodka
✔✔Zubrowka? - ✔✔Polish vodka
✔✔Absolut? - ✔✔Swedish vodka
✔✔Finlandia? - ✔✔Finnish vodka
✔✔Bombay sapphire? - ✔✔gin
✔✔Tanqueray? - ✔✔gin
✔✔Gordon's? - ✔✔gin
✔✔Beefeater? - ✔✔gin
✔✔Hendrick's gin? - ✔✔gin
✔✔What's the minimum ABV requirement for gin in the US? - ✔✔40%
✔✔Rum? - ✔✔liquor distilled from sugarcane plant or molasses
✔✔Where is most rum aged? - ✔✔charged oak casts
✔✔Bacardi? - ✔✔rum
, ✔✔Havana club? - ✔✔rum
✔✔Captain Morgan? - ✔✔rum
✔✔Sailor Jerry? - ✔✔rum
✔✔Tequila? - ✔✔clear, white Mexican liquor, and is made by distilling the juices of blue
agave plants
✔✔Don Julio? - ✔✔tequila
✔✔Jose Cuervo? - ✔✔tequila
✔✔Cabo Wabo? - ✔✔tequila
✔✔Patron? - ✔✔tequila
✔✔A true tequila slammer? - ✔✔tequila mixed with a carbonated drink
✔✔Tequila cruda? - ✔✔shot of tequila, lick salt, suck lime wedge
✔✔Tequila worm? - ✔✔there's a common misconception that worms are in bottles of
tequila - wrong
(that's only in some types of mescal)
✔✔Mescal? - ✔✔Mexican liquor made from the maguey plant
✔✔What is the highest a table wine's ABV can be in the USA? - ✔✔14%
✔✔Cabernet Sauvignon? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Malbec? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Merlot? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Mourvedre? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Nebbiolo? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Barbera? - ✔✔medium-bodied red wine
✔✔Grenache? - ✔✔medium-bodied red wine
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔dry shake - ✔✔With this method, you should add all the ingredients into the cocktail
shaker, with the exception of the ice. Next, you add the spring from a Hawthorn strainer
into the mix. The mix should then be shaken for about 10 seconds or so, which will help
to whisk the egg white. The spring should be removed and any ice should be added.
You can now continue to shake the cocktail just as you would normally, so as to finish it
off.
✔✔Throwing? - ✔✔combination technique where you pour the drinks between glasses
at high heights, best with vermouth/sherry/wine-based ingredients
✔✔brandy - ✔✔typically made by distilling mashed grapes; however, it can also be
made from a wide variety of other fruits, including apples, pears and plums
✔✔gin - ✔✔produced through the distillation of a variety of grains and achieves its
distinctive flavor largely through the use of juniper berries
✔✔tequila - ✔✔officially produced using a plant called blue agave
✔✔tequila slammer - ✔✔involves licking salt, followed by the Tequila and finished off by
sucking a lemon or lime wedge
✔✔rum - ✔✔produced as a result of the distillation of molasses
✔✔vodka - ✔✔made predominantly through the distillation of potatoes and grains
✔✔whiskey - ✔✔produced by distilling a range of grains, most commonly corn, barley
and rye. The drink is normally distilled two or three times before being aged in oak
barrels
✔✔cointreau? - ✔✔orange liqueur
✔✔curacao? - ✔✔bitter orange liqueur
✔✔grand marnier? - ✔✔orange liqueur
✔✔grapero? - ✔✔pink grapefruit liqueur
✔✔maraschino? - ✔✔cherry liqueur
✔✔midori? - ✔✔melon liqueur
,✔✔triple sec? - ✔✔orange liqueur
✔✔amaretto - ✔✔almond flavored liqueur
✔✔disaronno - ✔✔almond flavored liqueur
✔✔name the five steps to making whiskey - ✔✔1. malting, 2. mashing, 3. fermentation,
4. distillation, 5. maturation
✔✔cognac - ✔✔a particular variety of wine brandy made in France
✔✔armagnac - ✔✔like cognac, but grown in a different area of France and with a lower
ABV since its only distilled once
✔✔Smirnoff? - ✔✔Russian vodka
✔✔Stolichnaya? - ✔✔Russian vodka
✔✔Sobieski? - ✔✔Polish vodka
✔✔Zubrowka? - ✔✔Polish vodka
✔✔Absolut? - ✔✔Swedish vodka
✔✔Finlandia? - ✔✔Finnish vodka
✔✔Bombay sapphire? - ✔✔gin
✔✔Tanqueray? - ✔✔gin
✔✔Gordon's? - ✔✔gin
✔✔Beefeater? - ✔✔gin
✔✔Hendrick's gin? - ✔✔gin
✔✔What's the minimum ABV requirement for gin in the US? - ✔✔40%
✔✔Rum? - ✔✔liquor distilled from sugarcane plant or molasses
✔✔Where is most rum aged? - ✔✔charged oak casts
✔✔Bacardi? - ✔✔rum
, ✔✔Havana club? - ✔✔rum
✔✔Captain Morgan? - ✔✔rum
✔✔Sailor Jerry? - ✔✔rum
✔✔Tequila? - ✔✔clear, white Mexican liquor, and is made by distilling the juices of blue
agave plants
✔✔Don Julio? - ✔✔tequila
✔✔Jose Cuervo? - ✔✔tequila
✔✔Cabo Wabo? - ✔✔tequila
✔✔Patron? - ✔✔tequila
✔✔A true tequila slammer? - ✔✔tequila mixed with a carbonated drink
✔✔Tequila cruda? - ✔✔shot of tequila, lick salt, suck lime wedge
✔✔Tequila worm? - ✔✔there's a common misconception that worms are in bottles of
tequila - wrong
(that's only in some types of mescal)
✔✔Mescal? - ✔✔Mexican liquor made from the maguey plant
✔✔What is the highest a table wine's ABV can be in the USA? - ✔✔14%
✔✔Cabernet Sauvignon? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Malbec? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Merlot? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Mourvedre? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Nebbiolo? - ✔✔full-bodied red wine
✔✔Barbera? - ✔✔medium-bodied red wine
✔✔Grenache? - ✔✔medium-bodied red wine
