Columbia Bartending Agency
Exam/139 Answered Questions
Definition of a Cocktail - - Any drink with alcohol in it that balances flavor
and ingredients
- 2 main types of drinks and their distinctions - - built: pour components
over ice in the glass it will be served in
shaken: poured into shaker and mixed together
- purpose of measuring ingredients - - To balance flavors and alcohol;
speed, accuracy, consistency, safety
- definition and importance of wash line - - the location to which the cocktail
fills up in a glass. accuracy and constitency
- tools of measurements - - jigger and pourtop
- ABV - - alcohol by volume (expressed as percentage)
- proof - - double ABV, expressed as number
- standard drink (w/ approx amounts) - - .5 oz pure ethanol; 1.5 oz 40% ABV
liquor; 12 oz 5% beer/wine
- BAC - - Blood-alcohol content, measures intoxication.; .01 = .01% of blood
is alcohol
- 7 primary factors that influence intoxication - - 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 - - JIRC (judgement, inhibitions, reaction time,
coordination)
- significance of dram shop acts - - legal obligation to monitor intoxication
levels, can be held responsible
- spirits - - distilled alcoholic beverages, no added sugar, at least 40% ABV
- CBA speed rack - - vodka gin rum tequila triple sec whiskey bourbon
- vodka - - neutral grain (or potato, fruit, sugar), clear, neutral taste
, - gin - - neutral grain steeped with juniper and botanicals then redistilled,
clear, bitter and floral, dry
- rum - - 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 - - blue agave, clear to dark, sweet and spicy
- triple sec - - orange-flavored liqueur
- whiskey - - 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 - - type of american whiskey made with at least 51% corn mash,
sweeter
- 2 types of agave spirits and distinctions - - types: mezcal is any agave-
based spirit, tequila must be made from blue agave.
distinctions: mezcals roasted in earth pits, distilled in clay pots while tequila
is steamed in above-ground ovens and distilled 1in copper pots. mezcal is
smoky, earthy, floral while tequila is sweet, fruit, and toasty.
- agave spirits aging variations - - 0-2 months: mezcal -
joven/blanco/abacado; tequila - blanco/silver/plato
2-11 months: reposado
1-2 years: anejo
3+ years: extra anejo
- vodka call brands - - absolut, ketel one, grey goose, tito's
- gin call brands - - hendricks, bombay saphire, botanst
- gin call brands - - beefeater, tanqueray, bombay sapphire, hendrick's
- rum call brands - -
Exam/139 Answered Questions
Definition of a Cocktail - - Any drink with alcohol in it that balances flavor
and ingredients
- 2 main types of drinks and their distinctions - - built: pour components
over ice in the glass it will be served in
shaken: poured into shaker and mixed together
- purpose of measuring ingredients - - To balance flavors and alcohol;
speed, accuracy, consistency, safety
- definition and importance of wash line - - the location to which the cocktail
fills up in a glass. accuracy and constitency
- tools of measurements - - jigger and pourtop
- ABV - - alcohol by volume (expressed as percentage)
- proof - - double ABV, expressed as number
- standard drink (w/ approx amounts) - - .5 oz pure ethanol; 1.5 oz 40% ABV
liquor; 12 oz 5% beer/wine
- BAC - - Blood-alcohol content, measures intoxication.; .01 = .01% of blood
is alcohol
- 7 primary factors that influence intoxication - - 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 - - JIRC (judgement, inhibitions, reaction time,
coordination)
- significance of dram shop acts - - legal obligation to monitor intoxication
levels, can be held responsible
- spirits - - distilled alcoholic beverages, no added sugar, at least 40% ABV
- CBA speed rack - - vodka gin rum tequila triple sec whiskey bourbon
- vodka - - neutral grain (or potato, fruit, sugar), clear, neutral taste
, - gin - - neutral grain steeped with juniper and botanicals then redistilled,
clear, bitter and floral, dry
- rum - - 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 - - blue agave, clear to dark, sweet and spicy
- triple sec - - orange-flavored liqueur
- whiskey - - 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 - - type of american whiskey made with at least 51% corn mash,
sweeter
- 2 types of agave spirits and distinctions - - types: mezcal is any agave-
based spirit, tequila must be made from blue agave.
distinctions: mezcals roasted in earth pits, distilled in clay pots while tequila
is steamed in above-ground ovens and distilled 1in copper pots. mezcal is
smoky, earthy, floral while tequila is sweet, fruit, and toasty.
- agave spirits aging variations - - 0-2 months: mezcal -
joven/blanco/abacado; tequila - blanco/silver/plato
2-11 months: reposado
1-2 years: anejo
3+ years: extra anejo
- vodka call brands - - absolut, ketel one, grey goose, tito's
- gin call brands - - hendricks, bombay saphire, botanst
- gin call brands - - beefeater, tanqueray, bombay sapphire, hendrick's
- rum call brands - -
