COLUMBIA BARTENDING FINAL
EXAM 2025 |GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The Dram Shop Act - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The bar and the
bartender is held liable if they serve an underage person or someone who
is too intoxicated and if they pose a danger to others, themselves, or
commit a crime.
Standard Drink (General) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 14 grams of
pure alcohol (.5 fluid ounces)
Standard Drink (Beer) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 12 oz
4-5% alcohol
Malt liquors and craft brews tend to have higher percentage.
Standard Drink (Liquor) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1.5 oz shot
Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Whiskey
Standard Drink (Wine) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 5 oz glass
9 - 14% alcohol (most table wines)
,Alcohol by Volume (ABV) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ How much
of the liquor is comprised of alcohol, and is expressed as a percentage
(%).
Proof - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Twice the ABV (% x 2). Expressed
as just a number.
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Amount
of alcohol in the bloodstream measured as a percentage. BAC of 1
percent means a person has 10 parts alcohol per 1,000 parts blood in the
body. Legal driving limit is a BAC of .08.
Factors that Affect BAC - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Size -
referring to musculature since muscle is what metabolizes alcohol.
2. Rate of Consumption - drinks per hour or how fast you drink it.
3. Strength of the Drink - not every drink is a standard drink and
carbonated drinks can push alcohol into your bloodstream.
4. Food - eating before or during can help slow the rate of absorption of
alcohol into the bloodstream.
5. Gender - women tend to have less muscle and less of a digestive
enzyme that breaks down alcohol.
6. Drug Use
, Extra Factors that Affect BAC - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Asian
Descent - 50% of people of Asian descent have a liver enzyme used to
process alcohol that is inactive.
Age - very young people or very old people.
Behavioral Cues of Intoxication (JIRC) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Loss of Judgment
Loss of Inhibitions
Slowed Reactions
Loss of Coordination
Speed Rack ("Wells'') - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Vodka, Gin, Rum,
Tequila, Triple Sec, Whiskey, Bourbon
Speed Racks can vary by bar but they will follow the order of the most
commonly used alcohols, lightest to darkest, and the order will always
be maintained.
Free Pouring - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ An inverted bottle will
pour about one ounce per second when using a pour topper. (One - one -
thou - sandth)
Highballs - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Two-thirds ice
1.5 oz liquor
EXAM 2025 |GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The Dram Shop Act - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The bar and the
bartender is held liable if they serve an underage person or someone who
is too intoxicated and if they pose a danger to others, themselves, or
commit a crime.
Standard Drink (General) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 14 grams of
pure alcohol (.5 fluid ounces)
Standard Drink (Beer) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 12 oz
4-5% alcohol
Malt liquors and craft brews tend to have higher percentage.
Standard Drink (Liquor) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1.5 oz shot
Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Whiskey
Standard Drink (Wine) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 5 oz glass
9 - 14% alcohol (most table wines)
,Alcohol by Volume (ABV) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ How much
of the liquor is comprised of alcohol, and is expressed as a percentage
(%).
Proof - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Twice the ABV (% x 2). Expressed
as just a number.
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Amount
of alcohol in the bloodstream measured as a percentage. BAC of 1
percent means a person has 10 parts alcohol per 1,000 parts blood in the
body. Legal driving limit is a BAC of .08.
Factors that Affect BAC - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Size -
referring to musculature since muscle is what metabolizes alcohol.
2. Rate of Consumption - drinks per hour or how fast you drink it.
3. Strength of the Drink - not every drink is a standard drink and
carbonated drinks can push alcohol into your bloodstream.
4. Food - eating before or during can help slow the rate of absorption of
alcohol into the bloodstream.
5. Gender - women tend to have less muscle and less of a digestive
enzyme that breaks down alcohol.
6. Drug Use
, Extra Factors that Affect BAC - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Asian
Descent - 50% of people of Asian descent have a liver enzyme used to
process alcohol that is inactive.
Age - very young people or very old people.
Behavioral Cues of Intoxication (JIRC) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Loss of Judgment
Loss of Inhibitions
Slowed Reactions
Loss of Coordination
Speed Rack ("Wells'') - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Vodka, Gin, Rum,
Tequila, Triple Sec, Whiskey, Bourbon
Speed Racks can vary by bar but they will follow the order of the most
commonly used alcohols, lightest to darkest, and the order will always
be maintained.
Free Pouring - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ An inverted bottle will
pour about one ounce per second when using a pour topper. (One - one -
thou - sandth)
Highballs - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Two-thirds ice
1.5 oz liquor
