Columbia Bartending Agency: Questions And Accurate
Answers
Vodka Correct Answer - made from neutral grain (potatoes, fruits, sugar),
best chilled, in theory tasteless
Gin Correct Answer - bitter and floral from juniper, dry, made from
neutral grain
4 main kinds of gin Correct Answer - london dry, old tom, plymouth,
genever
Rum Correct Answer - made from sugarcane or sugarcane byproducts and
then undergoes an optional aging process (light rum not aged or barely aged
in stainless steel, gold rum aged in oak barrel for a bit, and dark rum is more
aged in oak barrel)
4 main types of rum Correct Answer - spanish
english
french
jamaican
Agave Correct Answer - mezcal is any spirit with agave, tequila must be
made from blue agave and steamed in above-ground ovens while most other
mezcals are roasted in earth pits with lava rocks, tequilas are usually distilled
in copper pot stills while most mexcals are distilled in clay pots
whiskey Correct Answer - made from neutral grains, but there are key
differences in the different types
5 different kinds of whiskey/whiskey Correct Answer - irish whiskey
scotch whisky -
japanese whisky -
canandian whisky -
american whiskey
types of american whiskey Correct Answer - bourbon whiskey
tennessee whiskey
, rye whiskey
madras (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz vodka, 3 oz orange juice, 3 oz
cranberry, lime garnish
sea breeze (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz vodka, 4.5 oz cranberry
juice, 1.5 oz grapefruit juice, lime garnish
moscow mule (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz vodka 6 oz ginger beer,
0.25 lime juice, lime garnish (only highball not served in a collins in the book)
sex on the beach (highball) Correct Answer - 1 oz vodka, 0.5 peach
schnapps, 3 oz cranberry, 3 oz orange, orange garnish
long island iced tea (highball) Correct Answer - 0.5 oz vodka, 0.5 gin, 0.5
oz light rum, 0.5 tequila, 0.5 oz triple sec, 1 oz lemon juice, 1 oz simple syrup,
top with 1 oz cola, lemon slice ( remember this as 0.5 oz of all of your clear
speed rack)
dark n storm (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz dark rum, 6 oz ginger
beer, 0.25 oz lime juice, lime garnish
tequila sunrise (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz tequila, 6 oz orange
juice. 0.25 oz sunken grenadine, cherry garnish
paloma (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz tequila, 0.25 lime juice, 0.5 oz
grapefruit juice, 6 oz grapefruit soda, lime garnish
mojito (highball) Correct Answer - 2 oz white rum, 1 oz lime juice, 5 mint
springs, 0.75 oz simple syrup, 6 oz soda water
john collins (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz gin, 1 oz lemon juice, 0.5 oz
simple syrup, 6 oz soda water, lemon/cherry garnish
old-fashioned style cocktails Correct Answer - a base spirit, sweetener,
bitters
Answers
Vodka Correct Answer - made from neutral grain (potatoes, fruits, sugar),
best chilled, in theory tasteless
Gin Correct Answer - bitter and floral from juniper, dry, made from
neutral grain
4 main kinds of gin Correct Answer - london dry, old tom, plymouth,
genever
Rum Correct Answer - made from sugarcane or sugarcane byproducts and
then undergoes an optional aging process (light rum not aged or barely aged
in stainless steel, gold rum aged in oak barrel for a bit, and dark rum is more
aged in oak barrel)
4 main types of rum Correct Answer - spanish
english
french
jamaican
Agave Correct Answer - mezcal is any spirit with agave, tequila must be
made from blue agave and steamed in above-ground ovens while most other
mezcals are roasted in earth pits with lava rocks, tequilas are usually distilled
in copper pot stills while most mexcals are distilled in clay pots
whiskey Correct Answer - made from neutral grains, but there are key
differences in the different types
5 different kinds of whiskey/whiskey Correct Answer - irish whiskey
scotch whisky -
japanese whisky -
canandian whisky -
american whiskey
types of american whiskey Correct Answer - bourbon whiskey
tennessee whiskey
, rye whiskey
madras (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz vodka, 3 oz orange juice, 3 oz
cranberry, lime garnish
sea breeze (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz vodka, 4.5 oz cranberry
juice, 1.5 oz grapefruit juice, lime garnish
moscow mule (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz vodka 6 oz ginger beer,
0.25 lime juice, lime garnish (only highball not served in a collins in the book)
sex on the beach (highball) Correct Answer - 1 oz vodka, 0.5 peach
schnapps, 3 oz cranberry, 3 oz orange, orange garnish
long island iced tea (highball) Correct Answer - 0.5 oz vodka, 0.5 gin, 0.5
oz light rum, 0.5 tequila, 0.5 oz triple sec, 1 oz lemon juice, 1 oz simple syrup,
top with 1 oz cola, lemon slice ( remember this as 0.5 oz of all of your clear
speed rack)
dark n storm (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz dark rum, 6 oz ginger
beer, 0.25 oz lime juice, lime garnish
tequila sunrise (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz tequila, 6 oz orange
juice. 0.25 oz sunken grenadine, cherry garnish
paloma (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz tequila, 0.25 lime juice, 0.5 oz
grapefruit juice, 6 oz grapefruit soda, lime garnish
mojito (highball) Correct Answer - 2 oz white rum, 1 oz lime juice, 5 mint
springs, 0.75 oz simple syrup, 6 oz soda water
john collins (highball) Correct Answer - 1.5 oz gin, 1 oz lemon juice, 0.5 oz
simple syrup, 6 oz soda water, lemon/cherry garnish
old-fashioned style cocktails Correct Answer - a base spirit, sweetener,
bitters
