Columbia Bartending Exam Questions And
Answers
Most Important Bartending Quality
Confidence
Dram Shop Act
Bartenders responsible for getting customers too drunk and f*cking shit up
Factors of BAC
1) Muscle Mass
2) Gender *
3) Food before *
4) Rate of Consumption
5) Drugs
6) Strength of Drink
JIRC
J: Loss of Judgement
I: Loss of Inhibition
R: Slowed Reactions
C: Poor Coordination
Methods to Cut someone off
1) Say no
2) Suggest Water
3) Suggest other non-alcoholic alternative
4) Say you will be fired if you continue to serve them
5) Call bouncer (last resort)
ABV
Alcohol by Volume (%)
Proof
2*ABV (not %)
Beer ABV
3-10%
Wine ABV
8-14%
Fortified Wine
16-22%
Spirits
20-70%
,Vodka
Clear and Colorless
Odorless and Tasteless
Low quality smell like rubbing alcohol due to congeners
Standard Base for majority of cocktails
Made from Grain
Example: Vodka Cranberry
Gin
Clear
Dry Taste
Bitter and floral smell
Made from Juniper Berry
Typically used in martinis
Example: Gin & Tonic
Rum
Colorless or Gold
Sweet Taste
Sweet Smell
Made from by products of sugarcane, usually molasses
Can be aged
Example: Cuba Libre
Triple Sec
Clear
Orange/sweet Taste
Orange/sweet smell
Made from orange
Drink: Margarita
Liquer
Tequila
Colorless or Gold
Sweet and fiery taste
fiery smell
Made from blue agave
Can be aged
Drink: Paloma
Whiskey
Brown
Warming taste, some sweet, some smoky
Same smell
Made from grain usually
Different types
Drink: manhattan
Scotch Whisky
, Brown
Sharper taste
Sharper smell
Made in Scotland
Specific rules concerning aging, etc
Drink: Scotch on rocks
Bourbon
Brown
Smoky
warm
made from 51% corn
No minimum aging time
Drink: old fashioned
Speed Rack
Vodka Gin Rum Tequila Triple Sec Whiskey Bourbon
Virgin guys really try to sleep with babes
Pour speed
One oz/second
One-one-thou-sand
each syllable is 1/4 oz
Highballs
1-2 different liquors
At least one non-alcoholic mixer
1:4 Liquor to mixer ratio
Glass 2/3 full with ice
Why Garnish?
Smell, taste, look
Garnish Rules
Red drink - green garnish
Blue drink - yellow garnish
Tonic - lime
Seltzer - lemon
coke - lime
diet-coke - lemon
Lime Garnish Preparation
Cut off ends
Cut length-wise
Grove through each half
Cut slices short-wise
Juice pourers
2 oz/sec
Answers
Most Important Bartending Quality
Confidence
Dram Shop Act
Bartenders responsible for getting customers too drunk and f*cking shit up
Factors of BAC
1) Muscle Mass
2) Gender *
3) Food before *
4) Rate of Consumption
5) Drugs
6) Strength of Drink
JIRC
J: Loss of Judgement
I: Loss of Inhibition
R: Slowed Reactions
C: Poor Coordination
Methods to Cut someone off
1) Say no
2) Suggest Water
3) Suggest other non-alcoholic alternative
4) Say you will be fired if you continue to serve them
5) Call bouncer (last resort)
ABV
Alcohol by Volume (%)
Proof
2*ABV (not %)
Beer ABV
3-10%
Wine ABV
8-14%
Fortified Wine
16-22%
Spirits
20-70%
,Vodka
Clear and Colorless
Odorless and Tasteless
Low quality smell like rubbing alcohol due to congeners
Standard Base for majority of cocktails
Made from Grain
Example: Vodka Cranberry
Gin
Clear
Dry Taste
Bitter and floral smell
Made from Juniper Berry
Typically used in martinis
Example: Gin & Tonic
Rum
Colorless or Gold
Sweet Taste
Sweet Smell
Made from by products of sugarcane, usually molasses
Can be aged
Example: Cuba Libre
Triple Sec
Clear
Orange/sweet Taste
Orange/sweet smell
Made from orange
Drink: Margarita
Liquer
Tequila
Colorless or Gold
Sweet and fiery taste
fiery smell
Made from blue agave
Can be aged
Drink: Paloma
Whiskey
Brown
Warming taste, some sweet, some smoky
Same smell
Made from grain usually
Different types
Drink: manhattan
Scotch Whisky
, Brown
Sharper taste
Sharper smell
Made in Scotland
Specific rules concerning aging, etc
Drink: Scotch on rocks
Bourbon
Brown
Smoky
warm
made from 51% corn
No minimum aging time
Drink: old fashioned
Speed Rack
Vodka Gin Rum Tequila Triple Sec Whiskey Bourbon
Virgin guys really try to sleep with babes
Pour speed
One oz/second
One-one-thou-sand
each syllable is 1/4 oz
Highballs
1-2 different liquors
At least one non-alcoholic mixer
1:4 Liquor to mixer ratio
Glass 2/3 full with ice
Why Garnish?
Smell, taste, look
Garnish Rules
Red drink - green garnish
Blue drink - yellow garnish
Tonic - lime
Seltzer - lemon
coke - lime
diet-coke - lemon
Lime Garnish Preparation
Cut off ends
Cut length-wise
Grove through each half
Cut slices short-wise
Juice pourers
2 oz/sec
