Columbia Bartending Exam Questions And
Answers
What is a cocktail?
any alcoholic beverage that mixes 2 or more ingredients
Built Drinks
- made by pouring drink components over ice in the glass the drink will be served in
- minimal dilution and the ice chills the drink as it sits
- stirring increases the rate of chilling
Shaken Drinks
- made by pouring drink components into a shaking tin with ice
- better suited for drinks with many components
Purpose of measuring ingredients
- to control balance of flavors and balance of alcohol
Wash line
- the location that the cocktail fills up to in a glass
- determined by total volume of drink
- accurate placement of wash line = included all the ingredients
- consistency of wash line = serving the same amount of liquid to each customer
ABV
alcohol by volume
- % of the substance that is alcohol
Proof
2x ABV
- 80 proof = 40% ABV
Madras
Highball
1.5 oz vodka
2 oz orange juice
2 oz cranberry juice
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Lime
Sea Breeze
Highball
, 1.5 oz vodka
3 oz cranberry juice
1 oz grapefruit juice
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Lime
Moscow Mule
Highball
1.5 oz vodka
4 oz ginger beer
0.25 oz lime juice
Served in: Copper mug
Garnish: Lime
Sex on the Beach
Highball
1 oz vodka
0.5 oz peach schnapps
2 oz orange juice
2 oz cranberry juice
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Orange
Long Island Iced Tea
Highball
0.5 oz vodka
0.5 oz gin
0.5 oz white rum
0.5 oz tequila
0.5 oz triple sec
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup
1 oz cola
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Lemon
Dark n' Stormy
Highball
1.5 oz dark rum
4 oz ginger beer
0.25 oz lime juice
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Lime
Answers
What is a cocktail?
any alcoholic beverage that mixes 2 or more ingredients
Built Drinks
- made by pouring drink components over ice in the glass the drink will be served in
- minimal dilution and the ice chills the drink as it sits
- stirring increases the rate of chilling
Shaken Drinks
- made by pouring drink components into a shaking tin with ice
- better suited for drinks with many components
Purpose of measuring ingredients
- to control balance of flavors and balance of alcohol
Wash line
- the location that the cocktail fills up to in a glass
- determined by total volume of drink
- accurate placement of wash line = included all the ingredients
- consistency of wash line = serving the same amount of liquid to each customer
ABV
alcohol by volume
- % of the substance that is alcohol
Proof
2x ABV
- 80 proof = 40% ABV
Madras
Highball
1.5 oz vodka
2 oz orange juice
2 oz cranberry juice
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Lime
Sea Breeze
Highball
, 1.5 oz vodka
3 oz cranberry juice
1 oz grapefruit juice
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Lime
Moscow Mule
Highball
1.5 oz vodka
4 oz ginger beer
0.25 oz lime juice
Served in: Copper mug
Garnish: Lime
Sex on the Beach
Highball
1 oz vodka
0.5 oz peach schnapps
2 oz orange juice
2 oz cranberry juice
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Orange
Long Island Iced Tea
Highball
0.5 oz vodka
0.5 oz gin
0.5 oz white rum
0.5 oz tequila
0.5 oz triple sec
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup
1 oz cola
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Lemon
Dark n' Stormy
Highball
1.5 oz dark rum
4 oz ginger beer
0.25 oz lime juice
Served in: Collins
Garnish: Lime
