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Columbia Bartending Agency Questions
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Definition of a Cocktail
Ans: Any drink with alcohol in it that balances flavor and ingredients
2 main types of drinks and their distinctions
Ans: built: pour components over ice in the glass it will be served in
shaken: poured into shaker and mixed together
purpose of measuring ingredients
Ans: To balance flavors and alcohol; speed, accuracy, consistency,
safety
definition and importance of wash line
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Ans: the location to which the cocktail fills up in a glass. accuracy and
constitency
tools of measurements
Ans: jigger and pourtop
ABV
Ans: alcohol by volume (expressed as percentage)
proof
Ans: double ABV, expressed as number
standard drink (w/ approx amounts)
Ans: .5 oz pure ethanol; 1.5 oz 40% ABV liquor; 12 oz 5% beer/wine
BAC
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Ans: Blood-alcohol content, measures intoxication.; .01 = .01% of blood is
alcohol
7 primary factors that influence intoxication
Ans: 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
Ans: JIRC (judgement, inhibitions, reaction time, coordination)
significance of dram shop acts
Ans: legal obligation to monitor intoxication levels, can be held
responsible
spirits
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Ans: distilled alcoholic beverages, no added sugar, at least 40% ABV
CBA speed rack
Ans: vodka gin rum tequila triple sec whiskey bourbon
vodka
Ans: neutral grain (or potato, fruit, sugar), clear, neutral taste
gin
Ans: neutral grain steeped with juniper and botanicals then redistilled,
clear, bitter and floral, dry
rum
Columbia Bartending Agency Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Definition of a Cocktail
Ans: Any drink with alcohol in it that balances flavor and ingredients
2 main types of drinks and their distinctions
Ans: built: pour components over ice in the glass it will be served in
shaken: poured into shaker and mixed together
purpose of measuring ingredients
Ans: To balance flavors and alcohol; speed, accuracy, consistency,
safety
definition and importance of wash line
,2 | Page
Ans: the location to which the cocktail fills up in a glass. accuracy and
constitency
tools of measurements
Ans: jigger and pourtop
ABV
Ans: alcohol by volume (expressed as percentage)
proof
Ans: double ABV, expressed as number
standard drink (w/ approx amounts)
Ans: .5 oz pure ethanol; 1.5 oz 40% ABV liquor; 12 oz 5% beer/wine
BAC
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Ans: Blood-alcohol content, measures intoxication.; .01 = .01% of blood is
alcohol
7 primary factors that influence intoxication
Ans: 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
Ans: JIRC (judgement, inhibitions, reaction time, coordination)
significance of dram shop acts
Ans: legal obligation to monitor intoxication levels, can be held
responsible
spirits
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Ans: distilled alcoholic beverages, no added sugar, at least 40% ABV
CBA speed rack
Ans: vodka gin rum tequila triple sec whiskey bourbon
vodka
Ans: neutral grain (or potato, fruit, sugar), clear, neutral taste
gin
Ans: neutral grain steeped with juniper and botanicals then redistilled,
clear, bitter and floral, dry
rum
