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COLUMBIA BARTENDING AGENCY EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
What is the main ingredient of whiskey? - ANSWER-
neutral grain
What countries spell whiskey with an "e"? - ANSWER-Irish
and American
What are the five kinds of whisky? - ANSWER-Irish
Scotch
Japanese
Canadian
American (bourbon, tennesee, rye)
What is a modifier? - ANSWER-alcoholic liquids
used in addition to a cocktail's base spirit to add flavor
What are the four kinds of modifiers? - ANSWER-Liqueurs
Disgestivos and Aperitivos
Fortified and Aromatized Wines
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Bitters
What are liqueurs? - ANSWER-a spirit with added flavor
and sweetener (infusions)
~25% ABV (as low as 15%)
What are digestivos/aperitivos? - ANSWER-bittersweet
and complex liqueurs that stimulate appetite or digestion,
made from wine, brandy or neutral grains w/ fruits, herbs
or roots
What are fortified wines? - ANSWER-wine base with
added alcohol (eg vermouth)
What are bitters? - ANSWER-a bartender's "spice rack"
highly concentrated flavor profiles
What are binders? - ANSWER-non-alcoholic substances
that work to draw together a drink's components
What are the five different binders? - ANSWER-
Sweeteners
Juices
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Milk / Egg Products
Plant Products
Sodas
Garnishes
What are examples of sweeteners? - ANSWER-syrups:
simple, cane, honey, grenadine, agave, orgeat
How do you incorporate plant-based binders? - ANSWER-
muddling (herbs, fruits, spices, seeds, coffee)
What are examples of soda binders? - ANSWER-Club
soda
Ginger beer
Cola
Tonic
*always added last to the serving glass
What are the three rules of a speed rack? - ANSWER-1)
contains the most commonly used alcohols
2) ordered light to dark
COLUMBIA BARTENDING AGENCY EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
What is the main ingredient of whiskey? - ANSWER-
neutral grain
What countries spell whiskey with an "e"? - ANSWER-Irish
and American
What are the five kinds of whisky? - ANSWER-Irish
Scotch
Japanese
Canadian
American (bourbon, tennesee, rye)
What is a modifier? - ANSWER-alcoholic liquids
used in addition to a cocktail's base spirit to add flavor
What are the four kinds of modifiers? - ANSWER-Liqueurs
Disgestivos and Aperitivos
Fortified and Aromatized Wines
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Bitters
What are liqueurs? - ANSWER-a spirit with added flavor
and sweetener (infusions)
~25% ABV (as low as 15%)
What are digestivos/aperitivos? - ANSWER-bittersweet
and complex liqueurs that stimulate appetite or digestion,
made from wine, brandy or neutral grains w/ fruits, herbs
or roots
What are fortified wines? - ANSWER-wine base with
added alcohol (eg vermouth)
What are bitters? - ANSWER-a bartender's "spice rack"
highly concentrated flavor profiles
What are binders? - ANSWER-non-alcoholic substances
that work to draw together a drink's components
What are the five different binders? - ANSWER-
Sweeteners
Juices
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Milk / Egg Products
Plant Products
Sodas
Garnishes
What are examples of sweeteners? - ANSWER-syrups:
simple, cane, honey, grenadine, agave, orgeat
How do you incorporate plant-based binders? - ANSWER-
muddling (herbs, fruits, spices, seeds, coffee)
What are examples of soda binders? - ANSWER-Club
soda
Ginger beer
Cola
Tonic
*always added last to the serving glass
What are the three rules of a speed rack? - ANSWER-1)
contains the most commonly used alcohols
2) ordered light to dark
