FINALS BARTENDING

Dram shop Laws It is illegal TO

• transfer liquor from one bottle to another, even if it is the same brand

• serve liquor to a person who is under the legal drinking age

• gamble or to hold bets for customers

• serve someone who is obviously drunk

Mixing Methods

build - when your the alcohol into the glass it is served, most often with ice

straight up/neat - NO ICE! - may be room temperature or stirred with ice and strained

on the rocks - build in the rocks glass with ice

blend - build in blender and then pour into glass

layer - pour alcohol so that it separates, creating layers

up in a stemmed glass, shake and strain method

A.B.C. proof to percentage

B.A.C. percentage to proof b

bitters:

= alcohol beverage control/proof divided by 2 equals percentage

= blood alcohol content/percentage multiplied by 2 equals proof

45% 90 proof

liquor: (also hard liquor, hard alcohol, spirit, or distilled drink)

is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruit, or vegetables that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation. *this does not include beer, wine, sake, or cider, as they are fermented but not DISTILLED

Liquer:

is an alcoholic drink flavored variously by fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, nuts or cream combined with distilled spirits. In some areas of the US and CA liqueurs are also referred to as cordials or schnapps.

Chambord

Blak raspberry liqueur - France - purple - substitute: razzmatazz

Frangelico

Hazelnut liqueur - Italy - Tan [Frangelico is a brand of noisette (hazelnut) and herb-flavored liqueur (colored with caramel coloring) which is produced in Canale, Italy.]

Baileys Irish Cream

Irish-whiskey based cream liqueur - Ireland - cream

Midori

Sweet melon liqueur - Green [Midori is a sweet, honeydew melon-flavored liqueur made by Suntory. It is manufactured in Japan, the United States, Mexico, and France. it was made exclusively in Japan until 1987.]

Blue Curacao

Orange flavored liqueur - blue - (same as triple sec with food coloring)

Peppermint schnapps

Peppermint flavored liqueur - clear

peach schnapps

Peach flavored liqueur - clear

Kahlua

Coffee liqueur - Mexico - Dark Brown [Kahlua is a coffee-flavored liqueur from Mexico. The drink contains rum, sugar, vanilla bean, and Arabica Coffee.]

Southern comfort

Sweet Whiskey Liqueur-Reddish brown [southern comfort is and American Whiskey-based liqueur flavored with fruit and spice.]

Drambuie

Sweet, spicy Scotch liqueur - Scotland - tan [Drambuie is a golden-colored liqueur made from Scotch whisky, Honey, Herbs and spices.]

Grand Marnier

Orange Cognac liqueur - France - Tan - (upgrade from triple sec) [Cordon Rouge or “Red Ribbon” is orange-flavored cognac liqueur and the original Grand Marnier liqueur created in 1880 by Alexander Marnier-Lapostolle. It is consumed neat and is also used in mixed drinks and desserts.]

Galliano

Herbal, black licorice liqueur - yellow - Holland - (3 substitutes: Neapolitan, Florentino, Valentino.) [Galliano is made from Mediterranean exotic herbs and plants, sweet vanilla-anise (licorice) flavor.)

Crème de cassis

Sweetened blackcurrant liqueur [Crème de cassis is made from blackcurrants that re crushed and soaked in alcohol, with sugar subsequently added. The fruit of blackcurrants can be eaten raw, but it has a strong, tart flavor.

Crème de Cacao

Sweet vanilla-chocolate liqueur [(pronounced “co-co”) is made in two colors: white and brown. they taste identical - with the only different being the color.]

Creme de Almond/Noyaux

[Creme de moyaux is an almond-flavored creme liqueur, although it is actually made from apricot kernels or the kernels of peacch or cherry pits, which provide and almond-like flavor]

Creme de menthe

sweet mint liqueur [It is available commercially in a colorless version and a green version. Both have similar flavor and are interchangeable in recipes, except where color is important.]

Sloe gin

sweet, sloe berry liqueur - red

Goldschlagger

Cinnamon flavored liqueur [Goldschlager is swiss, cinnamon schnapps, a liqueur with very thin, yet visible flakes of gold floating in it. The actual amount of gold has been measured at approximately 13 mg in a one liter bottle.]

Amaretto

(Italian for “a little bitter”) is a sweet, almond liqueur - italy

Jagermeister

Herbal liqueur - Germany - Dark [Ingredients include: 56 herbs, fruits, roots, and spices, (including) citrus peel, licorice, anise, poppy seeds, saffron, ginger, juniper berries, and ginseng.]

Tia Maria

Coffee liqueur - Jamaican - Dark [Tia Maria is a dark liqueur made originally in Jamaica using Jamaican coffee beans. The main flavor ingredients are coffee beans, Jamaican Rum, vanilla, and sugar.]

Godiva (nbs recipes call for dark chocolate liqueur)

Dark chocolate liqueur: unsweetened dark chocolate, bright black cherry, candied sweet orange peel and a hint of cold-brewed coffee.

Milk chocolate liqueur: chocolate - soft and creamy with a rich, silky finish.

White chocolate liqueur: white chocolate and Madagascar Vanilla with a soft, lush finish.

Malibu

coconut rum liqueur

Hpnotiq

Fruity vodka cognac liqueur - aqua blue color

Sambuca

Anise (licorice) liqueur - italy - clear

Butterscotch

butterscotch liqueur - clear [butterscotch liqueur is made by mixing butter and brown sugar with a neutral base spirit. the result is a sweet liqueur that tastes just like butterscotch candy. Though each brand uses a different method, many butterscotch liqueurs have a rich gold color due to either natural or artificial coloring agents.]

Grenadine

is non-alcoholic, sweet syrup that is used to flavor cocktails. It is made from pomegranates and tastes like cherries

Courvoisier

Cognac - Amber to brown - cognac region of France

Hennessy

Cognac - Amber to brown - cognac region of France

Remy Martin

Cognac - Amber to brown - cognac region of France

[cognac is a grape brandy named after the town of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the dpeartemnts of Charente and Charente-Maritime.(must be distilled in cognac region of France.)]

Campari

Aperitif wine - semi-bitter - Italy - Red - Made of Herbs [Campari is often used in cocktails and is commonly served with soda water or citrus juice]

Dubonnet

Aperitif wine - sweet, aromatized [Dubbonet is a blend of fortified wine, herbs, and spices.]

Aperitif

is a drinkable appetizer meant to stimulate the appetite before a meal; it is the counterpart to the digestif that closes the meal.

• While an aperitif wine can be sipped as is, if it is a fortified wine you may want to enjoy it on th rocks or with a splash of soda and a peel of your favorite citrus fruit to tone down the bitter flavor. You can also make a wide variety of cocktails. Some of the most famous are the Martini and Manhattan.

Digestif