Message 9104 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> Uhm....what is a Varietal?
> 
> I'm still green, heh.


Oy!!!!!


I'm cringing, but not to make you feel bad Mister2.

Here is a sample of one of our screening tests:  (only one, we have a couple) 
only to benefit your, or anyone else's, horizons.

Wine:

1.  Name two white wine varietals:
2.  Name two red wine varietals:
3.  Name two California wine producing regions:
4.  How many ounces are in a standard wine pour?
5.  What is a port?
6.  Is Asti Spumante a swet or dry sparkling wine?
7.  Where is Champagne made?

Liquor:

1.  Name two premium brands of the following liquors:

Vodka
Gin
Scotch
Bourbon
Tequila
Rum
Cognac

2.  What is brandy?
3.  What is the difference between brandy and cognac?
4.  What questions do you need to ask if someon eordres a martini?
5.  What is a digestif?  Name two:
6.  What does "neat" mean?
7.  What does "pres/pressed" mean?
8.  What is a standard drink pour in ounces?
9.  Put these drinks in working order:
Bud light
Pina Colada
Cosmo
Bud Draft
White Zin
Chocolate Shake
Surfer on Acid
Cuba Libra
Shot of Jager

10.  List the recipe, in ounces and garnish for each of the following drinks:
Gimlet
Gold Fashioned
Bay Breeze
Sea Breeze
Cape Cod
Madras
Margarita
White Russian
Tom Collins
Manhattan
Tequila Sunrise
Cuba Libra
Long Island Iced Tea
Kamikaze
Lynchburg Lemonade
Rusty Nail
Fuzzy Navel
Gibson
Pina Colada
Strawberry Daiquiri

Service:
1.  Assuming "the customer is always right," how would you handle a customer 
who is wrong?
2.  Is teamwork in a bar setting important  Why or why not?
3.  In any restaurant, servers, bussers and bar backs are not as important as 
bartenders.  True or False?  Why?


hmmmmmmmmmmm.  How do you respond?  ;0)

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