may be helpful in bartending class

1. Chapter 4
Beverages

2. Definition:
Beverage is any potable liquid with or with
out alcohol that may satisfy thirst or
hunger, or may even provides pleasure
to the drinker.

3. Categories:
1. Non Alcoholic Beverages
– Fruit and Vegetable Juices
– Coffee
– Tea
– Chocolate
– Dairy products (Milk)
– Water
– Soda/ Cola/ Soft drinks
– Non alcoholic beer and wines
– Mocktails or virgin cocktails

4. Categories:
2. Alcoholic Beverages
– Fermented Beverages
• Wines
• Beers
– Distilled
• Spirits
• Liqueurs
– Mixed Drinks / Cocktails

5. Early ingredients used in making alcoholic beverages:
• Honey
• Grapes
• Grains
• Sugarcane
• Dates
• Milk
• Palm
• Peppers
• Berries
• Sesame seeds
• Pomegranates

6. Early and Present Day Uses of Alcoholic Beverages:
• Religious rites
• Medicine
• Weddings
• Food and drinks

7. Early Users of Alcoholic Beverages:
• Persians: for discussing important political
matters
• Greeks: after dinner symposium
• Romans: in discussing political matters “in vino
veritas”
• English: a cup of ale was passed around to start
a council or meeting

8. Distilled Spirits that originated from Europe:
• Whisky/ Whiskey : Scotland and
Ireland
• Brandy: France
• Gin: Netherlands
• Vodka: Russia and Poland

9. How Mixed Drinks are Being Ordered and Prepared
• Liquor always first
• Name the brand first
• Well drink
• Call drink
• Premium drink
• House wine
• Chilled
• Dirty
• Dry
• Frozen/blended
• Neat
• On the rocks
• Sweet
• Tall
• Top shelf
• Up
• With a twist
• With salt

10. One drink is equals to a 12 oz. beer, 5 oz. wine or
1 ½ oz 80-proof liquor (distilled spirit)
12oz. Beer=5 oz. wine=1 1/2 oz. 80-proof liquor

11. Type of drink Avg. Alcohol
Content
Calculation Amount of Pure
Alcohol
12 oz. Beer 5% 12 oz. x .05 0.6 oz.
5 oz. Wine 12% 5 oz. x .12 0.6 oz.
1 ½ oz. 80-proof
liquor
40% 1.5 oz. x .40 0.6 oz.
360 ml Beer 5% 360 ml. x .05 18 ml.
150 ml Wine 12% 150 ml. x .12 18 ml.
45 ml 80-proof liquor 40% 45 ml x .40 18 ml.

12. What do we mean by “proof” ?
Alcohol proof is the amount of alcohol in the liquor or liqueur.
It is usually twice the percentage of alcohol by volume.
Example: 80-proof means 40% alcohol by volume, 100-
proof is 50%, 151-proff is 75.5% or 1 proof is equals to
.5% alcohol by volume.

13. Does mixing of different kinds of drinks make a person get more drunk?
No, it doesn’t. The alcohol in the drinks makes a person drunk not
the different kinds.

14. Will some drinks or mix can get you drunk faster than others?
Mixed drinks that contain carbonated beverages will get a person drunk
faster than mixed drinks that don’t have any carbon dioxide. Example:
A “gin and Sprite” will get you drunk faster than a “Screw driver”.”
Note: Carbon dioxide speeds up the absorption of alcohol into your
bloodstream.

15. Does drinking a lot of coffee or taking a very cold shower help you sober quickly?
No, they won’t. The only thing that can help you sober up is “time.”
Coffee and a cold shower might help you stay awake, but they won’t help
you sober up.

16. Does eating a lot of food before drinking help keep a person from getting drunk?
No, it will not. Eating before drinking slows down the absorption of alcohol
into your bloodstream. You will get drunk, but it will take a little bit
longer.

17. How long will alcohol stay in your system?
It all depends on how much alcohol you take and how fast; it also
depends on some other factors like weight and sex and the physical
condition.

18. Alcohol can be deadly.
Alcohol is considered poison if taken in too much dosage. If you drink too
much and too fast, it can kill you. Drink in moderation.

19. Parts of the body where alcohol goes after drinking:
• Brain
• Heart
• Lungs
• Liver
• Kidney

20. Food that delays the transfer of alcohol to the different parts of the body:
Foods that is rich in protein and fats:
• Meat
• Cheese
• Egg

21. Beneficial effects of alcohol if taken in moderate dosage:
• Relaxing
• Stimulates the senses and appetite
• Heightening pleasure
• It provides a sense of euphoria

22. Negative effects of alcohol if taken in too much dosage:
• It impairs motor ability
• It impairs muscular coordination
• It impairs eyesight
• It impairs night vision
• It delays reaction time
• It controls inhibitions

23. Sickness due to alcohol:
• Cirrhosis, inflammation of the liver or liver cancer. It impairs the ability
of the liver to filter waste materials in the body.
• Gall Stone, it is the presence of uric acid crystals in the gall bladder. It
impairs the release of the bile that helps digestions.
• Kidney stone, it is the presence of uric acid crystals in the kidney. It
impairs the ability of the kidney to release waste materials from the
body.

25. Blood Alcohol Content
The level of alcohol in the blood base on the
body weight, gender, number of drinks and the
number of hours and how does it affects brain
functions.

26. BAC % Effects:
0.02% You may feel relaxed and might experience slow reaction time.
0.04% Your vision is affected.
0.08% Your coordination decreases and your driving skills are impaired.
This is the legal drinking limit. You are legally intoxicated and it’s
illegal to drive in the U.S.
0.10% Your speech may become slurred. Lost of coordination and
judgment.
0.15% You may stumble when walking and may have trouble standing up.
0.30% You might vomit and probably pass out.
0.40% You may pass out(unconscious) and may go into a coma.
Over 0.40% Alcohol poisoning and death can occur. Your breathing might stop.
This is the lethal blood alcohol level.

27. Activity #4:
A. What is considered as one drink?
Type of Drink Avg. Alcohol
content
Calculation Amount of Pure
Alcohol
12 oz. beer
5 oz. wine
1 ½ oz 80-proof
liquor
360 ml beer
150 ml wine
45 ml 80-proof
liquor

28. B. Discuss the following guidelines in ordering and preparing mixed drink:
1. Liquor always first
2. Name the brand first
3. Well drink
4. Premium drink
5. Dirty
6. Neat
7. On the rocks
8. Tall
9. Up
10.Frozen

29. The End
cheers……