BEVERAGE

I. Chapter Objectives

After discussing this chapter, you should be able to:

•Define what Beverage is;

•Classify the categories of beverage;
•Classify and differentiate the types of non-alcoholic and
alcoholic beverages;
•Learn the early ingredients used in making alcoholic
beverages;
•Learn the early uses of alcoholic beverage; and
•Learn the physiology of alcohol and its effects to the
body.
II. Definition

Beverage is any potable liquid with or

without alcohol that may satisfy thirst or
hunger, or may even provide pleasure to the
drinker.

Any liquid produced for human consumptions.

Categories of Beverages
A. Non alcoholic
Types:
1. Juices
• Fresh
• Powder
• Concentrate

2. Coffee
• Plain or black: brewed or instant;
caffeinated or decaffeinated
• Flavored: brewed or instant; caffeinated or
instant
Categories of Beverages
3. Tea
• Plain tea: brewed
• Flavored tea: brewed or instant; herbal or
fruit flavors

4. Dairy product: milk fresh, sterilized

5. Sparkling waters
• Tonic water – with quinine flavoring
• Soda water – plain carbonated water
Categories of Beverages
6. Drinking water
• Plain tea: mineral and distilled water
• Flavored and carbonated drinking water

7. Sodas

8. Energy drinks

9. Non alcoholic beers and wines

10. Mocktails or virgin cocktails

Categories of Beverages
B. Alcoholic beverage
Categories of types:
1. Fermented alcoholic beverages
• Wines
• Beers
2. Distilled alcoholic beverages
• Spirits
• Liquors
3. Mixed alcoholic drinks or cocktails
III. Early ingredients used in
making alcoholic beverages
Early people before fermented any
ingredients that contain sugar.
 IV. Early and Present day uses
of alcoholic beverages

1. Religious site – Wines used as an offering to

gods and goddesses. Today wine is already used
by the Catholics in their Holy Eucharist.
2. Victories – Tribes or kingdoms celebrate by
drinking after, winning a battle with other bribe or
kingdom. Today, showering and flushing of
Champagne is common scene in the celebration
of victory in sports.
 IV. Early and Present day uses
of alcoholic beverages

3. Medicine – Distilled spirits were known

before as aqua vitae in Latin and eaux de vie in
French which means water of life. They were
used before as medicine. Today in some local
practices “a shot of gin and calamansi will take
away your fever and colds”.
 IV. Early and Present day uses
of alcoholic beverages

4. Weddings – Before a cup of ale was

drunk by the bride and groom as part of the
wedding ceremony, hence the word bridal was
derived. Bride and ale. Today the Jews still
use wine as part of the wedding ceremony.
 IV. Early and Present day uses
of alcoholic beverages
5. Food and drink – Early European made
wine and beer as part of their everyday meal.
Today, a meal for French or Italian could not
be complete without a glass of wine, the same
with the Germans and Austrians wherein a day
without a beer is an incomplete day.
 V. Early Users of alcoholic
beverages
The common denominator by the early users of
alcoholic beverage was for intellectual
discussions aside from those mentioned earlier.
1. Persians: for discussing important political
matters
2. Greek: after dinner symposium
3. Romans: in discussing political matters “in
vino veritas”
4. English: a cup of ale was passed around to
start a council or meeting.
 VI. Distilled Spirits that
Originated from Europe
The common denominator by the early users of
alcoholic beverage was for intellectual
discussions aside from those mentioned earlier.

Whisky/Whiskey: Scotland and Ireland

Brandy: France
Gin: Netherlands
Vodka: Russia and Poland
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared

Familiarizing the terms and how drinks are

ordered by guest and how it should be prepared
is a necessity on the part of the bartender and
those who are in-charge of taking orders of the
guest in dining or the table guest .
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared

1. Liquor Always First

When you mention a mixed drink, always name

the liquor first.
Example: Rum and Coke, Cape cod, Whiskey
and Coke, Gin and Tonic, Screwdriver, etc.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
2. Name the Brand First
If you mention a mixed drink with a particular brand,
name the brand first.
Example: Tanqueray and Tonic instead of Gin and
Tonic.

3. Well Drink
A well drink is a drink made with the cheapest liquor
available at the bar.
Example: If customer orders a Rum and Coke, you
give the cheapest rum and coke. You do not give
Bacardi and Coke.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
4. Call Drink

A call drink is made with specified liquor. If the customer calls

for a specific brand or liquor, give what the customer
mentioned.
Example: Bacardi and Coke, Jack and Coke, Stolichnaya and
Cranberry, Tanqueray and Tonic, Jose Cuervo Gold.

Careful: If the customer calls for the most expensive liquor,

the drink will become a premium drink and not a call drink.

Note: If the customer is not sure about the drink he/she wants
whether it is a call drink or premium drink, tell the customer if
its call or premium drink.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
5. Premium Drink

A premium drink is made with expensive liquor.

Example: Grey Goose and Tonic, Johnny Walker

Blue double.
Note: This is also called a top shelf drink.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
6. Draught Beer (Draft beer or Tap beer)

Draft beer or tap beer, is drawn from a

metal barrel or keg.

Note: The most common name is draft beer or

tap beer.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
7. House wine

House wine is referred to the less

expensive wine served at the bar or
restaurant.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
8. Chilled
Chilled means cold. It is used when
ordering shots of liquor.
Example: A chilled shot of tequila or a chilled
shot of whiskey.
How to chill shot liquor?
Pour the liquor into a shaker with ice. Shake
and strain into a shot glass.
Note: Chilling liquor adds a little a bit of water
to it.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
9. Dirty
Dirty means serve with olive juice and it’s
used in gin martinis and vodka martinis. The
juice of the olive makes the martini looks
cloudy or dirty.

Example: Dirty dry Martini.

VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
10. Dry
Dry means with dry vermouth and it’s
used in gin martinis and vodka martinis. Dry in
general may also mean lack of sugar or
sweetness

Example: Dry Martini

VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
11. Frozen
Frozen means blended.

Example: Frozen Margarita

Careful: If customer orders a Margarita at the bar,

ask if it will be blended, with ice, on the rocks, stir or
shaken margarita. Bartenders must always ask the
guest’s preferred method of preparing the drink.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
12. Neat
Neat means without the ice and served in an
old-fashioned glass. It is used when ordering liquor
by itself.
Example: If somebody orders a scotch neat, that
person wants Scotch by old-fashioned glass.
Another name: Some people say, “Straight Up”
when they want liquor by itself.
Note: If somebody ask for “neat” do not pour the
liquor into a shot glass. It has to be poured into an
old fashioned-glass so it could be drunk by little sips.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
13. On the Rocks
On the rocks means drink served with ice
cubes.

Example: Whiskey on the rocks, Margarita on the

rocks.
VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
14. Sweet
Sweet means with sweet vermouth and it’s
used in gin martinis and vodka martinis. Or it also
means drinks with high sugar content.

Example: Sweet Martini.

VII. How drinks are ordered and
prepared
15. Tall
Tall means drink served in bigger or tall glass.
If you order a tall drink, you get the same amount of
liquor, but with more juice or soda.

Example: Tall Screwdriver, Tall Cape Cod, Tall Jack

and Coke, Tall Gin and Tonic, Etc.

Careful: Not all the drinks can be made into tall

drinks.
 Which drinks can be made tall
Which drinks can be made tall drinks?
drinks?
Drinks that come in Highball glasses can
be made
can be made tall by
tall using Collins
by using or Zombie
Collins or
Zombie glasses.glasses.
Note: if guest doesn’t like strong drinks, you
Note: if guest
may tell doesn’t
the guest youlike
canstrong
make her/his
drinks, you may drink tell the guest you
tall.
can make her/his drink tall.
 16. Top Shelf
16. Top Top shelf means
Shelf
premium brandspremium
Top shelf means or drinks.
brands or
Itdrinks.
means to usetothe
It means usebest
the best liquors
available
liquors at the bar.
available at the bar.
Example: Top shelf Long Island Iced Tea,
the use of premium
Example: brands
Top shelf Longof base liquor.
Island Iced Tea, the use of
premium brands of base
liquor.
17. Up
17. Up
Up means chilled by shaking or stirring and strained into a martini glass.
• Example: stolichnaya Up, Absolut Up, Bombay Sapphir
• 17. Up Up means chilled by shaking
• 17. Up
•
•
Up meansor stirring
chilled by shakingand strained
or stirring into
and strained into
Example: stolichnaya Up, Absolut Up, Bombay Sapphir
a
a martini glass.

•
•
17. Up martini glass.
Up means chilled by shaking or stirring and strained into a martini glass.
• Example:Example: stolichnaya
stolichnaya Up, Absolut Up, Bombay Sapphire Up,Up
• Note: Ask the guest if she/he wants martini without vermouth, she must order a gin

• e Up
Absolut
up or vodka up. Up, Bombay Sapphir
• Note: Ask the guest if she/he wants martini without vermouth, she must order a gin
up or vodka up.

• Note: Ask the guest if she/he

Up means chilled by shaking or stirring and strained into a martini glass.
•
• wants martini without
Example: stolichnaya Up, Absolut Up, Bombay Sapphire Up
Note: Ask the guest if she/he wants martini without vermouth, she must order a gin
e Up vermouth, she must order a
up or vodka up.

Note: Ask the guest if she/he wants martini without vermouth, she must order a gin up or
vodka up. gin up or vodka up.
18. With a 18. Twist
With a Twist
this means this means
to add toa add a twist,
twist, usually a lemon
usually a lemon twist, to the drink
twist, to the drink adding aroma and flavor
adding aroma and flavor to the
to the drink. drink.
19. With Salt19. With Salt
this meansthis means
to coatto coat the rim
the rim of aofglass with
a glass with kosher or iodized salt
kosher or iodized salt if kosher salt is not
if kosher salt is not available.
available.
Note:
Note: If iodized
If iodizedwill
willbe
be used, make sure you
used, make
sure place
don’t you don’t tooplace
much tooofmuch
it on ofthe
it rim for it
mayon the
getrim thefor it may
drink get the
taste drink
salty.
taste salty.
 VIII. Physiology of alcohol
VIII. Physiology of alcohol

Ethanol – an alcohol present in an

Ethanol
alcoholic – an alcohol
beverage present
and it is a formindrug
an
known asalcoholic beverage and it is a
tranquilizer.
form drug known as
tranquilizer.
What is considered as one drink
• What is considered as one drink or the
orequivalent
the equivalent of one drink?
of one drink?

OneOne drink
drink is equal
is equal to a to
12aoz12beer,
oz beer, 5
5 oz wine
ozorwine
1 ½oroz180-proo
½ oz 80-proo liquor (distilled
liquor (distilled spirit). In
spirit).
MetricInmeasurement:
Metric measurement:
One drink is One drink
a 360 ml
is a
or360
one ml or one
bottle bottle
of beer, 150ofmlbeer,
wine150 mlml
or 45
wine or 45 liquor
80-proof ml 80-proof liquor
(distilled (distilled
spirit).
spirit).
 Avg. Alcohol Amount of Pure
Type of drink Calculation Alcohol
Content Amount of Pure
Type of drink Avg. Alcohol Calculation Alcohol
Content
12 oz Beer 5% 12 oz x .05 0.6 oz
12 oz Beer 5% 12 oz x .05 0.6 oz

5 oz
5 oz Wine
Wine 12%
12% 55
ozoz
xx .12
.12 0.6ozoz
0.6

1 ½ oz 80-proof 40% 1.5 oz x .40 0.6 oz

1½ oz 80-proof
liquor 40% 1.5 oz x .40 0.6 oz
liquor
360 ml Beer 5% 360ml x .12 18ml
360 ml Beer 5% 360ml x .05 18ml
150 ml Wine 12% 150ml x .12 18ml

45ml
150 mlWine
80-proof liquor 40%
12% 45ml
150ml xx .40
.12 18ml
18ml
They all contain 0.6 oz or 18 ml pure alcohol
45 ml 80-proof liquor 40% 45ml x .40 18ml

They all contain 0.6 oz or 18 ml pure alcohol

 Note
Note: : if you
if you drinkdrink a mixed
a mixed drink
drink that that
contains
contains 3 ozthat
3 oz of liquor, of liquor, that is notone
is not considered
considered one drink;
drink; it is considered twoitdrinks
is considered
because
it contained
two twice the amount
drinks because of alcohol
it contained twice
the amount of alcohol
 What do we mean by “Proof”?
1. What do we mean by “Proof”?
Alcohol proof is the amount alcohol in the
Alcohol proof is the amount alcohol in
liquor or liqueur. It is usually twice the
the liquor or liqueur. It is usually twice
percentage of alcohol by volume.
the percentage of alcohol by volume.
Example: 80-proof means 40% alcohol
Example: 80-proof means 40% alcohol
by volume, 100-proof is 50%, 151-proof
by volume, 100-proof is 50%, 151-
is 75.5% of 1 proof is equals to .5%
proof is 75.5% of 1 proof is equals
alcohol by volume.
to .5% alcohol by volume.
2. Does mixing of different kinds of
drinks make a person get drunk
2. Does mixing of different kinds of
more?
drinks make a person get drunk more?
No, it doesn’t. the alcohol in the drinks
No, it doesn’t. the alcohol in the drinks
makes a person drunk, not the different
makes a person drunk, not the different
kinds.
kinds.
3.3. Will
Will some
some drinks
drinks oror mix
mix can
can get
get youyou
drunk drunk fasterothers?
faster than than others?
Mixed drinks that contain carbonated
Mixed drinks
beverages thatacontain
will get person carbonated
drunk faster
beverages
than mixed will getthat
drinks a person drunkany
don’t have faster
than mixed
carbon dioxide.drinks that don’t
Example: have
A “Gin andany
sprite”
carbonwilldioxide.
get youExample:
drunk faster thanand
A “Gin a
“screw
sprite”driver.”
will get you drunk faster than a
Note: Carbon dioxide
“screwspeeds
driver.”up the
absorption of alcohol
Note: Carbon intospeeds
dioxide your up the
bloodstream.
absorption of alcohol into your
bloodstream.
4. Does drinking a lot of coffee or taking a
very cold shower help you sober up
4. Does drinking a lot of coffee or
quickly?
taking a very cold shower help
you sober up quickly?
No, they won’t. The only thing that
No, they won’t.
canThe
help only thingup
you sober that can help
is “TIME.”
you sober up is “TIME.”
Coffee Coffee
and a cold andmight
shower a cold
help
shower mightyouhelp you
stay staybut
awake, awake, but they
they won’t help
you sober
won’t help up quickly.
you sober up quickly.
 5. Does eating a lot of food before
5.drinking
Does eatinghelp keep a person
a lot of from getting
food before
drinking help keep drunk?
a person from
getting drunk?
No, it will not. Eating before drinking slows
No,
down it will
the not. Eating of
absorption before drinking
alcohol slows
into your
down the absorption
bloodstream. of alcohol
You will get drunk, into
but ityour
will
bloodstream.
take a little bit You will get drunk, but it will
longer.
take a little bit longer.
6. How long will alcohol stay in your
6. How long will alcohol stay in
system?
your system?
It all depends on how much
alcohol you take and how fast; it
It all depends on howonmuch
also depends somealcohol
other
you take and howlike
factors fast; it also
weight anddepends
sex and
on some other factorscondition.
the physical like weight and
sex and the physical condition.
 7.7.Alcohol can be deadly.
Alcohol can be deadly.
Alcohol is considered as poison if taken in
too much dosage. If you drink too
Alcohol is considered as poison if much and
too fast, it can kill you. Drink in moderation!
taken in too much dosage. If you
drink too much and too fast, it can
kill you. Drink in moderation!
8. Things to keep in mind if you are going
8. Things to keep in mind if you are
to have drinking session.
going to have drinking session.
• Eat something before you start drinking. If
•Eatyou drink beer
something before at least
you starthalfdrinking.
full of your
If you
stomach
drink beer at andleastifhalf
spirits
full ofatyour
least more than
stomach and if
half full
spirits for you
at least more tothan
somehow
half full enjoy
for youthe
to
somehow enjoydrinking.the drinking.
• One drink is a12 oz beer, 5 oz wine or 1
•One drink is a12 oz beer, 5 oz wine or 1 ½ oz
½ oz 80-proof
80-proof liquor
liquor (distilled
(distilled spirit).spirit).
• Don’t drink too much and too fast.
•Don’t drink too much and too fast.
 •Carbonated mixed drinks get you
• Carbonated mixed
drunk faster thandrinks get you drunk
non-carbonated.
faster than non-carbonated.
Mixing different kinds of drink doesn’t
• Mixing different
get you more kinds
drunk.ofThe
drink doesn’t
amount of get
you more drunk. The does.
alcohol amount of alcohol
does.
• Coffee and
•Coffee a cold
and shower
a cold shower don’t help
don’t you to
help
sober up.
you to sober up.
• the only thing that can help you sober up
is “TIME.”
•The only thing that can help you
• DO NOT DRINK
sober up AND DRIVE!
is “TIME.”

• DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE!

9.9.
Parts of the
Parts of body where alcohol goes
the body
after drinking:
where alcohol goes
• Brainafter drinking:
• Heart
• Lungs
•Brain
• Liver

•Heart
• kidney

•Lungs
•Liver
•kidney
 10. Food that delays the
transfer of alcohol to the
different parts of the body:
10. Food that delays the
transfer of alcohol to the
Food that is richdifferent
in protein
parts and
of thefats
body:
• Food that is rich in protein
and fats
•Meat
• Meat
•Cheese
• Cheese
•Egg
• Egg
11. Beneficial effects of alcohol
if taken in moderate dosage
11. Beneficial effects of alcohol
if taken in moderate dosage
•Relaxing• Relaxing
• Stimulates the senses and appetite
•Stimulates the senses
• Heightening pleasure
and
appetite • It provides a sense of euphoria
•Heightening pleasure
•It provides a sense of euphoria
 12. Negative effects of alcohol if taken in
too much dosage – if taken in too much
12. dosage,
Negative effects of alcohol if taken
the alcohol becomes toxic that it in too
much dosage
impairs – if takenbrain
the following in too and
muchbody
dosage, the
alcohol becomes toxic that it impairs the following
functions:
brain and body functions:
• It impairs motor ability
• It impairs muscular coordination
• •It impairs motor ability
It impairs eyesight
• •It impairs
It impairs muscular coordination
night vision
•It impairs eyesight
• It delay reaction time
•It impairs night vision
• It relaxes inhibitions
•It delay reaction time
•It relaxes inhibitions
 IX. Health
IX. Health andand
Alcohol
Alcohol
Sickness due
Sickness totoalcohol:
due alcohol:

1.1.Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis – inflammation
– inflammationofofthe the liver orliver
liver or liver
cancer.
cancer. It impairs
It impairs the ability
the ability of the of thetoliver
liver filter to
filter waste
waste materials materials
in the body. in the body.
2. Gall stone – the presence of uric acid
2.Gallcrystals
Stonein–the thegall
presence
bladder. of uric acid
It impairs thecrystals
in the
release of thebile
gallthat
bladder. It impairs
helps digestions . the
release of the bile that helps
digestions.
.
 3.Kidney
3.Kidney stoneStone
– the presence of uric
acid crystals in the kidney. It impairs
– the presence ofkidney
the ability of the urictoacid
release
crystals
wastein the kidney.
materials It
from the body.

impairs the ability of the

kidney to release waste
materials from the body.
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
Gall Stone
• Gall Stone
Kidney Kidney
StoneStone
 X. Blood Alcohol Content
X. Blood Alcohol Content
The
the level
level of alcohol
of alcohol in blood
in blood basedbased
on the
body
on theweight,
bodygender,
weight,number
gender, of number
drinks and
the number of hours and how it
of drinks and the number of hours affects
brain functions. Here are some charts that
and help
might howyou
it affects brain
determine functions.
your alcohol
Here
blood are some
content so thatcharts that
you will havemight
a guide
of help
how many drinks you must
you determine your only drink for
alcohol
your own safety.
blood content so that you will have a
guide of how many drinks you must
only drink for your own safety.
BAC Physical and Emotional effects
BAC Physical and Emotional effects
0.02% You may feel relaxed and might experience slow reaction time.
0.02% You may feel relaxed and might experience slow reaction
time.
0.04% Your vision is affected.
0.04% Your vision is affected.
0.08%
0.08% Your
Yourcoordination
coordination decreases
decreases and
andyour driving
your skills
driving areare
skills
impaired. This
impaired. is the
This is thelegal drinking
legal limit.
drinking You
limit. areare
You legally
legally
intoxicated and it’s illegal to drive in U.S.
intoxicated and it’s illegal to drive in U.S.
0.10%
0.10% Your
Your speech
speech may
may become
become slurred.
slurred. Lost
Lost of of coordination
coordination and
and
jugdment.
jugdment.
0.15%
0.15% You
You may
may stumble
stumble when
when walking
walking and
and may may have
have trouble
trouble standing
standing
up. up.
0.30% You might vomit and probably pass out.
0.30% You might vomit and probably pass out.
0.40% You may pass out (unconscious) and may go into a coma.
0.40% You may pass out (unconscious) and may go into a coma.
Over Alcohol poisoning and death can occur. Your breathing might
0.40%
Over stop. This
Alcohol is the and
poisoning lethal blood
death alcohol
can occur.level
Your breathing might
0.40% stop. This is the lethal blood alcohol level
DRINK RESPONSIBILITY!
DRINK RESPONSIBILITY!
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BAC
# of 100 lbs 120 140 lbs 160 lbs 180 lbs 200 lbs 220 240 lbs 260 280
drinks lbs lbs lbs lbs

0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01
1
0.08 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
2
0.011 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04
3
0.15 0.13 0.11 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.5
4
0.19 0.16 0.13 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.07
5
0.23 0.19 0.16 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.9 0.8
6
0.26 0.22 0.19 0.17 0.15 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.09
7
0.30 0.25 0.22 0.19 0.17 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.11
8
0.34 0.28 0.24 0.21 0.19 0.17 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.12
9
0.38 0.31 0.27 0.24 0.21 0.19 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.13
10
# of 80 lbs 100 120 lbs 140 lbs 160 lbs 180 lbs 200 220 lbs 240 260
drinks lbs lbs lbs lbs

0.06 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
1
0.11 0.09 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03
2
0.17 0.13 0.11 0.09 0.08 0.7 0.7 0.06 0.6 0.05
3
0.22 0.18 0.15 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.07
4
0.28 0.22 0.18 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.8
5
0.33 0.26 0.22 0.19 0.17 0.15 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.10
6
0.39 0.31 0.26 0.22 0.19 0.17 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.12
7
0.44 0.35 0.29 0.25 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.1 0.15 0.14
8
0.50 0.40 0.33 0.28 0.25 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.17 0.15
9
0.55 0.44 0.37 0.31 0.28 0.24 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.17
10