Ok I need help desperately! I live in Oklahoma, attending bartending school and I am at the end of my two weeks. I passed my Mid term and Final all written of course. NOW I have to take a speed final of 12 drinks in 7 minutes. I have studied my *** off and I have done quite a few practice speed finals. But it seems that either the drinks I am iffy on get called or I get them all perfect but missing the mark by just a bit timewise. I am a firm believer that bartending is not just about speed. Its about quality and taste. Who cares if you can pump out 12 drinks in 7 minutes?! Does it taste good? Are they coming back for more cause it does? I just need help. I don't want to label it as cheating, maybe just assisting or helping. But is there a particular list of drinks that is used for this speed final that I can get from you and / or anyone else so that the drinks can be narrowed down? I have literally been taught over 225 drinks in 10 days! And I need a job asap, my bills are so far behind and I want to start working and learning first hand as soon as possible. But I can't seem to get by the speed final. The association that I am under is ABLE, and the school I believe is associated with Texas school of bartenders ( I dont know if that helps) so if you have any info you can give me on this I would so greatly appreciate it.
Thank you so much!
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Yes the let me do free pouring. I am not sure anyone understands. I guess I am being lazy but honestly I dont want to overload my brain with recipes that I am never going to use or that are wrong.
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I have seen my instructor give a few of these speed tests and I even took two practice ones. All of which we read off of this one sheet. So I am guessing it is the cuiriculum speed test sheet. It has like 5-6 groupings of drinks. I rather memorize 60-72 drinks that I most likely will not use than over 200!! That is my problem.
2007-04-15 09:57:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Ive taken the test. The test is based on basic drinks. Dont worry you will do fine.
I think the ones i did were
screwdriver
pina coloda
fuzzy navel
sea breeze
long island iced tea
manhattan
dry martini
black russian
orgasum
zombie
cant thing of the rest
good luck you will do fine........dont worry
2007-04-15 10:20:12 · answer #1 · answered by sportyconnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bartender Test
2016-09-30 10:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will they be calling them out, or do you get the list? If you get the list, use time management. Think about what takes the longest. You can have a daiquiri blending while you pour a vodka sour. They'll probably throw a couple usuals at you, and then a few newer ones like the fancy martinis, and old school ones like Singapore Slings and Manhattans and Pink Squirrels.
You'll be fine, just be confident! And trust me, when you get that bartending job you'll think that 12 drinks in 7 minutes is _nothing_.
2007-04-15 10:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I m taking a bartending class. And only got my first day in. Take notes of the common drinks for the speed test. Keep in mind of what glass cups you need to chill or use for the drinks. We have 100 questions on the written test. I m more stressed out on the speed test then the written test. Why is that?
2016-05-24 01:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by Brian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll be fine. It has been my experience that the people that are the most stressed out about a test are usually the people who have nothing to worry about.
2007-04-15 10:02:31 · answer #5 · answered by Cheffy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋