Exam 27: Beverages

You order a whiskey on the rocks at the bar of your favorite restaurant. The new bartender there asks you what type of whiskey you would prefer. Your friend asks you about the differences among all of the following selections. Show off your food science knowledge and compare and contrast the following options: bourbon, Canadian, Irish, rye, and Scotch. Begin by first explaining what whiskey is and how it is made.

You are dining at a German restaurant with a friend. When asked to select the wine, your friend is having difficulty choosing between a Riesling and Rhine wine. Explain what the difference is.

You are counseling a client who is trying to lose weight through proper exercise and diet. He is following the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and doing well with kcalorie control and food portions but just doesn't seem to be losing the amount of weight appropriate to the effort that he is putting into this project. He thinks that his problem might be hidden kcalories in the beverages that he drinks: flavored coffees, orange juice, and maybe a performance shake in the morning; an energy drink and/or cola in the afternoon for a pick-me-up; and one or two beers with clients after work. Discuss kcalorie control issues and alternative healthy beverage substitutions that your client could make to help achieve his weight-loss goals.

Which is the most common way to purify drinking water?

Alcoholic beverages are classified as nutritious because they contain so many kcalories.

Explain how the caffeine content of different types of coffee differs. Which type has the most caffeine, which type has the least? How is decaffeinated coffee made?

Which of the following tend to be found in higher concentrations in young tea leaves than in older leaves?

The taste of wines is their balance between sourness and sweetness.

Tea is a good source of nutrients including iron and calcium.

The amount of caffeine in a cup of coffee is determined by the brewing method.

Nutraceutical beverages may contain

Approximately _____% of the coffee consumed in the United States is decaffeinated.

A bottle of bourbon whiskey says it is 80 proof. Explain what bourbon whiskey is, how it is made, and what 80 proof means.

Describe how wine is made, including fermentation, racking, and aging. Discuss the process of evaluating wines. What is a congener?

Explain what a functional beverage is and why people buy and drink them. Cranberry juice is considered a functional beverage, why?

The predominant minerals found in drinking water are

What type of water comes from an underground source that flows naturally to the surface?

Light wines have a low alcohol content.

What effect does adding sodium to club soda have?

Which of the following waters is pumped from an aquifer?