The Beverage Course Practical 1 Cocktails Part 2

Date of Assessment. Learner s Name. The Beverage Course Practical 1 Cocktails Part 2 (NOTE: This practical assessment consists of Session 1, Session 2 and Session 3. Ensure that each session has been completed before uploading the results. Please only upload the combined total.) Session 1 Practical Assessment Number: 1/2 Corresponding Lessons: 1.2 Skills and Techniques Outcomes: The learner can rim a glass using the correct technique. The learner can shake a cocktail using the correct technique. The learner can stir a cocktail using the correct technique. Copyright Lobster International S.A. 2015. All rights reserved. 1 of 8

Equipment: An appropriate glass. Tongs. The appropriate rimming ingredient. A lime slice. A mixing glass. A Boston shaker. A bar spoon. Cocktail ingredients. Instructions: Part 1: Observe the learner on the job and assess if they can rim the glass correctly, as demonstrated in the lesson. Part 2: Observe the learner on the job and assess if they can shake a cocktail correctly, as demonstrated in the lesson. Part 3: Observe the learner on the job and assess if they can stir a cocktail correctly, as demonstrated in the lesson. Part 1: Rimming Cocktails Part 2 Comments Did the learner do what they were supposed to? Did the learner use the tongs to hold the lime slice? Did the learner rub the lime slice over half of the rim of the glass? Did the learner lightly press the rim of the glass into the rimming ingredient? Did the learner tap the glass to get rid of any loose particles of the rimming ingredient? Part 2: Shaking Did the learner secure the Boston shaker over the mixing glass containing the necessary cocktail ingredients? Did the learner ensure the Boston shaker was in line on one side of the mixing glass? Copyright Lobster International S.A. 2015. All rights reserved. 2 of 8

Did the learner double-tap the top of the Boston shaker to secure it? Did the learner turn the mixing glass so that the Boston shaker faced the Guest? Did the learner shake the cocktail at least twenty times until condensation formed on the Boston shaker? Part 3: Stirring Did the learner hold the bar spoon at the top on the handle? Did the learner stir the cocktail with their index and middle fingers in front of the spoon, and their ring and pinky fingers behind the spoon? Did the learner stir the cocktail using only their wrist and fingers, keeping their upper arm steady? Afterwards, did the learner remove the spoon and place it in a pint or mixing glass? Total (Out of 13) Copyright Lobster International S.A. 2015. All rights reserved. 3 of 8

Session 2 Corresponding Lessons: 1.2 Skills and Techniques Outcomes: The learner can make simple syrup. Equipment: A clean, sealable plastic container. A cup. Simple syrup ingredients. A clear plastic squeeze bottle and cap. A funnel. A marker and label. Instructions: Part 1: Ask the learner to make a batch of simple syrup. Part 1: Make simple syrup Cocktails Part 2 Comments Did the learner make the simple syrup in a clean, sealable plastic container? Did the learner add one cup, by volume, of granulated sugar to the container? Did the learner add one cup, by volume, of warm water to the container? Did the learner seal the container tightly? Did the learner cover the lid of the container with their hand to keep it in place while shaking? Did the learner shake the container vigorously until the sugar dissolved? Did the learner allow the contents of the container to settle for about one minute? Did the learner shake the container again? Copyright Lobster International S.A. 2015. All rights reserved. 4 of 8

Did the learner use the funnel to decant the contents of the container into the squeeze bottle? Did the learner label the squeeze bottle with the name of the product and the date it was made? Did the learner prepare the simple syrup back of the house? Total (Out of 11) Copyright Lobster International S.A. 2015. All rights reserved. 5 of 8

Session 3 Corresponding Lessons: 1.3 Spicy Tropical Margarita 1.4 Bellini 1.5 Blackberry Basil Collins 1.6 Southern Hospitality 1.7 Citrus Fizz 1.8 The Modern 1.9 Grapefruit Tonic 1.10 Martini Outcomes: Equipment: The learner can correctly create a cocktail. The learner can appropriately recommend a cocktail. The learner can professionally present a cocktail. The relevant glassware. The relevant cocktail ingredients. The garnishes relevant to the cocktail. The relevant equipment needed to create the cocktail. Instructions: Part 1: Select a cocktail and ask the learner to appropriately recommend it. Part 2: Ask the learner to create the cocktail. Part 3: Ask the learner to professionally present the cocktail they have created. Part 1: Recommending Cocktails Part 2 Comments Did the learner appropriately recommend the cocktail? Part 2: Creating a cocktail Did the learner use the correct glass to create the cocktail? Copyright Lobster International S.A. 2015. All rights reserved. 6 of 8

Did the learner use the jigger to add the correct amount of mix(ers) to the selected cocktail? Did the learner use the jigger to add the correct amount of spirit(s) to the cocktail? Did the learner use the correct technique when stirring/shaking the cocktail? Did the learner add the correct amount of ice to the cocktail? Did the learner garnish the cocktail appropriately? Part 3: Presentation Did the learner present the cocktail on a coaster, if necessary? Did the learner professionally present the cocktail? Total (Out of 9) Session Result Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Combined Total Copyright Lobster International S.A. 2015. All rights reserved. 7 of 8