Chapter 13 - Beverage purchasing control. This chapter discusses the various types of beverages, outlines the procedures for purchasing beverages, and discusses those control procedures that will ensure appropriate amounts of beverages are purchased at optimum prices. Succeeding chapters discuss receiving, storing, issuing, production, and selling of beverages. | Principles of Food, Beverage, and Labor Cost Controls, Ninth Edition Serving Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholic beverages refer to those products which are meant for consumption as a beverage, and where a significant amount of ethyl alcohol content is present. Alcoholic beverages are generally classified as: Beers (lager beers and ales) Wines (red, white, rose) Spirits In moderate doses, ethyl alcohol is a mild tranquilizer; in excessive doses, it can become toxic. While the special requirements surrounding the service of alcohol are many, controlling beverage costs is similar to controlling food costs. Beer is a fermented beverage made from grain and flavored with hops. Wine is a fermented beverage made from grapes, fruits, or berries. Spirits are fermented beverages that are distilled to increase the alcohol content of the product. Varietal: named for the variety of grape that predominates the wine. Brand Name: known primarily by the name of the producer. Geographic: named for its place | Principles of Food, Beverage, and Labor Cost Controls, Ninth Edition Serving Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholic beverages refer to those products which are meant for consumption as a beverage, and where a significant amount of ethyl alcohol content is present. Alcoholic beverages are generally classified as: Beers (lager beers and ales) Wines (red, white, rose) Spirits In moderate doses, ethyl alcohol is a mild tranquilizer; in excessive doses, it can become toxic. While the special requirements surrounding the service of alcohol are many, controlling beverage costs is similar to controlling food costs. Beer is a fermented beverage made from grain and flavored with hops. Wine is a fermented beverage made from grapes, fruits, or berries. Spirits are fermented beverages that are distilled to increase the alcohol content of the product. Varietal: named for the variety of grape that predominates the wine. Brand Name: known primarily by the name of the producer. Geographic: named for its place of origin, can be as large as a region or a district or as small as a vineyard, Fr. Chateau. Generic: named for a well-known wine producing region, but not produced there. . “California Burgundy” Sparkling wines: Champagne, Asti Spumanti, sparkling burgundy Fortified wines: wines with a small quantity of spirits or brandy added; Port & Sherry Wine coolers: blends of wine and fruit juice Blush wines: “pink wine” combination of white and red grapes, light and sweet Fermentation: Natural, chemical process by means of which sugars in a liquid are converted to ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide Distillation: Process by means of which alcohol is evaporated from a fermented liquid and then condensed and collected as a liquid Coffee, Tea or Milk Carbonated Non-carbonated Mixers Other ingredients Garnishes, Cream, Lemon & Lime juice Controls must be modified to meet the characteristic and inherent increased responsibility created by the sale of alcoholic beverages. There are two primary .
