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SERVING SERVING TEMPERATURES OF TEMPERATURES OF

DRINKSDRINKS

Subject - Bar and Bar Subject - Bar and Bar ManagementManagement

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There is a generally accepted Serving There is a generally accepted Serving Temperature for many drinks. The Temperature for many drinks. The rules are:rules are:

Bitters and Cider are enjoyed slightly cool Bitters and Cider are enjoyed slightly cool Indian beers mostly served very coldIndian beers mostly served very cold Spirits are served at bar temperature and Spirits are served at bar temperature and

the temperature of the drink is adjusted the temperature of the drink is adjusted by the guest’s choice of accompaniments by the guest’s choice of accompaniments such as ice, water, chilled cola, lemonade such as ice, water, chilled cola, lemonade etc.etc.

Cognac is served at bar temp and the Cognac is served at bar temp and the guest may warm their drink by holding guest may warm their drink by holding the glass in their handsthe glass in their hands..

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Red wine is served at room temp but Red wine is served at room temp but in Indian condition of hot and humid in Indian condition of hot and humid climate it gives the best result if climate it gives the best result if served in between 15-17º C.served in between 15-17º C.

White and Rose wines are served White and Rose wines are served chilled were as sparkling wines and chilled were as sparkling wines and champagnes well chilledchampagnes well chilled

Where necessary a bottle of white Where necessary a bottle of white or sparkling wine can be chilled in or sparkling wine can be chilled in 20 minutes that’s placed in an ice 20 minutes that’s placed in an ice bucket filled with ice and water.bucket filled with ice and water.

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SERVING TEMPERATURE IN º SERVING TEMPERATURE IN º C.C.

100 to 80 º 100 to 80 º CC

Tea , Coffee, Tea , Coffee, Liqueur coffeeLiqueur coffee

Serve as soon Serve as soon as made as made

20 º C20 º C Medium Sweet Medium Sweet Sherries and Sherries and Madeira, Ruby Madeira, Ruby and Vintage and Vintage PortPort

18 º C to 20 º C18 º C to 20 º C

Red Wine Red Wine 18 º C to 20 º C18 º C to 20 º C

15 º C15 º C Light Red WineLight Red Wine 17 º C17 º C

Dry Sherries Dry Sherries and Dry and Dry MadeiraMadeira

10 º C to 13 º C10 º C to 13 º C

Bottled BeerBottled Beer 12 º C to 15 º C12 º C to 15 º C

º Cº C

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15 º C15 º C White and White and Tawny PortTawny Port

12 º C to 16 º 12 º C to 16 º CC

Draught BeerDraught Beer 11 º C to 13 º 11 º C to 13 º CC

10 º C10 º C CiderCider 8 º C to 10 º C8 º C to 10 º C

StoutStout 8 º C to 10 º C8 º C to 10 º C

White and White and Rose WineRose Wine

8 º C8 º C

Beaujolais Beaujolais NouveauNouveau

10 º C10 º C

Draught Draught LagerLager

6 º C to 8º C6 º C to 8º C

Bottled LagerBottled Lager 7 º C7 º C

Sparkling Sparkling Wine, Wine, ChampagneChampagne

7 º C7 º C

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5 º C5 º C Imported Imported Beer and Beer and LagerLager

5 º C5 º C

0 º C0 º C VodkaVodka Sometimes Sometimes Served Ice-Served Ice-ColdCold

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GLASSES TO SERVE GLASSES TO SERVE DRINKSDRINKS

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