WEI

You will have an hour to answer 50 questions in multiple choice format.  You can also download the LVL 2 Spirits Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT).

Below you will find a sample of questions similar to what you'll find on the LVL2 Spirits exam. WEI students have access to many questions with grading and scoring in their student portal.

"Wood finishing" is often used in the production of

• Pisco
• Mezcal
• Scotch Whisky
• Gold Tequila

This connects the still head to the condenser

• Worm Tub
• Lyne Arm
• Pot
• Column

Hors d'Age for Cognac means

• all contents at least 3 years old
• all contents at least 6 years old
• all contents at least 10 years old
• unaged and clear in color

Pastis must include

• Coriander
• Juniper
• Licorice
• Espadin

Spice, lemon zest and caraway seed would likely be found on the nose of..

• Mezcal
• Scotch whisky
• Rye Whiskey
• Tennessee Whiskey

Borderies is?

• Rum made from two different countries
• A style of Armagnac
• Un-aged apple based spirit
• A grape region in Cognac

The primary raw material for Bourbon is

• Barley
• Wheat
• Rye
• Corn

The boiling temperatures of Ethanol and water are respectively

• 78.3C(173.1F) & 78.3C(173.1F)
• 100C(212F) & 78.3C(173.1F)
• 80C(180F) & 85C(185F)
• 78.3C(173.1F) & 100C(212F)

What happens during distillation?

• Water boils at a lower temperature than alcohol
• Yeast eat sugars to produce alcohol
• Ethanol and water are separated
• Ethanol is added to raise the alcoholic strength

Calvados is

• made from apples and pears
• fermented twice
• never aged in oak
• made from Folle Blanche