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.

An un-sweetened Pastis, but bottled at higher strength is

• Old Tom
• Drambuie
• Cocktail bitters
• Absinthe

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

Finishing in a Bourbon barrel gives flavors of

• coconut, vanilla & spice
• vegetable, earth & smoke
• dried fruit & orange peel
• pepper and lemon zest

Light marks are

• High strength, light flavored rums
• The result of the first pot distillation
• Light alcohol, heavy flavored rums from pot stills
• Caribbean term for unaged agricole rum

The primary raw material for Bourbon is

• Barley
• Wheat
• Rye
• Corn

Baco is common in

• Mezcal
• Armagnac
• Grappa
• Cognac

A spirit with raisin, floral oak and rancio aromas with a smooth mouthfeel best describes a?

• Blanche Armagnac
• VS Cognac
• XO Cognac
• Calvados

Which one of the following can be used in rum production after distillation?

• Adding sugar
• Adding caramel
• Removing color
• All of these
• None of these

Triple pot distilled spirits with unmalted barley is traditional for

• Irish Whiskey
• Scotch Whisky
• Tennessee Whiskey
• Japanese Whislkey

The Lincoln County Process is

• A cocktail with rum and bitters
• The use of partially malted barley
• Filtering through sugar maple charcoal
• Reducing ABV with pure water