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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.

Which of these is not a Scotch Whisky region?

• Highland
• Chivas
• Speyside
• Campbeltown
• Lowland

80 Proof in the USA is?

• Illegal
• 35% ABV
• 38% ABV
• 40% ABV

Rhum Agricole would most likely come from?

• Columbia
• Martinique
• Brazil
• Barbados

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

Rhum Agricole would most likely come from?

• Panama
• Jamaica
• Guadaloupe
• Grenada

The process of making tequila and mezcal is (in order)

• cooking, formulation, ageing distillation
• formulation, cooking, crushing, distillation
• crushing, cooking, distillation, formulation
• cooking, crushing, formulation, fermentation

Finishing in a Sherry barrel gives flavors of

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

The highest ABV for Bourbon when coming off the still is

• There is no limit
• 50% ABV
• 160 Proof
• 160% ABV

Espadin is often used in

• Flavored Liqueurs
• Blanche Armagnac
• Mezcal
• Pisco
• Cachasa

Re-distillation with botanicals is a feature of?

• London Dry Gin
• Mezcal
• Vodka