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.

The primary raw material for Scotch is

• Barley
• Wheat
• Rye
• Corn

Carterhead Stills are sometimes used for?

• Gin
• Mezcal
• Tequila
• Calvados

Straight on a whiskey bottle means
a) Aged at least two years in oak
b) Produced in Kentucky
c) Can be Rye based
d) Can be Corn based

• All of these
• a, b, d
• a, c, d
• None of these

Hors d'Age for Armagnac 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

"Wood finishing" is often used in the production of

• Pisco
• Mezcal
• Scotch Whisky
• Gold Tequila

Which one of the following do distillers use to make their final spirit?

• Head
• Tails
• Low Wines
• Hearts

What is Rhum Agricole?

• Rum made from sugar cane juice
• The controlling body for rum regulations
• A rum cocktail originally from Havanna
• Planting cane in rows to make rum production easier

Light to medium intensity, from Cuba, Panama or Venezuela, predominately light marks are features of

• Spanish style
• British Style
• French Style
• Brazilian rum

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

• Old Tom
• Drambuie
• Cocktail bitters
• Absinthe

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