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.

Heavy Marks aged in oak for long periods result in flavors of

• coconut, cream and orange peel
• dried fruit and almond
• bruised fruit, over-ripe banana and rancio
• smoky, earth vegetal flavors

Malted barley that is crushed and mixed with warm water is

• aged in ex-bourbon barrels
• wort
• low wines
• congener

Starch in grain becoming sugar is

• Conversion
• Cogener
• Fermentation
• Distillation

In the US/EU, a Neutral Spirit has to be

• 95/96 Proof
• 80/85% ABV
• 100/102% ABV
• 95/96% ABV
• Aged 3 years

Pisco is the spirit of?

• Guyana
• Brazil
• Peru
• Italy
• Armagnac

The first distillation in a pot still produces

• low wines
• pomace
• the highest proof spirit
• malts

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

Which is not a potential base for spirits?

• Corn
• Apples
• Grapes
• Water
• Potatoes

The least volatile congeners are found in the

• Head
• Heart
• Tails
• Low wines

Borderies is?

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