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 container holding the house spirits usually sealed with pourers is

• Back bar
• Garnish Tray
• Speedrail
• Ice Well

A Scotch with "Malt Whisky" on the label means

• Made from malted barley
• it was made in a single distillery
• it's made in Scotland
• Nothing, no legal definition

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

A high strength, light flavored, corn whiskey blended with more pronounced rye whiskey would most likely be

• Tennessee
• Straight
• triple pot distilled
• Canadian Rye

Specialized additives to alter a spirit's texture is often used in

• Rum
• Gin
• Vodka
• Mezcal

An old labelling term to describe a sweetened gin

• Pastis
• London
• Lincoln County Process
• Old Tom

Grappa is?

• Grape flavored Vodka
• Italian pomace spirit
• flavored with anise
• French for grape

Baco is common in

• Mezcal
• Armagnac
• Grappa
• Cognac

White rums are

• Always made in column stills
• clear and colorless
• light in flavor
• never aged in oak
• always made from cane rather than molasses

The tendency for aniseed-flavored spirits to cloud with the addition of water is called

• Orris
• Blanche
• Quinine
• Louching