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.

Tenereze is

• Home of Cachaca
• a type of oak barrel
• a grape growing region in Armagnac
• at least 10 year old 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

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

• Head
• Tails
• Low Wines
• Hearts

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

• Orris
• Blanche
• Quinine
• Louching

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

Quinine is a common ingredient in

• Bitters
• Collins
• Pisco
• Dry Gin

ABV after fermentation is usually around

• 9% ABV
• 20% ABV
• 26% ABV
• 80 Proof
• 92% ABV

Re-distillation with botanicals is a feature of?

• London Dry Gin
• Mezcal
• Vodka

Starches cooked in water can be converted to sugar by the use of

• pot stills
• low wines
• light marks
• enzymes
• agave fibers

The primary raw material for Bourbon is

• Barley
• Wheat
• Rye
• Corn