LVL 2 Spirits Sample Questions
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.
Sour Mash is
- adding the residue from a column still back into the fermenter
- allowing the grains to ferment slowly in a warm, wet environment
- adding acetic acid to the wort
- a marketing term with no legal definition
Finishing in a Sherry barrel gives flavors of
- coconut, vanilla & spice
- vegetable, earth & smoke
- dried fruit & orange peel
- pepper and lemon zest
The large stone used to crush the cooked pinas are called
- Mexcal
- Artisinal
- Tahona
- Lincoln County Process
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
Which of these is not a Scotch Whisky region?
- Highland
- Chivas
- Speyside
- Campbeltown
- Lowland
The minimum age of a VSOP Cognac is?
- 12 months
- 2 years
- 4 years
- 6 years
- 8 years
In Europe, Vermouth must contain this botanical
- wormwoods
- anise
- coriander
- juniper
High-ester rums with extremely exaggerated fruity aromas from a pot still are most likely from
- Barbados
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Cuba
Which type of barrels are most commonly used in the production of Scotch Whisky?
- New oak barrels
- Heavily charred oak barrels
- Ex-Sherry barrels
- Ex-Bourbon barrels
Three types of bitters are
- aperitif, cocktail and digestif
- pastis, aperitif, grappa
- wormwood, licorice and fennel
- herb, fruit and seed
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