WSET Level 2 Spirits Questions And Answers

To create a sugary liquid - What is the aim of processing the raw material? Yeast eats sugars to create alcohol, congeners and carbon dioxide - What happens during alcoholic fermentation? Proof. Two degrees proof equals 1% abv - What system is used in the USA to express alcohol content? To select and concentrate parts of the alcoholic liquid (alcohol and congeners) and leave others behind - What is the aim of distillation? To ensure that when a spirit is put on sale it has the correct colour, aroma, sweetness and alcoholic strength - What is the aim of post-distillation operations? Ethanol - What is the most important alcohol in a spirit? Fruity aromas - What type of aromas are created by esters? Water-white and colourless - What is the appearance of a newly made spirit? TRUE - Ethanol boils at a lower temperature than pure water. True or False? Swan neck - What is the name of the section of the still between the pot and the head? Steam - What is the typical heat source for a pot still? Converts the vapours back to a liquid - What is the purpose of a condenser in a pot still? Distil alcoholic liquid into low wines, discard watery waste - In pot still distillation, what happens in the first distillation? 25-30% - In pot still distillation, what is the typical abv of the low wines? Distil low wines with heads and tails of previous batch, separate heads, hearts and tails, discard watery waste - In pot still distillation, what happens in the second distillation? They are collected and used for the next distillation - What happens to the heads and tails at the end of the second distillation? Heart - What is the name for the portion of the second distillation that will be kept and sold? TRUE - Column stills can run continuously. True or false?