WSET Level 1 Spirits All Answers Correct 2024

WSET Level 1 Spirits All Answers Correct 2024 Spirits Production Process Fermentation Distillation After Distillation Process Raw Materials Aim of processing raw material? What do you add to sugary liquid? Aim of fermentation? Create a sugary liquid so that fermentation can take place Water Turn surgery liquid into alcoholic liquid Aim of distillation Concentrate level of alcohol in the fermented alcoholic liquid Aim of after distillation alcoholic strength What is a brandy? New spirit is colorless and dry. Adjust color aroma sweetness and Any spirit made from fruit What is a grape brandy France Steps to make Cognac Fermentation Distilled After Distillation Wine that has been distilled. Best known is Cognac which comes from SW Process grapes Cognac must be distilled how? Double distilled in a pot still Pot stills produce what kind of spirits? Low strength, a lot of flavor and character How long must Cognac be aged in oak barrels? What flavor does oak ageing give? At least two years Vanilla and toast, after longer-fruit cake and toffee aromas Types of cognac VSOP XO VS True or false: vodka can be made from any raw material wheat, rye, and potatoes Vodka must be distilled to a strength of at least what? Distillation of vodka? Column still After distillation-vodka is reduced to what abv? Unaged spirits after distillation process 40% True-high quality made from- barley, 95 or 96% Colorless, stores in stainless steel tanks Styles of vodka Neutral vodka Vodka with some character Best known examples of whisky come from where? What is whiskey generally made of? Corn Rye Scotland, USA, Ireland, and Canada Barley Malting- crushed and mixed with water to make How is barley processed to make whiskey? sugary liquid After distillation of whiskey process Blended and colored Diluted to 40% New oak barrel taste for whiskey? Aged in oak Vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, and coconut Does bourbon need to be aged in new oak barrels? What do old oak barrels do to flavor? Yes Less flavor and color Blending a whiskey aims: Complexity Color used in whiskey? Consistency Caramel Scotch whiskey must be aged and distilled for how many years? Single Malt Whiskeys must be: Pot distilled Made from only barley Blend of whiskeys from one distillery Flavor of single malt 3 years in Scotland Cereal, fruits, flowers, honey, fruit cake, sweet spices Why does malt whiskey taste like smoke? Blended scotch whiskies must be: Burning peat A blend of malt whiskeys and grain whiskeys from different distilleries Grain whiskey is distilled how? Column still Number one state for bourbon production? Factors that determine Bourbon: Kentucky 51% of grain must be corn Made using a column still Aged in new oak barrels Flavors of bourbon Sweet corn, cereal, fruit, vanilla, coconut How does Tennessee whiskey differ from Bourbon? f ilter before it is out into oak barrels Does the charcoal add flavor to the whiskey? How does Rye whiskey differ from Bourbon? Scent of rye whiskey Lemon, spicy peppery aromas Raw material used to made rum? Majority of distillers use what raw material? Molasses Taste of sugar cane juice rum? Flavor from molasses rum? Vegetal flavor Grassy flavors What flavor does fermentation bring to rum? Rum distillation options Pot stills-full of flavor Must be passed through a maple charc