WSET LEVEL 2: SPIRITS COMMON
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS
distillation c- ccorrect canswers✔✔a cprocess cthat cincreases cthe calcohol ccontent cof ca
cliquid
pot cstill c- ccorrect canswers✔✔batch cprocess cthat cproduces ccharacterful cspirits cof
crelatively clow cstrength
oldest, csimplest ckind cof cstill; crelatively cinefficient c= cmultiple cdistillations cneeded
continuous cstill c- ccorrect canswers✔✔continuous cprocess cthat ccan cproduce cvery
chigh-strength, cneutral cspirit, cor clower cstrength cspirits
more cefficient cthan cpot cstill
_____ cstrength cspirits cgenerally chave cmore ccharacter cfrom cthe cbase cmaterial, cbut
chave charsher calcohol c- ccorrect canswers✔✔lower cstrength
_____ cstrength cspirits care clighter cin ccharacter c& csmoother c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔higher cstrength
direct cfrom cthe cstill, call cspirits care c______ c& c______ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔water-
white c& cbone-dry
most cspirits care c_____ cto caround c__% cabv cbefore cbottling c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔reduced c(diluted cwith cwater)
40% cabv
_____ care cextremely cimportant cin cmost cspirits ccategories c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Brands
ethanol cboils cat ca c_____ ctemperature cthan cwater c- ccorrect canswers✔✔lower
heads c- ccorrect canswers✔✔aka cforeshots
the cmost cvolatile ccomponents, cwhich cboil coff cfirst cin ca cstill
contain cundesirable ccomponents cincluding cmethanol
not cused cin cthe cfinal cspirit, creturned cto cpot cto cbe credistilled
hearts c- ccorrect canswers✔✔aka cspirit
follows cthe cheads
, contains cthe chighest cproportion cof cethanol c& clowest cproportion cof cundesirable
cimpurities
tails c- ccorrect canswers✔✔aka cfeints
least cvolatile ccomponents cthat cboil coff clast c& cnot cused cin cthe cfinal cspirit, creturned
cto cthe cpot cto cbe credistilled
most cstills care cmade cof c____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔copper
when ctasting cspirits, cmore cemphasis cis cplaced con c____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the
caromas c& cflavors- cespecially cin cthe cfinish
when ctasting cspirits, cpour c__mL cof cthe cspirt cto cassess c____ c& cthen cadd c___mL
cof c___ cto cassess cthe c____ c& c_____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-25mL cspirits cto cassess
cappearance
-25mL cwater cto cassess cthe cnose c& cpalate
_____ cin cspirits cis cusually ca csign cof ca cfault c- ccorrect canswers✔✔haziness
adding cwater cto cspirits chelps cto c_____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔release cthe caromas
(do cnot cswirl)
aroma cgroups cfor cspirits care cvery c____ cfrom cthose cfor cwine c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔different
Brandy c- ccorrect canswers✔✔wine cthat cis cdistilled c& cusually caged
Cognac c- ccorrect canswers✔✔oak caged cgrape cbrandy cfrom cCognac cregion c(north
cof cBordeaux)
made cwith ccopper cpot cstill
amber ccolor, cfruity, cfloral c& celegant, cdry
Armagnac c- ccorrect canswers✔✔oak caged cgrape cbrandy cfrom cArmagnac cregion
c(south cof cBordeaux)
made cwith ccontinuous cor cpot cstill
amber ccolor, crobust, cwith cdried cfruit caromas, cdry
VS, cVSOP, cXO c(Napoleon) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔indicate cincreasing cage, cbut ctheir
cmeing cis conly clegally ccontrolled cfor cCognac c& cArmagnac
Brandy cde cJerez c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Grape cbrandy cmatured cin cthe cSherry cregion
c(Spain)
pot cor ccontinuous cstill
amber cor cbrown ccolor; cdried cfruit caromas; cfull cbodied cwith cmedium csweetness
c(added csugar)
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS
distillation c- ccorrect canswers✔✔a cprocess cthat cincreases cthe calcohol ccontent cof ca
cliquid
pot cstill c- ccorrect canswers✔✔batch cprocess cthat cproduces ccharacterful cspirits cof
crelatively clow cstrength
oldest, csimplest ckind cof cstill; crelatively cinefficient c= cmultiple cdistillations cneeded
continuous cstill c- ccorrect canswers✔✔continuous cprocess cthat ccan cproduce cvery
chigh-strength, cneutral cspirit, cor clower cstrength cspirits
more cefficient cthan cpot cstill
_____ cstrength cspirits cgenerally chave cmore ccharacter cfrom cthe cbase cmaterial, cbut
chave charsher calcohol c- ccorrect canswers✔✔lower cstrength
_____ cstrength cspirits care clighter cin ccharacter c& csmoother c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔higher cstrength
direct cfrom cthe cstill, call cspirits care c______ c& c______ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔water-
white c& cbone-dry
most cspirits care c_____ cto caround c__% cabv cbefore cbottling c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔reduced c(diluted cwith cwater)
40% cabv
_____ care cextremely cimportant cin cmost cspirits ccategories c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Brands
ethanol cboils cat ca c_____ ctemperature cthan cwater c- ccorrect canswers✔✔lower
heads c- ccorrect canswers✔✔aka cforeshots
the cmost cvolatile ccomponents, cwhich cboil coff cfirst cin ca cstill
contain cundesirable ccomponents cincluding cmethanol
not cused cin cthe cfinal cspirit, creturned cto cpot cto cbe credistilled
hearts c- ccorrect canswers✔✔aka cspirit
follows cthe cheads
, contains cthe chighest cproportion cof cethanol c& clowest cproportion cof cundesirable
cimpurities
tails c- ccorrect canswers✔✔aka cfeints
least cvolatile ccomponents cthat cboil coff clast c& cnot cused cin cthe cfinal cspirit, creturned
cto cthe cpot cto cbe credistilled
most cstills care cmade cof c____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔copper
when ctasting cspirits, cmore cemphasis cis cplaced con c____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔the
caromas c& cflavors- cespecially cin cthe cfinish
when ctasting cspirits, cpour c__mL cof cthe cspirt cto cassess c____ c& cthen cadd c___mL
cof c___ cto cassess cthe c____ c& c_____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-25mL cspirits cto cassess
cappearance
-25mL cwater cto cassess cthe cnose c& cpalate
_____ cin cspirits cis cusually ca csign cof ca cfault c- ccorrect canswers✔✔haziness
adding cwater cto cspirits chelps cto c_____ c- ccorrect canswers✔✔release cthe caromas
(do cnot cswirl)
aroma cgroups cfor cspirits care cvery c____ cfrom cthose cfor cwine c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔different
Brandy c- ccorrect canswers✔✔wine cthat cis cdistilled c& cusually caged
Cognac c- ccorrect canswers✔✔oak caged cgrape cbrandy cfrom cCognac cregion c(north
cof cBordeaux)
made cwith ccopper cpot cstill
amber ccolor, cfruity, cfloral c& celegant, cdry
Armagnac c- ccorrect canswers✔✔oak caged cgrape cbrandy cfrom cArmagnac cregion
c(south cof cBordeaux)
made cwith ccontinuous cor cpot cstill
amber ccolor, crobust, cwith cdried cfruit caromas, cdry
VS, cVSOP, cXO c(Napoleon) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔indicate cincreasing cage, cbut ctheir
cmeing cis conly clegally ccontrolled cfor cCognac c& cArmagnac
Brandy cde cJerez c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Grape cbrandy cmatured cin cthe cSherry cregion
c(Spain)
pot cor ccontinuous cstill
amber cor cbrown ccolor; cdried cfruit caromas; cfull cbodied cwith cmedium csweetness
c(added csugar)
