WSET SPIRITS LEVEL 2 EXAM 2025
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Terms in this set (152)
What is the aim To create a sugary liquid
of processing
the raw
material?
What happens Yeast eats sugars to create alcohol,
during alcoholic congeners and carbon dioxide
fermentation?
What system is Proof. Two degrees proof equals
used in the USA 1% abv
to express
alcohol
content?
, To select and concentrate parts of
What is the aim the alcoholic liquid (alcohol and
of distillation? congeners) and leave others
behind
What is the aim To ensure that when a spirit is put
of post- on sale it has the correct colour,
distillation aroma, sweetness and alcoholic
operations? strength
What is the Ethanol
most important
alcohol in a
spirit?
What type of Fruity aromas
aromas are
created by
esters?
What is the Water-white and colourless
appearance of a
newly made
spirit?
, Ethanol boils at TRUE
a lower
temperature
than pure water.
True or False?
What is the Swan neck
name of the
section of the
still between
the pot and the
head?
What is the Steam
typical heat
source for a pot
still?
What is the Converts the vapours back to a
purpose of a liquid
condenser in a
pot still?
In pot still Distil alcoholic liquid into low
distillation, what wines, discard watery waste
happens in the
first distillation?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Save
Terms in this set (152)
What is the aim To create a sugary liquid
of processing
the raw
material?
What happens Yeast eats sugars to create alcohol,
during alcoholic congeners and carbon dioxide
fermentation?
What system is Proof. Two degrees proof equals
used in the USA 1% abv
to express
alcohol
content?
, To select and concentrate parts of
What is the aim the alcoholic liquid (alcohol and
of distillation? congeners) and leave others
behind
What is the aim To ensure that when a spirit is put
of post- on sale it has the correct colour,
distillation aroma, sweetness and alcoholic
operations? strength
What is the Ethanol
most important
alcohol in a
spirit?
What type of Fruity aromas
aromas are
created by
esters?
What is the Water-white and colourless
appearance of a
newly made
spirit?
, Ethanol boils at TRUE
a lower
temperature
than pure water.
True or False?
What is the Swan neck
name of the
section of the
still between
the pot and the
head?
What is the Steam
typical heat
source for a pot
still?
What is the Converts the vapours back to a
purpose of a liquid
condenser in a
pot still?
In pot still Distil alcoholic liquid into low
distillation, what wines, discard watery waste
happens in the
first distillation?
