WSET Level 2: Spirits Study Guide 2024.
WSET Level 2: Spirits Study Guide llation - ANSWER a process that increases the alcohol content of a liquid pot still - ANSWER batch process that produces characterful spirits of relatively low strength oldest, simplest kind of still; relatively inefficient = multiple distillations needed continuous still - ANSWER continuous process that can produce very high-strength, neutral spirit, or lower strength spirits more efficient than pot still _____ strength spirits generally have more character from the base material, but have harsher alcohol - ANSWER lower strength _____ strength spirits are lighter in character & smoother - ANSWER higher strength direct from the still, all spirits are ______ & ______ - ANSWER water-white & bone-dry most spirits are _____ to around __% abv before bottling - ANSWER reduced (diluted with water) 40% abv _____ are extremely important in most spirits categories - ANSWER Brands ethanol boils at a _____ temperature than water - ANSWER lower heads - ANSWER aka foreshots the most volatile components, which boil off first in a still contain undesirable components including methanol not used in the final spirit, returned to pot to be redistilled hearts - ANSWER aka spirit follows the heads contains the highest proportion of ethanol & lowest proportion of undesirable impurities tails - ANSWER aka feints least volatile components that boil off last & not used in the final spirit, returned to the pot to be redistilled most stills are made of ____ - ANSWER copper
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