WSET Level 2: Spirits with 100% correct solutions 2024

distillation correct answersa process that increases the alcohol content of a liquid pot still correct answersbatch process that produces characterful spirits of relatively low strength oldest, simplest kind of still; relatively inefficient = multiple distillations needed continuous still correct answerscontinuous 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 correct answerslower strength _____ strength spirits are lighter in character & smoother correct answershigher strength direct from the still, all spirits are ______ & ______ correct answerswater-white & bone-dry most spirits are _____ to around __% abv before bottling correct answersreduced (diluted with water) 40% abv _____ are extremely important in most spirits categories correct answersBrands ethanol boils at a _____ temperature than water correct answerslower heads correct answersaka 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 correct answersaka spirit follows the heads contains the highest proportion of ethanol & lowest proportion of undesirable impurities tails correct answersaka 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 ____ correct answerscopper