WSET Level 1 Spirits exam prep With Complete Solutions | Rated A+

WSET Level 1 Spirits exam prep With Complete Solutions | Rated A+ Spirits Production Process - ✔✔Process Raw Materials Fermentation Distillation After Distillation Aim of processing raw material? - ✔✔Create a sugary liquid so that fermentation can take place What do you add to sugary liquid? - ✔✔Water Aim of fermentation? - ✔✔Turn surgery liquid into alcoholic liquid Aim of distillation - ✔✔Concentrate level of alcohol in the fermented alcoholic liquid Aim of after distillation - ✔✔New spirit is colorless and dry. Adjust color aroma sweetness and alcoholic strength What is a brandy? - ✔✔Any spirit made from fruit Wha t is a grape brandy - ✔✔Wine that has been distilled. Best known is Cognac which comes from SW France Steps to make Cognac - ✔✔Process grapes Fermentation Distilled After Distillation 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? - ✔✔At least two years What flavor does oak ageing give? - ✔✔Vanilla and toast, after longer -fruit cake and toffee aromas Types of cognac - ✔✔VS VSOP XO True or false: vodka can be made from any raw material - ✔✔True -high quality made from - barley, wheat, rye, and potatoes Vodka must be distilled to a strength of at least what? - ✔✔95 or 96% Distillation of vodka? - ✔✔Column still After distillation -vodka is reduced to what abv? - ✔✔40% Unaged spirits after distillation process - ✔✔Colorless, stores in stainless steel tanks Styles of vodka - ✔✔Neutral vodka Vodka with some character Best known examples of whisky come f rom where? - ✔✔Scotland, USA, Ireland, and Canada