WSET LEVEL 2 SPIRITS EXAM |
GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
What is Slouching? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ When a spirit
(mostly aniseed) turns opaque and cloudy when water is added.
What does Water white appearance describe? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Used mostly for vodkas.
What does an Opaque appearance describe? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Cream liqueurs that cannot be seen through at all.
What does Out of condition refer to? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Most commonly encountered fault of a Spirit, from being open too long
What are the Tongues' five tastes? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Sweet, Sour, Salt, Bitter, and Umami
What are the Tastes relevant to spirits? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Sweet and bitter
How do you describe a newly made spirit right off the still? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Dry
, What does off dry mean? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ When only a
very small amount of sugar is added after distillation, i.e. Cognac
What does a Medium spirit mean? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Describes a Spirit that clearly has a sweet taste but the sweetness is not
the defining characteristic, i.e. Rum
What are Sweet Spirits? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Reserved for
liqueurs and some flavored spirits i.e. pastis which contain a very high
level of sweetness
What are the 4 key stages during production? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Raw Materials, fermentation, distillation, and post
distillation
What is the Base of every raw material? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Carbohydrates, and the aim is to use these to create a sugary liquid
When does alcohol fermentation start? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
When yeast is added to the sugary liquid, and the yeast eats the sugars to
produce alcohols around 10%abv
GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
What is Slouching? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ When a spirit
(mostly aniseed) turns opaque and cloudy when water is added.
What does Water white appearance describe? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Used mostly for vodkas.
What does an Opaque appearance describe? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Cream liqueurs that cannot be seen through at all.
What does Out of condition refer to? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Most commonly encountered fault of a Spirit, from being open too long
What are the Tongues' five tastes? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Sweet, Sour, Salt, Bitter, and Umami
What are the Tastes relevant to spirits? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Sweet and bitter
How do you describe a newly made spirit right off the still? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Dry
, What does off dry mean? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ When only a
very small amount of sugar is added after distillation, i.e. Cognac
What does a Medium spirit mean? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Describes a Spirit that clearly has a sweet taste but the sweetness is not
the defining characteristic, i.e. Rum
What are Sweet Spirits? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Reserved for
liqueurs and some flavored spirits i.e. pastis which contain a very high
level of sweetness
What are the 4 key stages during production? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Raw Materials, fermentation, distillation, and post
distillation
What is the Base of every raw material? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Carbohydrates, and the aim is to use these to create a sugary liquid
When does alcohol fermentation start? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
When yeast is added to the sugary liquid, and the yeast eats the sugars to
produce alcohols around 10%abv
