WSET Level 2: Spirits Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct

WSET Level 2: Spirits Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct Malt whisky - ANSWER uses malted barley only, distilled in a copper pot still Amber color; flavors depend on region but can include peat smoke, floral, grain, fruit, dried fruit, honey, spice & wood aromas single malt whisky - ANSWER -malt whiskey that comes from just one distillery -can vary greatly in style blended whisky - ANSWER -a blend of several single malt whiskies & grain whiskey (a lighter style whiskey made using a continuous still) -the best are smooth & well balanced Irish whiskey - ANSWER distilled and aged in Ireland generally smooth, unpeated & dry Bourbon - ANSWER American Whiskey mainly maize, aged in charred new American oak barrels Amber color; cereal, vanilla & oak aromas; robust & some sweetness (from the oak) Tennessee Whiskey - ANSWER similar to Bourbon, but charcoal-filtered, which adds smoky aromas Canadian Whiskey - ANSWER generally large volume continuous-still spirit Rum - ANSWER Sugar cane juice OR watered-down molasses > fermented > distilled> (sometimes aged) > Rum White Rum - ANSWER generally water-white with vodka-like neutral character, and dry Golden Rum - ANSWER gold color; often with fruit & oak aromas; dry or off-dry Dark Rum - ANSWER amber or brown color; often with dried fruit, spice & oak aromas; generally full-bodied and medium or sweet. Color often comes from added caramel, rather than oak Tequila - ANSWER Blue agave > starch converted by cooking, agave crushed and juice fermented > distillation and ageing (rarely) > Tequila Silver/Plata Tequila - ANSWER unaged and water white, intense vegetable, spice aromas Golden Tequila - ANSWER unaged and colored Reposado Tequila - ANSWER short aged, some oak character and pale color Añejo Tequila - ANSWER a long period in oak, deepened color and oak flavors softened palate with often muted agave character Vodka - ANSWER ANY fermentable base material. (cereal grains are most common, but potatoes & grapes are also used) Base material > (starch converted into sugar, if necessary) > fermented, distilled > Vodka only use column still; many use charcoal filtering; do not need aging Neutral Style Vodka - ANSWER continuous still very little character from the base material remains. water white, neutral nose, neutral palate, dry. 'Characterful' style vodka - ANSWER continuous still still almost neutral, but many Polish and Russian, and some other premium Vodkas show delicate characteristics from the base material (rye, wheat, potato, grapes) Gin - ANSWER Neutral base spirit > added botanical flavorings > (redistilled for the best gins) > Gin water white; intense aromas of juniper and other botanicals; dry Continuous still for base spirit, pot still for addition of botanicals Gin Botanicals - ANSWER juniper, coriander, citrus peel + others London Dry Gin - ANSWER the neutral spirit is redistilled with the botanicals to fix the aromas in the spirit. Once redistilled no other botanicals are permitted to be added Cold Compounded Gin - ANSWER the very cheapest gins simply add flavor essences to the neutral spirit Pastis - ANSWER -a spirit that is flavored with a combination of herbs & spices, with anise dominating -related to absinthe & ouzo Liqueurs - ANSWER a sweetened liquid that contains a component of spirit, usually with coloring and flavoring that may be natural or synthetic Crème de Cassis - ANSWER Blackcurrant Liqueur Apricot Liqueur - ANSWER Apricot Brandy Cherry Liqueurs - ANSWER Cherry Brandy Cherry Heering Maraschino Orange Liqueurs - ANSWER Curaçao Cointreau Grand Marnier Peach Liqueur - ANSWER Southern Comfort Multi-herb Liqueurs - ANSWER Bénédictine Chartreuse Drambuie Seed Liqueur - ANSWER Kummel Mint Liqueur - ANSWER Crème de Menthe Coffee Liqueur - ANSWER Kahlua Tia Maria Chocolate Liqueur - ANSWER Crème de Cacao Nut Liqueur - ANSWER Amaretto Malibu Egg Liqueur - ANSWER Advocaat Cream Liqueur - ANSWER Bailey's Irish Cream distillation - 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