WSET Level 2 Spirits Exam Prep Test Bank 2 with 300 Real
Exam Practice Questions and Correct Answers / WSET
Level 2 Spirits Exam Qs with 100% Correct Answers
__________________ is dominated by big brands producing on a large scale
Tequila
In terms of Cognac, what is the term for the youngest spirit in the blend is four
years old?
VSOP
In terms of Cognac, what is the term for the youngest spirit in the blend is ten years
old?
XO
Armagnac is a grape brandy, from which specific part of France must the grapes
come?
Gascony
Lower coast of France
What regulations must be followed to distill Cognac?
Must be double distilled in copper pot stills
The stills must be directly heated with flames
The stills must use an older style of condenser called a "worm tub"
Which specific part of France must Calvados be made?
Normandy
North coast of France
The skins of white grapes are typically ___________________ fermentation.
Discarded before
After pressing, the skins are still moist and retain some grape juice. The skins can
be mixed with ________________ and the resulting liquid can be fermented.
Water
pg. 1
,The skins of black gapes are ___________________ before fermentation.
Kept through
Once fermentation is complete, the juice is drained off the skins and the skins are
pressed to release most of the remaining ____________.
Wine
When the alcohol infused skins are delivered to the distillery they can be
_____________________ immediately.
Distilled
What spirit can be made with Ugni Blanc grapes?
Cognac
What spirits permits the use of both Baco and Folle Blanche?
Armagnac
Which grain is most important for the production of flavoring whiskies in Canada?
Rye
What are the characteristics of Irish Whiskey?
The use of peat is rare
The majority of whiskies are blends of pot and column still spirits
Distillers use unmalted barley
What spirit has a long established tradition for using peat?
Single Malt Scotch Whiskey
Where can Tennessee Whiskey be made?
Tennessee
What does the labeling term Malt Scotch Whisky indicate?
The whisky was made from malted barley and distilled in a pot still
Bourbon and Tennessee whiskeys must be made using a minimum of
__________________.
51% corn
pg. 2
,What flavors do new-oak barrels give to Bourbon?
Vanilla, coconut, and sweet spice
What type of filtration must Tennessee Whiskey undergo before they go into
barrel?
Maple-wood charcoal filtration
What is the name of the sugary liquid made once enzymes have converted grain
starch into sugar?
Wort
What is the minimum maturation time for a Scotch Whisky?
3 years and maturation must take place in Scotland
What type of barrels must be used for aging Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys?
New charred-oak barrels
What are the notes of rum made from sugar cane juice?
Vegetal, grass, and herbaceous aromas
What are the notes of rum made from molasses?
Toggle, caramel, and brown sugar aromas
What flavors do esters give a spirit?
Fruity
_____________________ are rums that have been distilled to a relatively high
strength, often in excess of 90% abv. These spirits are made in column stills and
have a light flavor intensity.
Light marks
_________________________ are rums that have been distilled to a relatively low
strength.
Heavy marks
Rums are almost always _____________.
Blends
pg. 3
, What techniques can be used to adjust the color and taste of a spirit?
Adding water, sugar, and coloring. As well as filtration
What can be used by distillers to make rum?
Cane syrup, molasses, and sugar cane juice
How can distillers remove color from usages rum?
Charcoal filtration
Cuban rum is made from ________________ and blended from spirits that are
distilled in columns to a high strength
Molasses
_____________ rums all have to go through a period of maturation in old oak
barrels.
Cuban
Puerto Rican rums are:
Made from molasses
Distilled in column stills
Oak aged regardless of the final color
Jamaica is best known from producing what type of rum?
Dry, characterful usage d and oak matured molasses rums
What island has a tradition of making high-ester rums?
Jamaica
A dry rum, with a light or medium aroma intensity that has delicate toffee and
fruity aromas most likely comes from?
Cuba and Puerto Rico
Which islands are known from making sugar can juices called rum Agricola?
Guadeloupe and Martinique
What does the level term 'overproof' indicate?
An unusually high abv
pg. 4
Exam Practice Questions and Correct Answers / WSET
Level 2 Spirits Exam Qs with 100% Correct Answers
__________________ is dominated by big brands producing on a large scale
Tequila
In terms of Cognac, what is the term for the youngest spirit in the blend is four
years old?
VSOP
In terms of Cognac, what is the term for the youngest spirit in the blend is ten years
old?
XO
Armagnac is a grape brandy, from which specific part of France must the grapes
come?
Gascony
Lower coast of France
What regulations must be followed to distill Cognac?
Must be double distilled in copper pot stills
The stills must be directly heated with flames
The stills must use an older style of condenser called a "worm tub"
Which specific part of France must Calvados be made?
Normandy
North coast of France
The skins of white grapes are typically ___________________ fermentation.
Discarded before
After pressing, the skins are still moist and retain some grape juice. The skins can
be mixed with ________________ and the resulting liquid can be fermented.
Water
pg. 1
,The skins of black gapes are ___________________ before fermentation.
Kept through
Once fermentation is complete, the juice is drained off the skins and the skins are
pressed to release most of the remaining ____________.
Wine
When the alcohol infused skins are delivered to the distillery they can be
_____________________ immediately.
Distilled
What spirit can be made with Ugni Blanc grapes?
Cognac
What spirits permits the use of both Baco and Folle Blanche?
Armagnac
Which grain is most important for the production of flavoring whiskies in Canada?
Rye
What are the characteristics of Irish Whiskey?
The use of peat is rare
The majority of whiskies are blends of pot and column still spirits
Distillers use unmalted barley
What spirit has a long established tradition for using peat?
Single Malt Scotch Whiskey
Where can Tennessee Whiskey be made?
Tennessee
What does the labeling term Malt Scotch Whisky indicate?
The whisky was made from malted barley and distilled in a pot still
Bourbon and Tennessee whiskeys must be made using a minimum of
__________________.
51% corn
pg. 2
,What flavors do new-oak barrels give to Bourbon?
Vanilla, coconut, and sweet spice
What type of filtration must Tennessee Whiskey undergo before they go into
barrel?
Maple-wood charcoal filtration
What is the name of the sugary liquid made once enzymes have converted grain
starch into sugar?
Wort
What is the minimum maturation time for a Scotch Whisky?
3 years and maturation must take place in Scotland
What type of barrels must be used for aging Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys?
New charred-oak barrels
What are the notes of rum made from sugar cane juice?
Vegetal, grass, and herbaceous aromas
What are the notes of rum made from molasses?
Toggle, caramel, and brown sugar aromas
What flavors do esters give a spirit?
Fruity
_____________________ are rums that have been distilled to a relatively high
strength, often in excess of 90% abv. These spirits are made in column stills and
have a light flavor intensity.
Light marks
_________________________ are rums that have been distilled to a relatively low
strength.
Heavy marks
Rums are almost always _____________.
Blends
pg. 3
, What techniques can be used to adjust the color and taste of a spirit?
Adding water, sugar, and coloring. As well as filtration
What can be used by distillers to make rum?
Cane syrup, molasses, and sugar cane juice
How can distillers remove color from usages rum?
Charcoal filtration
Cuban rum is made from ________________ and blended from spirits that are
distilled in columns to a high strength
Molasses
_____________ rums all have to go through a period of maturation in old oak
barrels.
Cuban
Puerto Rican rums are:
Made from molasses
Distilled in column stills
Oak aged regardless of the final color
Jamaica is best known from producing what type of rum?
Dry, characterful usage d and oak matured molasses rums
What island has a tradition of making high-ester rums?
Jamaica
A dry rum, with a light or medium aroma intensity that has delicate toffee and
fruity aromas most likely comes from?
Cuba and Puerto Rico
Which islands are known from making sugar can juices called rum Agricola?
Guadeloupe and Martinique
What does the level term 'overproof' indicate?
An unusually high abv
pg. 4
