WEI

You will have an hour to answer 50 questions in multiple choice format.  You can also download the LVL 2 Spirits Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT).

Below you will find a sample of questions similar to what you'll find on the LVL2 Spirits exam. WEI students have access to many questions with grading and scoring in their student portal.

Which one of the following statements is true?

• Cubed ice is typically used when shaking a drink
• It is acceptable to handle the ice with your hands
• Fresh fruit juices can be keep for a couple of weeks without showing any signs of deterioration
• Simple syrups are never flavored

Starches cooked in water can be converted to sugar by the use of

• pot stills
• low wines
• light marks
• enzymes
• agave fibers

This connects the still head to the condenser

• Worm Tub
• Lyne Arm
• Pot
• Column

Malted barley that is crushed and mixed with warm water is

• aged in ex-bourbon barrels
• wort
• low wines
• congener

In the US/EU, a Neutral Spirit has to be

• 95/96 Proof
• 80/85% ABV
• 100/102% ABV
• 95/96% ABV
• Aged 3 years

Preparing the must in tequila is known as

• Fermentation
• Joven
• Distillation
• Roasting
• Formulation

Which one of the following statements is true?

• Wheat, rye and corn are commonly malted
• At the end of malting all of the starch has been converted to sugar
• Cooking a grain converts its starches to sugar
• Malting barley releases enzymes inside each grain

Mexcal made in a roasting pit, crushed by mechanized mill, distilled by direct heat in a metal still can be called

• Ancestral
• Artisinal
• Tahona
• pina

Distinct smoky aroma of peat is most likely from

• Highlands
• Lowland
• Tennessee
• Islay

Finishing in a Bourbon barrel gives flavors of

• coconut, vanilla & spice
• vegetable, earth & smoke
• dried fruit & orange peel
• pepper and lemon zest