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.

"Wood finishing" is often used in the production of

• Pisco
• Mezcal
• Scotch Whisky
• Gold Tequila

The large stone used to crush the cooked pinas are called

• Mexcal
• Artisinal
• Tahona
• Lincoln County Process

Specialized additives to alter a spirit's texture is often used in

• Rum
• Gin
• Vodka
• Mezcal

The primary raw material for Bourbon is

• Barley
• Wheat
• Rye
• Corn

The primary raw material for Scotch is

• Barley
• Wheat
• Rye
• Corn

Which one of the following statements is true
a)
b)
c)
d)

• A spirit that was distilled to 96% abv can be called a rum
• Rums must be distilled in pot stills
• A distiller does not need to dilute molasses with water before distillation
• Spanish styles of rum are typically light- to medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

An old labelling term to describe a sweetened gin

• Pastis
• London
• Lincoln County Process
• Old Tom

Light to medium intensity, from Cuba, Panama or Venezuela, predominately light marks are features of

• Spanish style
• British Style
• French Style
• Brazilian rum

Which of these is not a Scotch Whisky region?

• Highland
• Chivas
• Speyside
• Campbeltown
• Lowland

Mexcal made in a roasting pit, crushed by stone, distilled by direct heat in a clay still can be called

• Ancestral
• Artisinal
• Tahona
• pina