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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.

Light marks are

• High strength, light flavored rums
• The result of the first pot distillation
• Light alcohol, heavy flavored rums from pot stills
• Caribbean term for unaged agricole rum

Borderies is?

• Rum made from two different countries
• A style of Armagnac
• Un-aged apple based spirit
• A grape region in Cognac

Distinct smoky aroma of peat is most likely from

• Highlands
• Lowland
• Tennessee
• Islay

Preparing the must in tequila is known as

• Fermentation
• Joven
• Distillation
• Roasting
• Formulation

Calvados is

• made from apples and pears
• fermented twice
• never aged in oak
• made from Folle Blanche

The least volatile congeners are found in the

• Head
• Heart
• Tails
• Low wines

Poland's traditional base for Vodka is

• Grain
• Grapes
• Barley
• Potatoes
• Wheat

Barbados, Jamaica and Guyana are know for which style of rum?

• Spirit-forward
• French style
• Spanish style
• British style

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

High-ester rums with extremely exaggerated fruity aromas from a pot still are most likely from

• Barbados
• Guyana
• Jamaica
• Cuba