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.

White rums are

• Always made in column stills
• clear and colorless
• light in flavor
• never aged in oak
• always made from cane rather than molasses

Calvados is

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

Starch in grain becoming sugar is

• Conversion
• Cogener
• Fermentation
• Distillation

Manhattan and Martini are examples of a

• Spirit-forward cocktail
• Collins
• Highball
• Sour

Malted barley that is crushed and mixed with warm water is

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

Which one of the following do distillers use to make their final spirit?

• Head
• Tails
• Low Wines
• Hearts

Baco is common in

• Mezcal
• Armagnac
• Grappa
• Cognac

A Scotch with "Malt Whisky" on the label means

• Made from malted barley
• it was made in a single distillery
• it's made in Scotland
• Nothing, no legal definition

The highest ABV for Bourbon when coming off the still is

• There is no limit
• 50% ABV
• 160 Proof
• 160% ABV

Which type of barrels are most commonly used in the production of Scotch Whisky?

• New oak barrels
• Heavily charred oak barrels
• Ex-Sherry barrels
• Ex-Bourbon barrels