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WSET Level 2 Spirits Exam with verified detailed answers
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distillation - ✔✔a process that increases the alcohol content of a liquid
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pot still - ✔✔batch process that produces characterful spirits of relatively low
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strength

oldest, simplest kind of still; relatively inefficient = multiple distillations needed
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continuous still - ✔✔continuous process that can produce very high-strength,
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neutral spirit, or lower strength spirits
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more efficient than pot still
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_____ strength spirits generally have more character from the base material, but
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have harsher alcohol - ✔✔lower strength
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_____ strength spirits are lighter in character & smoother - ✔✔higher strength
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direct from the still, all spirits are ______ & ______ - ✔✔water-white & bone-
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dry



most spirits are _____ to around __% abv before bottling - ✔✔reduced (diluted
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with water) || || ||




40% abv|| || ||




_____ are extremely important in most spirits categories - ✔✔Brands
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ethanol boils at a _____ temperature than water - ✔✔lower
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heads - ✔✔aka foreshots || || || || || || || || ||




the most volatile components, which boil off first in a still
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contain undesirable components including methanol
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not used in the final spirit, returned to pot to be redistilled
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hearts - ✔✔aka spirit || || || || || || || || ||




follows the heads || || || || || ||




contains the highest proportion of ethanol & lowest proportion of undesirable
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impurities



tails - ✔✔aka feints
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least volatile components that boil off last & not used in the final spirit,
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returned to the pot to be redistilled || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||




most stills are made of ____ - ✔✔copper
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when tasting spirits, more emphasis is placed on ____ - ✔✔the aromas &
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flavors- especially in the finish || || || || || || || || || || || ||




when tasting spirits, pour __mL of the spirt to assess ____ & then add ___mL
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of ___ to assess the ____ & _____ - ✔✔-25mL spirits to assess appearance
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-25mL water to assess the nose & palate
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_____ in spirits is usually a sign of a fault - ✔✔haziness
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adding water to spirits helps to _____ - ✔✔release the aromas
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