WSET Sake Level 1 Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 | 100% Correct (Graded A+)

List and state the purpose of the main production steps used to make sake List all main ingredients - ANSWER • Rice, • kōji, • kōbo (yeast), • water, • high strength distilled alcohol (optional) Rice preparation steps - ANSWER • Polishing (impact on style), • Washing, • Soaking, • Steaming Koji preparation steps - ANSWER • Cooling rice, • Spreading the mould, • Initial mould growth, • Controlling and stopping the mould growth Fermentation steps - ANSWER • Starter fermentation, • Main fermentation Fermentation types - ANSWER • Warm fermentation, • Cool fermentation (impact on style) Filtration and bottling steps - ANSWER • Addition of high strength distilled alcohol (optional), WSET Sake Level 1 Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 | 100% Correct | Graded A+ • Filtration, • Dilution with water (optional), • Bottling, • Pasteurisation (optional) # Learning Outcome 2, Assessment Criteria 1 - ANSWER 1. Name *the principal categories and grades* of sakes and state their key characteristics. - 普通酒 (basic), Premium - 本醸造, 吟醸, 大吟醸, 純米, 純米吟醸, 純米大吟醸 Name and describe 2 principal Categories - ANSWER Premium ( 特定名称酒) (koji must be 15% or more), 普通酒 (all others) Name 6 Grades of premium sake (+2) - ANSWER • 本醸造, 吟醸, 大吟醸 • 純米, 純米吟醸, 純米大吟醸 (特別純米 & 本醸造) # Learning Outcome 2, Assessment Criteria 2 - ANSWER 2. Name some of the *speciality styles* of sake and state their key characteristics. - Nigori, sparkling sake, koshu, nama Name and describe 4 speciality styles - ANSWER • Nigori, • Sparkling sake, • Koshu, • Nama # Learning Outcome 2, Assessment Criteria 3 - ANSWER 3. State the *production steps that are legally controlled* for the principal and some speciality categories of sake. 純米 - ANSWER No addition of high strength distilled alcohol 純米, rice polishing ratio - ANSWER 100% or less (typically polished to 70% or less) • Please note the requirement is not the same as 本醸造 which is 70% or less. 本醸造, rice polishing ratio - ANSWER 70% or less 吟醸 and 純米吟醸, rice polishing ratio - ANSWER 60% or less