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WSET Level 2 Spirits Exam Prep Test Bank 1 with
200 Questions and Correct Answers for Real Exam
Practice/ WSET Level 2 Spirits Exam Qs with 100%
Correct Answers
What is Slouching? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ When a spirit
(mostly aniseed) turns opaque and cloudy when water is
added
What does Water white appearance describe? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Used mostly for vodkas
What does an Opaque appearance describe? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Cream liqueurs that cannot be seen
through at all
What does Out of condition refer to? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Most commonly encountered fault of a Spirit, from being
open too long
What are the Tongues' five tastes? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Sweet, Sour, Salt, Bitter, and Umami
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What are the Tastes relevant to spirits? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Sweet and bitter
How do you describe a newly made spirit right off the
still? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Dry
What does off dry mean? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ When only a
very small amount of sugar is added after distillation, i.e.
Cognac
What does a Medium spirit mean? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Describes a Spirit that clearly has a sweet taste but the
sweetness is not the defining characteristic, i.e. Rum
What are Sweet Spirits? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Reserved for
liqueurs and some flavored spirits i.e. pastis which
contain a very high level of sweetness
What are the 4 key stages during production? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Raw Materials, fermentation, distillation,
and post distillation
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What is the Base of every raw material? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Carbohydrates, and the aim is to use these to create a
sugary liquid
When does alcohol fermentation start? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
When yeast is added to the sugary liquid, and the yeast
eats the sugars to produce alcohols around 10%abv
What is the Post distillation objective? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
To ensure that when a Spirit is out on sale it has the
correct colour, aroma, sweetness, and alcoholic strength.
What are Congeners? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Substances,
other than the desired type of alcohol, ethanol, produced
during fermentation. They are the compounds that are
responsible for flavors
When does fermentation end? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ When all
the sugar has been converted into alcohol
When does fermentation begin? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ When
yeast is added to the sugary liquid
WSET Level 2 Spirits Exam Prep Test Bank 1 with
200 Questions and Correct Answers for Real Exam
Practice/ WSET Level 2 Spirits Exam Qs with 100%
Correct Answers
What is Slouching? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ When a spirit
(mostly aniseed) turns opaque and cloudy when water is
added
What does Water white appearance describe? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Used mostly for vodkas
What does an Opaque appearance describe? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Cream liqueurs that cannot be seen
through at all
What does Out of condition refer to? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Most commonly encountered fault of a Spirit, from being
open too long
What are the Tongues' five tastes? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Sweet, Sour, Salt, Bitter, and Umami
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What are the Tastes relevant to spirits? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Sweet and bitter
How do you describe a newly made spirit right off the
still? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Dry
What does off dry mean? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ When only a
very small amount of sugar is added after distillation, i.e.
Cognac
What does a Medium spirit mean? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Describes a Spirit that clearly has a sweet taste but the
sweetness is not the defining characteristic, i.e. Rum
What are Sweet Spirits? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Reserved for
liqueurs and some flavored spirits i.e. pastis which
contain a very high level of sweetness
What are the 4 key stages during production? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Raw Materials, fermentation, distillation,
and post distillation
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What is the Base of every raw material? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Carbohydrates, and the aim is to use these to create a
sugary liquid
When does alcohol fermentation start? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
When yeast is added to the sugary liquid, and the yeast
eats the sugars to produce alcohols around 10%abv
What is the Post distillation objective? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
To ensure that when a Spirit is out on sale it has the
correct colour, aroma, sweetness, and alcoholic strength.
What are Congeners? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Substances,
other than the desired type of alcohol, ethanol, produced
during fermentation. They are the compounds that are
responsible for flavors
When does fermentation end? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ When all
the sugar has been converted into alcohol
When does fermentation begin? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ When
yeast is added to the sugary liquid
