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6-Day Distiller Course
COURSE OVERVIEW Learn from the best of the best, from distillers of the world’s most successful brands to the owners and operators of the leading craft distilleries. Over 40 industry experts are brought together under one roof to provide an intensive, practical, hands-on learning experience that combines technical training and business management education for start-ups, industry professionals, and those looking for careers in the distilling industry. This course, designed and taught by distillery operators, industry professionals, and master distillers, exposes…
Find out more »Distilling Operations 201
COURSE OVERVIEW You asked for it, and we’ve delivered: Three days in the distillery with Pete and Randy. This three-day advanced course is for distillers who understand the basics and are looking for in-depth instruction on day-to-day craft-distillery operations. Led by two industry veterans with over 50 years of combined operations experience, attendees will examine the entire production process from start to finish. Equipment selection, maintenance and troubleshooting, best practices for distillate production, product development and evaluation techniques, post-distillation processing,…
Find out more »Age-ucation: The Inside Scoop on Oak, Aging, Maturation, and Warehousing
Oak. Aging. Maturation. Warehousing. You asked for it, we got it! Over the last few years the number one request from our students has been a workshop about oak, aging, and warehousing. And now we have it! We’ve partnered with our friends at Independent Stave Company to put together a class that gives every attendee access to a library of samples and information that you won’t find anywhere else. COURSE OVERVIEW In this class you will explore samples that showcase…
Find out more »Stave & Thief Society – Executive Bourbon Steward Training
COURSE OBJECTIVES To provide a standardized bourbon education, along with the tools and techniques to further participants’ study and understanding of bourbon; to strengthen participants’ skills in guiding their staff in various aspects of Bourbon Stewardship and customer relations; to provide training and materials which will allow participants to develop and expand in-house bourbon programs, and build bourbon lists to grow sales. COURSE DESCRIPTION Bourbon 101 covers the basic history of whiskey in the United States, leading to the evolution of…
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