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Advanced beverage school
Distilled Spirits Mastery
Study raw materials, production choices, maturation and category expression.
01
Mastery capstoneDemonstrate the school under controlled and live-service conditions →Fermentation and raw-material character
02Connect grain, fruit, agave, cane and microbes to the distillate.
Pot, column, cuts and congeners
03Understand separation, proof and flavor concentration.
Barrels, climate, finishing and blending
04Read maturation claims and sensory effects critically.
American whiskey and Texas climate
05Compare bourbon, rye, wheat, corn, malt and regional maturation.
Agave production and category literacy
06Study cooking, milling, fermentation, distillation and labeling.
Rum, brandy, gin, vodka and world spirits
Build a useful global map without reducing categories to stereotypes.