AlEdAl: All courses

These courses are led and developed by renowned whiskey educator Robin Robinson who demystifies the "water of life" in these definitive classes designed to take students on a global tour of the ever-expanding world of whiskey. Courses explain whiskey history, how the history defined the way whiskey is made in different countries and regions, the myriad styles, how aging and finishing works, and the basics of "nosing" and tasting whiskey.

Individual courses are dedicated to American whiskey (including bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, and rye) and American Craft whiskey, then also Scotch, Irish, Canadian, Japanese, and world whiskies. Presented are the best offerings from new and historic producers, how to choose among them, and how to build a collection of your own. Each course is a journey into a country's whiskies and makers, including recommended bottles and styles, as well as insider information on how distilleries make their unique offerings. Includes themed tastings organized by bargain, value, special occasion, and splurge price categories. These thoroughly up-to-date and wide-ranging courses also offers helpful recommendations on how to lead your own tasting, a glossary of terms, food pairings, and tips on everything from glassware to whiskey festivals and how to read a label.

The Story of Whiskey

This course is built from the live Story of Whiskey which has played to packed rooms at whiskey events around the US including WhiskeyLive to Whiskies of the World, from Minneapolis to Houston to Chicago. It was also utilized as staff trainings for bar programs and bartender training for the United States Bar Guild (USBG) in Miami, San Francisco and New York.

Teacher: Robin Robinson
Teacher: Barney Treadway

Skill Level: Beginner

Whiskey Foundations

This course dives into the building blocks of whiskey independent of which style or country. Learn about fermentation, distillation, and maturation in three units. This module is required before gaining your Level 1 Certification.

Teacher: Robin Robinson

Skill Level: Beginner

American Whiskey

The story of American whiskey is much like the story of America itself: it has a long arc, it goes through a thousand fits and starts, and it has a crazy cast of characters. There’s also a lot of myth wrapped around facts and, like America, it all began with immigrants, with each new generation adding to the progress, or the folly, of the last. The twist, because there’s always a twist, is that American whiskey was ultimately born of rum. And rebellion.

Teacher: Robin Robinson
Teacher: Barney Treadway

Skill Level: Beginner

The Whisky of Scotland

Teacher: Robin Robinson
Teacher: Barney Treadway

Skill Level: Beginner

Canadian Whiskey

Canadian whisky’s roots have a parallel narrative to that of the US. Canada started out as a colonized nation, warred over by both England and France in the eastern provinces of Newfoundland, Quebec and Ontario. Both England and France competed in the sugar trade of the Caribbean. Their sugar processing plants were along the eastern seaboard and from the residual molasses came rum, the dominant spirit distilled in the names of their respective kings and emperors.

Skill Level: Beginner