Course Catalog for Whiskey University

(Currently Cataloging over 120 Classes)

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A Complete List of All the Classes Offered (listed by Category of classes)

(then listed in numeric order)

Basic Courses start with a #100 or #200; Intermediate Courses with a #300 and Advanced Courses with a #400 or #500.

{Bracket} represents how many times each semester that class is taught Nationally on Zoom each year.

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12 Basic Classes

  1.  Whiskey 101 (Course  #101)     {3xS}

  2.  Bourbon  201    (Course #201)       {3xS}

  3.  Tennessee Whiskey 202   (Course #202)  {3xS}

  4. Rye Whiskey 203 {Basic} (Course #203) {2xS}

  5. Canadian Whisky 204 {Basic} (Course #204) {2xS}

  6. International Whiskies (Course #220) {2xS}

  7. "Tenn-tucky" (Course #251) {3xS}

    {5 Whiskey Making Regions in Mid-South States}

  8.  The Big 3     (Course #252) {2xS}

  9.  The Bourbon Capital Region (Course #253) {2xS}

  10.  The Bluegrass Region (Course #254)  {2xS}

  11.  The Whiskey Row Region (Course #255) {2xS}

  12.  Milestones in Whiskey History   (Course #260) {2xS}

Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.


13 State/Regional Classes

  1. Tennessee Whiskeys (Course #202) {3xS}

  2. Maryland Whiskeys (Course #207) {AS}

  3. Virginia & W.V. Whiskeys (Course #208) {AS}

  4. New York & New Jersey Whiskeys (Course #209) {AS}

  5. Great Plains Whiskeys (Course #210) {AS}

  6. Colorado Whiskeys (Course #212) {AS}

  7. New England Whiskeys (Course #213) {AS}

  8. Texas Whiskeys (Course #214) {AS}

  9. California Whiskeys (Course #215) {AS}

  10. Southeast Whiskeys (Course #216) {AS}

  11. Carolina Whiskeys (Course #217) {AS}

  12. Northwest Whiskeys (Course #218) {AS}

  13. Southern Kentucky Border Whiskeys (Course #219) {AS}

Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester. 

12 World Whiskey Classes

  1. Whiskey 101 (Course  #101)     {2xS}

  2. Canadian Whisky 204 (Course #204) {2xS}

  3. International Whiskies (Course #220) {2xS}

  4. Scotch Whisky {Basic} (Course #221) {1xS}

  5. Irish Whiskey {Basic} (Course #222) {1xS}

  6. Japanese Whisky {Basic} (Course #223) {AS}

  7. Indian Whisky {Basic} (Course #224) {AS}

  8. The History of Distillation (Course #226) {AS}

  9. Scotch Whisky {ADVANCED} (Course #227) {AS}

  10. Irish Whiskey {ADVANCED} (Course #228) {AS}

  11. Crown Royal Whisky & Diageo Brands (Course #361) {1xS}

  12. Malt Whiskeys in America (Course #456) {AS}

Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.

3 Participatory Whiskey Classes

  1. Best Whiskeys under $25  (Course #271) {AS}

  2. Best Whiskeys under $50  (Course #272) {AS}

Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.

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12 Major Bourbon Distillery Classes

  1.  Jim Beam Brands {Basic}  (Course #301)  {2xS}

  2.  Heaven Hill Brands {Basic}   (Course #302)  {2xS}

  3.  Buffalo Trace Brands {Basic}   (Course  #303) {2xS}

  4.  Brown-Forman Brands {Basic}  (Course #304) {2xS}

  5. Wild Turkey Brands  {Basic}   (Course #305) {2xS}

  6. Maker’s Mark Brands {Basic} (Course #306) {2xS}

  7. Four Roses Brands {Basic}  (Course #307) {1xS}

  8. Diageo/Bulleit Brands (Course #308) {1xS}

  9. Barton 1792 Brands  (Course #309) {1xS}

  10. MGP/LuxCo Bourbon Brands (Course #310) {1xS}

  11. Willett Brands (Course #311) {1xS}

  12. Bardstown Bourbon Company Brands (Course #312) {1xS}

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.

       8 Medium & Craft Bourbon Distillery Classes

  1. Medium & Craft Distilleries {The Bourbon Capital Region} (Course #321) {1xS}

  2. Medium & Craft Distilleries {The Bluegrass Region} (Course #322)   {1xS}  

  3. Medium & Craft Distilleries {The Whiskey Row Region} (Course #323) {1xS}

  4. Medium & Craft Distilleries {Eastern States}  (Course #324) {1xS}

  5. Medium & Craft Distilleries {Western States}  (Course #325) {1xS}

  6. Medium & Craft Distilleries {Midwest States} (Course #326) {1xS}

  7. Michter’s and Angel’s Envy {The Whiskey Row Region} (Course #327) {1xS}

  8. Wilderness Trail and Town Branch {The Bluegrass Region} (Course #328) {1xS}

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.

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“Other Whiskey” Classes

14 Tennessee Whiskey Classes

  1. “Tennessee Whiskey 202”   (Course #202) {3xS}

  2. Jack Daniel’s Brands {Basic}  (Course #351) {2xS}

  3. George Dickel Brands (Course #352) {1xS}

  4. Nelson’s GreenBrier & Prichard’s Brands  (Course #353) {1xS}

  5. Middle Tennessee Craft Distilleries (Co.#354) {1xS}

  6. East Tennessee Craft Distilleries  (Co.#355) {1xS}

  7. Tennessee Whiskey Trail History (Course #356) {AS}

  8. The Main Event {Jack -vs.- Jim} (Course #357) {AS}

    (The Difference between Bourbon & Tennessee Whiskey)

  9. Tennessee Whiskey Founders (Course #358) {AS}

  10. Tennessee Rye Whiskeys (Course #359) {AS}

  11. Moonshine from Tenn. & Appalachia (Course #360) {AS}

  12. Jack Daniel’s Brands {Advanced} (Course #434) {AS}

    (Distillery Series & Tennessee Tasters; Master Distiller Series; Unicorns)

  13. Southeast Whiskeys (Course #216) {AS}

  14. Carolina Whiskeys (Course #217) {AS}


    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.

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9 Canadian Whisky Classes

  1. Canadian Whisky 204 {Basic} (Course #204)                   {2xS}

  2. Crown Royal Whisky & Diageo Brands (Course #361) {1xS}

  3. Canadian Club & Black Velvet Brands (Course #362)         {AS}

  4. Sazerac Brand Canadian Whisky Brands (Course #363)   {AS}

  5. Corby Canadian Whisky Brands (Course #364)            {AS}

  6. Canadian Whisky Brands w/Bourbon Cousins (Co.#365) {AS}

  7. Canadian Straight Rye Whisky Brands - Course (#366)    {AS}

  8. Independent Canadian Whisky Brands  (Course #367)    {AS}

  9. New England Whiskeys (Course #213) {AS}

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.

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15 Rye Whiskey Classes

  1. Rye Whiskey 203 {Basic} (Course #203)     {2xS}

  2. Maryland Whiskeys (Course #207) {AS}

  3. Maryland Style Rye Whiskeys (Course #371)  {1xS}

  4. Monongahela Style Rye Whiskeys (Course #372)  {1xS}

  5. Bourbon Capital Region Rye Whiskeys (Course #373) {AS}

  6. Bluegrass Region Rye Whiskeys (Course #374)  {AS}

  7. Whiskey Row Region Rye Whiskeys (Course #375)   {AS}

  8. Tennessee Rye Whiskeys (Course #359) {AS}

  9. MGP Rye Whiskeys (Course #376)  {1xS}

  10. Other State Rye Whiskeys (Course #378)  {AS}

  11. Canadian Straight Rye Whiskeys (Course #366)  {AS}

  12. Blended Whiskey Types (Course #379)  {AS}

    (The difference between; Rye Blended Whiskey; American Blended Whiskey; Straight Blended Whiskey & Light Blended Whiskeys)

  13. The Whiskey Rebellion (Course #387) {AS}

  14. High Rye Bourbons  (Course #454) {AS}

  15. Virginia & W.V. Whiskeys (Course #208) {AS}

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.


    6 Whiskey Founders, “People on the Labels”

    1. Whiskey Founders {Bourbon Capital Region}  (Course #341) {AS}

    2. Whiskey Founders {Bluegrass Region}  (Course #342) {AS}

    3. Whiskey Founders {Whiskey Row Region} (Course #343) {AS}

    4. Tennessee Whiskey Founders {Tennessee} (Course #358) {AS}

    5. Whiskey Founders {Other U.S. States} (Course #344) {AS}

    6. Women in Whiskey Founders {America} (Course #346) {AS}

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15 Special Interests Whiskey Classes

  1. Navigating your way through W. U. (Course #123) {1xS)

  2. Dominant Grain Whiskey Class  (Course #382)  {AS}

  3. Flavored Whiskies    (Course #383)  {AS}

  4. Prohibition Whiskeys (Course #384) {AS}

  5. The Politics of Whiskey (Course #385) {AS}

  6. Bourbon and Horses (Course #386)  {AS}

  7. The Whiskey Rebellion (Course #387) {AS}

  8. “Holy Spirits” Whiskey & Religion (Course #388)  {AS}

  9. Celebrity Whiskeys (Course #389) {AS}

  10. Marketing You & Whisky U. (Course #390) {1xS}

  11. Logistics of Teaching a Class (Course #391) {AS}

  12. Veteran Whiskeys (Course #392) {AS}

  13. The Science of Whiskey (Course #393) {AS}

  14. Cooperages & Wood Basics (Course #394) {AS}

  15. Whiskey Disasters (Course #395) {AS}

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.

14 Advanced Bourbon Distillery Classes

  1. Jim Beam Brands (Advanced Part 1) {“Jim Beam Family Line”} (Course #401)   {AS}

  2. Jim Beam Brands (Advanced Part 2) {“The Olds” & High Ryes}   (Course #402) {AS}   

  3. Jim Beam Brands (Advanced Part 3) {“Small Batch Collection”} (Course #403) {AS}

  4. Jim Beam Brands (Advanced Part 4) {“Knob Creek Knights”} (Course #404) {AS}

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    1. Heaven Hill Brands (Advanced Part 1) {“Tale of Two Families”} (Course #411) {AS}

    2. Heaven Hill Br. (Advanced Part 2) {About the E’s; Evan & Elijah} (Course #412) {AS}  

    3. Heaven Hill Brands (Advanced Part 3) {Parker’s Heritage} (Course #413) {AS}

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  1. Buffalo Trace Brands (Advanced Part 1) {4 Cornerstones}   (Course #421) {AS}

  2. Buffalo Trace Brands (Advanced Part 2)  {B.T.Antique Coll.} (Course #422) {AS}

  3. Buffalo Trace Brands (Advanced Part 3) {Wheaters & Ryes} (Course #423) {AS}

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  1. Brown-Forman (Advanced) {Whiskey Row Series & Master’s Collection} (#431) {1y}

  2. Wild Turkey Brands (Advanced) {Master’s Keep & Unicorns} (Course #432) {1y}

  3. Four Roses, Ten Single Barrel Recipes (Advanced) (Course  #433) {1y}


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  4. Jack Daniel’s Brands (Advanced) (Course  #434) {AS} {Distillery Series; Master Distiller Series; Top Shelf J.D.’s}

6 Whiskey Types Classes

  1. Wheated Bourbons  (Course #451) {AS}

  2. Bottled-In-Bond Whiskeys  (Course #452) {AS}

  3. Barrel Proof Whiskeys   (Course #453) {AS}

  4. High Rye Bourbons  (Course #454) {AS}

  5. Secondary Finish Whiskeys (Course #455) {AS}

  6. Malt Whiskeys in America (Course #456) {AS}

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3 Advanced Top Rated Whiskey Classes

  1. “Whiskey Extremes”  (Course #490) {AS}

  2. “Whiskeys of the-Year” Tasting  (Course #491) {AS}

  3. “Top Shelf Whiskeys Capstone”   (Course #501) {1y}

Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester.