Certificate in Gin
Brush up on your botanicals, master your aromatics and become an all-round juniper genius as you explore the world of gin across six interactive online modules.
Overview
Gin across time and borders
Spirits meet juniper
Genever, gin’s precursor
How did genever evolve into gin?
The years of gin madness
The gin of the “Gin Craze”
Greater control & never-ending demand
Concentrated ownership & production
Old Tom Gin
The London Dry style
Dry gin rules
Gin’s glory days
From a ban on grain to gin’s new ‘golden age’
Overview
Gin reinvented
UK & exports
Global snapshot
Gin-novation
The future of gin
Overview
What is gin?
London gin
Distilled gin
Standard gin
Guess the Gin
Gins with Protected Status
Genever, or Hollands, Gin
Other types of gin
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Overview
Grain neutral spirit
Continuous distillation 🎬
Pot still basics
The gin distillation process [Pickerings] 🎬
Cold distillation
Batch distillation
Returning to a liquid
Water reduction
Factors affecting reduction
Maceration / steeping
Vapour infusion
One-shot and two-shot methods
Spirit reduction
Reflux & lyne arms 💭
Spirit quality
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Overview
Juniper berries / Juniperus Communis 💙
Coriander seed / Coriandrum Sativum 🧡
Angelica Root / Angelica Archangelica 💚
Orris Root / Iris Florentina 💜
Lemon Peel / Citrus Limonum 💛
Orange Peel / Citrus Aurantium 🧡
Cardamom 💚
Cassia bark 🧡
Cinnamon ❤️️
Liquorice 🖤
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Overview
Why have a gin tasting session?
Download your gin flavour wheel
Senses used in gin appreciation
Key aromas & their associated botanicals
Sensory tests
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Absolutely loved the course. Very professionally delivered by first rate lecturers. Long overdue and very comprehensive. Topics covered included the history of gin, botanicals & sensory perception, distillation, market place and what th...
Read MoreAbsolutely loved the course. Very professionally delivered by first rate lecturers. Long overdue and very comprehensive. Topics covered included the history of gin, botanicals & sensory perception, distillation, market place and what the future might hold.
Read LessVery good service with friendly, well organised staff and a syllabus that gives a good grounding in the subject.
Very good service with friendly, well organised staff and a syllabus that gives a good grounding in the subject.
Read LessThe Gin information and education in distilling was top notch. Enjoy the sessions and the test. This will very helpful as we develop our Gin business in the US. Informative and educational! Course taken via internet!
The Gin information and education in distilling was top notch. Enjoy the sessions and the test. This will very helpful as we develop our Gin business in the US. Informative and educational! Course taken via internet!
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