Certificate in Irish Whiskey
Exploring the world of Irish whiskey across eight modules, this fun and accessible online course will boost your appreciation of all things uisce beatha.
Written by Irish whiskey experts Fionnán O’Connor and Matt Healy, you’ll work through a series of video lessons and interactive exercises, discovering more about the history and business of Irish whiskey before covering the production process, modern innovations and an all-important sensory analysis.
The flexible, self-paced format allows you to learn in your own time and, with quizzes at the end of each module, you can measure all the knowledge you’re distilling as you go.
As well as a certificate of completion, you’ll come away understanding how differing production methods across the category produce different flavours in the finished product.
Self-paced online course
7 modules, plus a final assessment & sensory analysis
EWA digital badge & completion certificate
Optional EWA green lapel pin & printed certificate
Overview
Origins: the history of distillation & medieval Ireland
Irish whiskey before its industry (1556 – 1760)
Poitín vs. Parliament (1760 – 1823)
The emerging taste of “old Irish pot still”
Aeneas Coffey (1780-1852) and his legacy
A new class altogether (1823-1863)
Precarious heights (1860-1886)
Ross v. Roe, or a tale of two titans (1878-1930)
After the fall (1930-2012)
Overview
What is Irish whiskey?
The Irish Whiskey Act 1980
The Irish Whiskey Technical File 2014
Activity: the five categories of Irish whiskey
Who is who in Irish whiskey?
Global threats to the Irish whiskey industry
Current and future whiskey distilleries of Ireland
The future prospects for Irish Whiskey
Quiz
Overview
Activity: The ingredients for Irish whiskey
Raise a glass to the farmers
Grains
Malting
Milling
Activity: Milled grains
Activity: Two & four roller mills
Mashing
Fermentation
Quiz
Overview
FREE PREVIEWThe rise, fall and rise again of pot still whiskey
FREE PREVIEWMilling & mashing
FREE PREVIEWFermentation
FREE PREVIEWDistillation
FREE PREVIEWActivity: Different distillate styles
FREE PREVIEWMalt spirit production in Ireland
FREE PREVIEWGrain spirit production in Ireland
FREE PREVIEWActivity: How grain distillation works
FREE PREVIEWQuiz
FREE PREVIEWOverview
Maturation in Ireland
Activity: Regulations in the Irish Whiskey Technical File
Regulations for maturation in Ireland
Non-oak maturation
Warehousing
FREE PREVIEWQuiz
Overview
What is blended Irish whiskey?
Activity: Combinations of blended Irish whiskey
Quiz
Overview
How whiskey is bottled
Question: if it's not whiskey, what is it?
Caramel colouring E150a
Chill filtration
Labelling guidelines
Marketing terms
Maturation & age
Water
Misleading terms
Quiz
Assessment: Certificate in Irish Whiskey
Introduction
Activity: Recap of categories and their processes
Single malt whiskey
Single grain whiskey
Blended whiskey
Pot still whiskey
Whiskey tasting resources
Certificate in Irish Whiskey PDF
The Certificate in Irish Whiskey culminates in a sensory analysis – that is, a whiskey tasting.