Course Catalog for Whiskey University

(Currently Cataloging over 128 Courses)

A Complete List of All the Courses Offered (listed by Category of courses)

(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 course is taught Nationally on Zoom each year.

12 Basic Courses

  1.  Whiskey 101 (Course  #101)     {4xS}

  2.  Bourbon  201    (Course #201)       {4xS}

  3.  Tennessee Whiskey 202   (Course #202)  {4xS}

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

  5. Canadian Whisky 204 {Basic} (Course #204) {3xS}

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

  7. "Tenn-tucky" (Course #251) {4xS}

    {5 Whiskey Making Regions in Mid-South States}

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

  9.  The Bourbon Capital Region (Course #253) {3xS}

  10.  The Bluegrass Region (Course #254)  {3xS}

  11.  The Whiskey Row Region (Course #255) {3xS}

  12.  Milestones in Whiskey History   (Course #260) {3xS}

Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester., {4xS} = Four times each Semester..

12 Major Bourbon Distillery Courses

  1.  Jim Beam Brands {Basic}  (Course #301)  {3xS}

  2.  Heaven Hill Brands {Basic}   (Course #302)  {3xS}

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

  4.  Brown-Forman Brands {Basic}  (Course #304) {3xS}

  5. Wild Turkey Brands  {Basic}   (Course #305) {3xS}

  6. Maker’s Mark Brands {Basic} (Course #306) {3xS}

  7. Four Roses Brands {Basic}  (Course #307) {3xS}

  8. Diageo/Bulleit Brands (Course #308) {3xS}

  9. Barton 1792 Brands  (Course #309) {2xS}

  10. MGP/LuxCo Bourbon Brands (Course #310) {2xS}

  11. Willett Brands (Course #311) {2xS}

  12. Bardstown Bourbon Company Brands (Course #312) {2xS}

    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 Courses

  1. Medium & Craft Distilleries {The Bourbon Capital Region} (Course #321) {2xS}

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

  3. Medium & Craft Distilleries {The Whiskey Row Region} (Course #323) {2xS}

  4. Medium & Craft Distilleries {Eastern States}  (Course #324) {2xS}

  5. Medium & Craft Distilleries {Western States}  (Course #325) {2xS}

  6. Medium & Craft Distilleries {Midwest States} (Course #326) {2xS}

  7. Michter’s and Angel’s Envy {The Whiskey Row Region} (Course #327) {2xS}

  8. Wilderness Trail and Town Branch {The Bluegrass Region} (Course #328) {2xS}

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

“Other Whiskey” Courses

14 Tennessee Whiskey Courses

  1. Tennessee Whiskey 202   (Course #202) {4xS}

  2. Jack Daniel’s Brands {Basic}  (Course #351) {3xS}

  3. George Dickel Brands (Course #352) {2xS}

  4. Nelson’s GreenBrier & Prichard’s Brands  (Course #353) {2xS}

  5. Middle Tennessee Craft Distilleries (Co.#354) {2xS}

  6. East Tennessee Craft Distilleries  (Co.#355) {2xS}

  7. Tennessee Whiskey Trail History (Course #356) {2xS}

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

    (The Difference between Bourbon & Tennessee Whiskey)

  9. Tennessee Whiskey Founders (Course #358) {1xS}

  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, {4xS} = Four times each Semester.

10 Canadian Whisky Courses

  1. Canadian Whiskys 204   (Course #204) {4xS}

  2. Whisky Founders, Canadian Region   (Course #348) {AS}

  3. Crown Royal Whisky Brands   (Course #361) {3xS}

  4. Canadian Club & Black Velvet Whisky (Course #362) {2xS}

  5. Sazerac Brand Canadian Whiskys   (Course #363) {2xS}

  6. Corby Canadian Whisky Brands   (Course #364) {2xS}

  7. Canadian Whisky Brands & Bourbon Cousins   (Course #365) {AS}

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

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

  10. 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, {4xS} = Four times each Semester.

16 Rye Whiskey Courses

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

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

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

  4. Whiskey Founders, Mid-Atlantic Region   (Course #347) {AS}

  5. Tennessee Rye Whiskey (Course #359) {AS}

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

  7. Maryland Style Rye Whiskeys   (Course #371) {2xS}

  8. Monongahela Style Rye Whiskeys   (Course #372) {2xS}

  9. Bourbon Capital Region Rye Whiskeys   (Course #374) {1xS}

  10. Bluegrass Region Rye Whiskeys   (Course #374) {1xS}

  11. Whiskey Row Region Rye Whiskeys   (Course #375) {1xS}

  12. MGP Brand Rye Whiskeys   (Course #376) {2xS}

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

  14. Blended Whiskeys Types   (Course #379) {AS}

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

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

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester; {2xS} = Two times each Semester; {3xS} = Three times each Semester, {4xS} = Four times each Semester.

13 State & Regional Courses

  1. Tennessee Whiskey 202   (Course #202) {4xS}

  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 & WY Whiskeys   (Course #212) {1xS}

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

  8. Texas Whiskeys   (Course #214) {1xS}

  9. California Whiskeys   (Course #215) {1xS}

  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., {4xS} = Four times each Semester.

14 World Whiskey Courses

  1. Whiskey 101   (Course #101) {4xS}

  2. Canadian Whiskys 204   (Course #204) {3xS}

  3. International Whiskys   (Course #220) {3xS}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. United Kingdom Whiskies   (Course #229) {AS}

  12. European Union Whiskies   (Course #230) {AS}

  13. Crown Royal Whisky Brands   (Course #361) {1xS}

  14. 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., {4xS} = Four times each Semester.

2 Participatory Whiskey Courses

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

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

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters

8 Whiskey Founders Courses

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

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

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

  4. Whiskey Founders; Other States   (Course #344) {AS}

  5. Women In Whiskey Founders   (Course #346) {AS}

  6. Whiskey Founders, Mid-Atlantic Region   (Course #347) {AS}

  7. Whisky Founders, Canadian Region   (Course #348) {AS}

  8. Tennessee Whiskey Founders   (Course #358) {1xS}

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester

18 Special Interests Whiskey Courses

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

  2. Sensory Awareness Training  (Course #381)  {1xS}

  3. Dominant Grain Whiskeys  (Course #382) {AS}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Logistics of Teaching a Course (Course #391) {1xS}

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

  14. The Science of Whiskey (Course #393) {1xS}

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

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

  17. Top Ten Whiskey Cocktails (Course #396) {AS}

  18. War & Whiskey (Course #397) {AS}

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester

14 Advanced Bourbon Distillery Courses

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

  2. Jim Beam Brands (Advanced Part 2) {“The Olds”}  (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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  5. Heaven Hill Brands (Advanced Part 1) {“Tale of Two Families”} (Course #411) {AS}

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Wild Turkey Brands (Advanced) {Master’s Keep & Unicorns} (Course #432) {AS}

  13. Four Roses, Ten Single Barrel Recipes (Advanced) (Course  #433) {AS}

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

Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters

6 Whiskey Types Courses

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

  2. Bottled-In-Bond Whiskeys  (Course #452) {1xS}

  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}

Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xS} = One time each Semester

3 Advanced Top Rated Whiskey Courses

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

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

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

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters