The Bluegrass Region Major

There are 16 Classes in the Bluegrass Region Major

(Student must take 8 Classes for a Major Ribbon)

The Bluegrass Region classes

{3xS} 1.) The Bluegrass Region (Basic)  (Course #254)

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

{AS} 3.) Bluegrass Region Rye Whiskeys, (Course #374)

{AS} 4.) Bluegrass Region Whiskey Founders, (Course #392) . {the People on the Label and behind the Brands}

{2xS} 5.) Buffalo Trace Brands {Basic},  (Course #303)

{2xS} 6.) Brown-Forman Brands {Basic},   (Course #304)

{2xS} 7.) Wild Turkey Brands {Basic}, (Course  #305)

{2xS} 8.) Four Roses Brands {Basic},  (Course  #307)

{1xS} 9.) Wilderness Trail & Town Branch Brands, (Course #328)

{AS} 10.) Dominant Grain Whiskeys (Course #382)

{AS} 11.) Buffalo Trace Brands {Advanced-Part 1),  (Course  #421)  {The Four Cornerstone}

{AS} 12.) Buffalo Trace Brands {Advanced-Part 2},  (Course  #422) {B.T.A.C.}

{AS} 13.) Buffalo Trace Brands {Advanced-Part 3} (Course  #423) {Wheated Mash bills & Ryes}

{AS} 14.) Brown-Forman Brands {Advanced}  (Course  #431)   

{Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection, L. E. Old Forester Brands}

{AS} 15.) Wild Turkey Brands {Advanced}  (Course  #432)   {Master’s Keep & Whiskey Barons}

{AS} 16.) Four Roses {Advanced}, Ten Single Barrel Recipes  (Course  #433) 

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

For Questions or Additional Information regarding The Bluegrass Region Major reach out to our Department Dean:

The Dean of the College of The Bluegrass Region at Whiskey University

Lt. Col. Donnie Sappington

Email address:     Donnie@WhiskeyUniv.com

For a link to Donnie’s page click link below:

The Bluegrass Region Department Faculty

Faculty Consists Of The Following Professors:

(click on each name to go to their Faculty Biography)

  1. Professor Donnie Sappington - Department Dean

    (Course #303, #421, #422, and #423)

  2. Professor Dustin Bowman - Associate Dean of Content

    (Courses #253, #305, #307, #432, and #433)

  3. Professor Steve Woltering

    (Courses #322)

  4. Professor Brad Martens

    (Courses #370)

  5. Professor Craig Duncan

    (Courses #253)

  6. Professor Todd Rust

    (Courses #260, and #303)

  7. Professor Gabe DeGabriele

    (Courses #251, and #303)

  8. Professor Glenn Hopper

    (Courses #422, and #423)

  9. Professor Clayton Moore

    (Courses #374, #375, and #421)

  10. Professor Matt Leamy

    (Courses #351, and #254)

  11. Professor Brad Couch

    (Courses #304, and #305)

  12. Professor Matthew Hedrick

    (Course #322)

Order of Precedence of Major Ribbons

Framing your Major Ribbons

Note: Whiskey University will mail your physical Major Ribbon Rack ONE TIME during your career with W. U.. You may choose to have them mailed to you upon earning your 6th, 7th or 8th major. But it will only mailed to you one time. If you want to ordering Ribbons after Whiskey University has sent you your one set of Major Ribbons, go to this site: Major Ribbons