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Todd Buckley
Director of Education
Todd is well-known for the award-winning gin he made at the Bellewood Distillery. In 2014, his hand-crafted spirit scored a 94 from the Beverage Tasting Institute, beating out such notable gins as Beefeater, Tanqueray and Bombay Sapphire. He’ll be sharing his experiential secrets as well as his technical knowledge in this single day Seminar that is not to be missed.
Syllabus
- Welcome to the Beverage Alcohol Industry
- History of Distilling in America
- Regulation Highlights to Distill in the US
- The Competitive Landscape of Spirits in the US
- Introduction to Biology: Fermentation
- Grains, Fruits and Yeast
- Yeast Strains
- Introduction to Chemistry: Alcohol
- Ethanol, Methanol, Isopropanol
- Organic Acids
- Ethylene and Ethyl Ether
- Esters
- Filtration
- Vodka distillation
- Properly Using a Hydrometer
- Substrate Choices
- Achieving 190 proof
- Filtration
- Proofing
- Bottling
- Brandy Distillation
- Fruit Choices
- Achieving 160 proof
- Filtration
- Proofing
- Bottling
- Botanicals Blending for Gin
- Botanical Choices
- Maceration, Decoction and Infusion
- Filtration
- Proofing
- Bottling
- Brewing Skill for Whiskey Distillation and Aging
- Substrate Choices
- Fermentation
- Distillation Techniques
- Aging
- Filtration
- Proofing
- Bottling
- Introduction to Physics: Distillation
- Heating, Reflux and Condensation
- Still Design
- Weight, Volume and Temperature
- Welcome to the Beverage Alcohol Industry
10:00 am – Fermentation
11:00 am – Distillation
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Equipment
2:00 pm – Biology & Chemistry
3:00 pm – Legal Considerations
4:00 pm – After the Still: Filtration, Aging, Barreling & Bottling
5:00 pm – Sales & Marketing / Packaging
Break
7:00 to TBD – Networking Event at craft cocktail bar
Tuition
20% off for early registration!- Seminar date: January 18th, 2020
- Reserved spot for the seminar and after hours Networking/Tasting Event
- Includes a free Lifetime Access membership to DistilleryUniversity.com online courses (including all footage from this seminar- $499 value!)
- Includes supplemental materials
- Early Registration discounts are limited
Early Registration Discount
Register before 12/22/19 and receive the discounted rate of $599. After the discount closes, registration increases to $749.
Questions?
Just call (509) 999-1244 or email info@distilleryuniversity.com. We’ll be happy to provide you with any information you need.
Bringing a friend?
Email us at info@distilleryuniversity.com to receive 20% off a second seat at the Seminar!
We have also secured a discount code if you choose to stay there; just use 786870901 during your reservation.