Whiskey University has Instructors in the Cherokee Metro Area:

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Our faculty currently serves areas in Swain County, North Carolina (14,117); Jackson County, North Carolina(43,327); Macon County, North Carolina Graham County, North Carolina (35,285) and Cherokee County, North Carolina (28,612); Clay County, North Carolina (11,864) in the Southwestern North Carolina Area

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Whiskey University’s Faculty

  • Lt. Col. Mark Pilon

  • Lt. Col. Lee Herman

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Lt. Col. Mark Pilon

Email address:     Mark@WhiskeyUniv.com

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Mark has the following “Designations” & Credentials:

”Chartered Master Whiskey Taster”

(from Whiskey University)

”Certified Bourbon Steward”

(from the Stave & Thief Society)

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Rare Breed Society Member with Wild Turkey

Band of Rebels, Rebel Yell Association

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Whiskey University certificate awarded to Mark Pilon for Master of Arts Degree, with a Double Major in the Tennessee Whiskey Region and the Bourbon Capital Region, titled 'Chartered Master Whiskey Taster'.
Four overlapping circles with names of golf clubs and 'Not Enrolled' labels beneath each club name.
Wooden circular token with 'Maker's Mark' and 'AMBASSADOR' engraved, featuring a laurel wreath, star, and 'S IV' in the center.
A circular label featuring the text "Member of Whiskey Thieves" with the names "Sagmore Spirit Rye" and "Whiskey Thieves" on it.
Coopers Club membership badge for Nelson's Greenbrier Distillery with a circular green and gold design.
Six gray circles with black text inside, listing names of groups or regions, all marked as 'NOT ENROLLED'.
A circular logo with the text 'MEMBER OF HIGH WEST DISTILLERY PARK CITY, UTAH' around the border and a mountain and water symbol in the center. Below the logo, the text reads 'High West Club' in italics.
The image shows a circular badge with the text 'MEMBER OF' at the top and the Berry Heaven Hill Distillery logo in the center, which includes a stylized 'BH' within a stripe pattern. Below, it says 'Bardstown Society'.
Logo for Wilder Trail Distillery featuring a tree and the initials WT, with text indicating membership in Wilderness Trail Distillery and mentioning Wilder Trail Family Tree.
Text reading "Member of Wyoming Whiskey" with additional text "Whiskey" and "Baron" beneath it.
Logo for Kings Circle featuring a handwriting hand and a crown with the text 'King's Circle' and 'The Right Hand Man'

Lt.Col. Lee Herman

Email address: Lee@WhiskeyUniv.com

Lee has the following “Designations” & Credentials:

”Chartered Master Whiskey Taster”

(from Whiskey University)

”Certified Bourbon Steward”

(from the Stave & Thief Society)

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Rare Breed Society Member with Wild Turkey

Band of Rebels, Rebel Yell Association

A black computer monitor with a gold border and the text "Master of Arts Degree" at the bottom.
A certificate titled 'Whiskey University' awarded to Thomas Lee Herman, granting him the degree of Master of Arts with a Double Major in the Bluegrass and Tennessee Whiskey Regions. The certificate includes decorative borders, ribbons, emblems, and signatures, with a gold seal at the bottom.
Four gray circles with text inside indicating different golf clubs and enrollment status. The clubs are Maker's Mark, Tenn Squire, 5 Keys Club, and Coopers Club, with all showing not enrolled.
A circular wooden Maker's Mark ambassador badge with black text and a black laurel wreath, featuring the Maker's Mark logo and the words "Member of Maker's Mark Ambassador".
Logo for Nelson's Green Brier Distillery Coopers Club with green and gold circular design and text.
Six gray circles with black text: Whisk Thieves Not Enrolled, Kings Circle Not Enrolled, Whis Society Not Enrolled, Family Tree Not Enrolled, Whisk Baron Not Enrolled, High West Not Enrolled.
A circular emblem with the text 'MEMBER OF HIGH WEST DISTILLERY PARKE CITY - TOAH-DIST-TOAH' around the edge, and a logo in the center featuring a mountain, two stylized hands, and a horizontal wave-like line. Below the emblem, the text says 'High West Club' in italics.
Logo with 'Wilderness Trail Distillery' encircling a tree and deer antlers, and text 'Wilder. Trail Family Tree' underneath.
Logo with text indicating membership in Wyoming Whiskey, featuring the words 'Member of Wyoming Whiskey' and 'Whiskey Baron'.
Black and white sticker with the King’s Circle logo and text, featuring a hand reading a book and the name George Remus

Cities or towns in this service area for Bourbon and Whiskey Tasting Classes included but are not limited to: Swain County, NC; Bryson City, NC. Haywood County, NC; Canton, NC; Clyde, NC; Lake Junaluska, NC; Maggie Valley, NC; Waynesville, NC; West Canton, NC. Jackson County, NC; Cashiers, NC; Cullowhee, NC; Dillsboro, NC; Forest Hills, NC; Sylva, NC; Webster, NC. Macon County, NC; Franklin, NC; Highlands, NC. Graham County, NC; Robbinsville, NC. Cherokee County, NC; Andrews, NC; Murphy, NC. Clay County, NC; Hayesville, NC. Sevier County, TN; Gatlinburg, TN; Pigeon Forge, TN; Pittman Center, TN; Sevierville, TN; Seymour, TN. Blount Count, TN; Alcoa, TN; Eagleton Village, TN; Friendsville, TN; Louisville, TN; Maryville, TN Rockford, TN; Townsend, TN.