Course Catalog for Whiskey University

(Currently Cataloging over 144 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 and Internationally on Zoom each Semester.

13 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 (Course #203) {4xS}

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

  6. Scotch Whisky 205‍ ‍(Course #205) {2xS}

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

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

  9. The Big 3 of Bourbon (Course #252) {3xS}

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

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

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

  13. 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..


{5 Whiskey Making Regions in Mid-South}


18 Major Distillery Courses

  1. Jim Beam Brands {Basic} ‍ ‍(Course #301)  {2xS}

    ‍ ‍1b. UK Jim Beam/Suntory Global Brands (Course #301UK)  {1xS}

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

    ‍ ‍2b. UK Heaven Hill Brands   (Course #302UK{1xS}

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

    ‍ ‍3b. UK Buffalo Trace/Sazerac Brands (Course  #303UK) {1xS}

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

    ‍ ‍4b. UK Brown-Forman Brands  (Course #304UK) {1xS}

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

    ‍ ‍ 5b. UK Wild Turkey/Campari Brands  (Course #305UK) {1xS}

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

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

  8. Bulleit/Diageo Brands (Course #308) {2xS}

    ‍ ‍8b. UK Bulleit/Diageo Brands (Course #308UK) {1xS}

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

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

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

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

  13. Pernod-Ricard Brands (Course #313) {1xS}

  14. Johnnie Walker/Diageo Scotches‍ ‍(Course #314) {1xS}

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

    ‍ ‍15b. UK Jack Daniel’s Brands (Course #351UK) {1xS}

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

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

  18. MGP Brand Rye Whiskeys   (Course #376) {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 Bourbon Distillery Courses

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

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

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

  4. Medium Distilleries {Eastern US}  (Course#324) {2xS}

  5. Medium Distilleries {Western US}  (Course#325) {2xS}

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

  7. Michter’s & Predecessor Brands (Course #327) {2xS}

  8. Craft Distilleries {The Bluegrass Region} (Course #328) {2xS}

  9. Angel’s Envy & Bacardi Brands (Course #329) {2xS}

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

(5-8 Distilleries in each class)


“Other Whiskey” Courses

15 Tennessee Whiskey Courses

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

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

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

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

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

  6. Middle Tennessee Craft Distilleries (Course #354) {2xS}

  7. East Tennessee Craft Distilleries (Course #355) {2xS}

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

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

    (The Difference between Bourbon & Tennessee Whiskey)

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

  11. Tennessee Rye Whiskeys (Course #359) {AS}

  12. Moonshine from Tenn. & Appalachia (Course #360) {AS}

  13. Jack Daniel’s Brands {Advanced} (Course #434) {AS}

    (Distillery Series; Master Distiller Series; Unicorns)

  14. Southeast Whiskeys {GA,AL,MS} (Course #216) {AS}

  15. Carolina Whiskeys {NC & SC} (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.

{5 Whiskey Making Regions in Mid-South}


13 Canadian Whisky Courses

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

  2. International Whisky   (Course #220) {3xS}

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

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

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

  6. Sazerac Canadian Whisky Brands   (Course #363) {2xS}

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

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

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

  10. Eastern Canadian Independent Whiskies   (Course #367) {AS}

  11. Western Canadian Independent Whiskies   (Course #368) {AS}

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

  13. CAN. Diageo/Bulleit Brands(Course #308) {2xS}

    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.


17 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 #373) {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. Eastern State Rye Whiskeys   (Course #378) {AS}

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

  15. Western State Rye Whiskeys   (Course #378) {AS}

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

  17. 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.


17 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) {MO,NE,MN,ND,SD,KS} {AS}

  6. Colorado Whiskeys   (Course #212) {AS}

  7. New England Whiskeys   (Course #213) {MA,CT,RI,NH,VT,ME} {AS}

  8. Texas Whiskeys   (Course #214) {AS}

  9. California Whiskeys   (Course #215) {AS}

  10. Southeast Whiskeys   (Course #216) {GA,AL,MS} {AS}

  11. Carolina Whiskeys   (Course #217) {NC,SC} {AS}

  12. Northwest Whiskeys   (Course #218) {OR,WA,AK} {AS}

  13. Southwestern Kentucky Whiskeys   (Course #219) {AS}

  14. Florida Whiskeys   (Course #240) {AS}

  15. Mountain States Whiskeys   (Course #245) {ID,MT,UT,WY} {AS}

  16. Desert State Whiskeys   (Course #246) {AZ,NM,NV} {AS}

  17. South Central State Whiskeys   (Course #247) {AR,LA,OK} {AS}

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


15 World Whisky Courses

(In 2027 this Major becomes a General Studies Category)

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

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

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

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

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

  6. Scotch Whisky 205 (Course #205) {3xS}

  7. International Whisky   (Course #220) {3xS}

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

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

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

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

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

  13. European Whiskies   (Course #230) {AS}

  14. Malt Whiskeys in America   (Course #456) {AS}

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

    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.(Course #101)


20 Scotch & Irish Whisk(e)y Courses

  1. Scotch Whisky 205 (Course #205) {3xS}

  2. Blended Scotch Whisky (Course #221) {AS}

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

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

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

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

  7. Speyside Region Scotch Whisky‍ ‍(Course #231) {AS}

  8. Highland Region Scotch Whisky‍ ‍(Course #232) {AS}

  9. Lowlands Region Scotch Whisky‍ ‍(Course #233) {AS}

  10. Campbeltown & Islay Regions‍ ‍(Course #234) {AS}

  11. The Island Sub-Region Scotch Whisky‍ ‍(Course #235) {AS}

  12. The Fife Sub-Region Scotch Whisky‍ ‍(Course #236) {AS}

  13. Scotland's Grain Distilleries (Course #237) {AS}

  14. Northern Irish Whisky   (Course #238) {AS}

  15. Big Trì Speyside-by-Side   (Course #239) {AS}

  16. Best Whisky under £50   (Course #273) {AS}

  17. Pernod-Ricard Brands (Course #313) {1xS}

  18. Johnnie Walker/Diageo Scotches‍ ‍(Course #314) {1xS}

  19. Scotch Whisky Founders   (Course #349) {AS}

  20. Irish Whiskey Founders   (Course #350) {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.(Course #101)


10 Whiskey Founders Courses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  8. Scotch Whisky Founders, (Course #349) {AS}

  9. Irish Whiskey Founders, (Course #350) {AS}

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

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


8 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}

  7. HazMat Whiskeys (Course #457) {AS}

  8. Toasted Barrel Whiskeys (Course #458) {AS}

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


3 Participatory Whiskey Courses

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

  2. Best Whiskeys under $50   (Course #272) {1xY}

  3. Best Whisky under £50   (Course #273) {1xY}

    Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters


18 Special Interests Whiskey Courses

  1. Navigating thru Whiskey U. (Course #123) {1xS)

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Bourbon & 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}

  19. Whiskey & Cigars‍ ‍(Course #398) {AS}

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


‍ ‍14 Advanced (Unicorn) Distillery Courses

  1. Jim Beam Family Line {Beam ADV 1} (Course #401)   {1xY}

  2. The Olds{Beam ADV 2} (Course #402) {1xY}

  3. Small Batch Collection {Beam ADV 3} (Course #403) {1xY}

  4. Knob Creek Knight {Beam ADV 4} (Course #404) {1xY}

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  5. Tale of Two Families {HH ADV 1} (Course #411) {1xY}

  6. All About the E’s; Evan & Elijah{HH ADV 2} (Course #412) {1xY}  

  7. Parker’s Heritage {HH ADV 3} (Course #413) {1xY}

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  8. 4 Cornerstones {BT ADV 1} (Course #421) {1xY}

  9. B. T. A. C. {BT ADV 2} (Course #422) {1xY}

  10. Wheaters & Ryes {BT ADV 3} (Course #423) {1xY}

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  11. Brown-Forman {ADV}  (Course #431) {1xY}

  12. Wild Turkey Brands {ADV} (Course #432) {1xY}

  13. Four Roses {ADV} Ten Sing. Barr. Recipes(Course  #433) {1xY}

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  14. Jack Daniel’s Brands {ADV} (Course  #434) {AS}

Bracket Key: {AS} = Taught in Alternating Semesters; {1xY} = One Time a Year


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