The Bluegrass Region Major

There are 16 Courses in the Bluegrass Region Major

(Student must 2 Core Requirements and 7 others for a total of 9 Courses to complete this Major Ribbon)

The Bluegrass Region courses

{3xS} 1.) The Bluegrass Region {Basic} (Course #254) *[Core Req.]

{2xS} 2.) Medium Distilleries; Bluegrass Region (Course #322) *[Core Req.]

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

{AS} 4.) Bluegrass Region, Whiskey Founders, (Course #342)

{3xS} 5.) Buffalo Trace Brands {Basic}, (Course #303)

{3xS} 6.) Brown-Forman Brands{Basic}, (Course #304)

{3xS} 7.) Wild Turkey Brands{Basic}, (Course  #305)

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

{AS} 9.) Craft Distilleries; Bluegrass Region, (Course #328)

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

{1xY} 11.) The Four Cornerstones {BT ADV.1} (Course #421)

{1xY} 12.) B. T. A. C. {BT ADV.2} ‍ ‍(Course #422)

{1xY} 13.) Wheated & Rye Mash bills‍ ‍{BT ADV.3} (Course #423)

{AS} 14.) Brown-Forman Brands {ADVANCED} (Cour. #431)

{AS} 15.) Wild Turkey Brands {ADVANCED} (Course  #432)

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


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


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


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