INSTRUCTORS: Clay Smith and Moonshine University instructors

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Register by July 17, 2017 for 3 nights at the Brown Hotel included with tuition.
Check-in date: 8/6/17, check-out date: 8/9/17

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COURSE OVERVIEW

Botanical spirits are experiencing a booming renaissance. Using a broad palette of botanicals and styles, craft distillers are creating unique expressions that not only stand out on the shelf, but don’t have to spend years in a barrel to do so.

Join us for this three-day advanced workshop focusing on botanically-based spirits. Explore the history, production methods, and distillation processes of gins, absinthes, and amaros while you learn about mash bills, maceration, and filtration.

STRUCTURE

DAY ONE

Botanical Basics

• Styles
• TTB Designations
• Production Methods

Botanical Evaluations

• Individual Botanicals
• Relational Segmentation
• Individual Botanical Distillates

Absinthe Practicum

• Absinthe Styles
• Material Handling
• Production Methods
• Botanical Mashbill Calculation
• Botanical Maceration

Amaro Practicum

• Amaro Styles
• Material Handling
• Production Methods
• Botanical Mashbill Calculations
• Botanical Maceration

DAY TWO

Botanical History

• Predecessor Spirits
• Social History
• Legal Troubles
• Evolution of Styles
• New Directions

Gin Practicum

• Gin Styles
• Material Handling
• Production Methods
• Botanical Mashbill Calculations
• Benchtop Distillations
• Distillate Evaluations

DAY THREE

Gin Production Scale Up

• Scale Up Calculations
• Botanical Preparations
• Charging Still
• Distillation
• Distillate Evaluation

Absinthe Finishing

• Benchtop Distillation
• Distillate Evaluation
• Filtration
• Finish Evaluation

Amaro Finishing

• Benchtop Distillation
• Distillate Evaluation
• Filtration
• Finish Evaluation

Questions and Answers