ONLINE - WSET Level 3 Award in Spirits Course
The WSET Level 3 Spirits Course is an advanced-level program offering a thorough understanding of the factors involved in producing the world’s major spirits styles. The course will prepare students with the skills required to make professional evaluations of spirits with regards to their style and quality.
The online course is a self-guided, interactive 9-week program organized in the following modules:
Tasting technique, alcoholic fermentation and distillation
Pot stills, column stills, maturation in oak and inert vessels
Factors affecting style and quality of whisky
Factors affecting style and quality of fruit spirits
Asian spirits
Sugar cane spirits
Agave spirits
Vodka, gin, and other flavored spirits
Sessions:
Contact us to be notified when our next course is scheduled.
Registration includes:
In-person tasting workshop and in-person exam held at: The Wine & Spirit Archive, 3319 SE 50th Ave, Portland, OR
The WSET Level 3 Spirits Course is an advanced-level program offering a thorough understanding of the factors involved in producing the world’s major spirits styles. The course will prepare students with the skills required to make professional evaluations of spirits with regards to their style and quality.
The online course is a self-guided, interactive 9-week program organized in the following modules:
Tasting technique, alcoholic fermentation and distillation
Pot stills, column stills, maturation in oak and inert vessels
Factors affecting style and quality of whisky
Factors affecting style and quality of fruit spirits
Asian spirits
Sugar cane spirits
Agave spirits
Vodka, gin, and other flavored spirits
Sessions:
Contact us to be notified when our next course is scheduled.
Registration includes:
In-person tasting workshop and in-person exam held at: The Wine & Spirit Archive, 3319 SE 50th Ave, Portland, OR
*There will be no additional fee for course books, exam, or course certificate.
**Also included is an in-person training in the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting with instructor, Paul Clarke, senior editor, Imbibe Magazine. This training is offered in-person the day prior to the scheduled exam.
***Detailed course syllabus and exam content (courtesy of WSET) can be found here.
****For the student’s maximum success, they should plan to allocate at least 84 hours to their study.
*****Please note: Although the majority of this course is held online, students will take the exam in Portland, Oregon on the scheduled exam date. This will include a blind evaluation of 2 spirits in addition to 50 multiple choice questions and 4 short-answer/essay questions. Once successfully completed, students receive the WSET Level 3 Award in Spirits.
