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THE COUNCIL OF WHISKEY MASTERS Broadcasts First MASTER OF BOURBON Examination for April 2023 in Kentucky
The primary MASTER OF BOURBON examination will happen between April twenty fifth and twenty eighth at a personal ranch on the Bourbon Path close to Lexington, Kentucky, with all candidates and judges in residence. The overall value of this system, together with all on-site lodging, exams, supporting grasp lessons, and three spectacular tasting dinners, is $6200pp. The examination itself consists of an oral concept section, an essay-based concept section, and a multi-hour blind tasting of various Bourbon expressions.
Enrollment for candidates from all backgrounds is open now on the web site of the Council of Whiskey Masters. www.whiskeymasters.org/master-of-bourbon
The U.S.-based Council of Whiskey Masters was based in 2019 and has turn into the foremost certification group devoted to whisk(e)y, providing a Bourbon observe in addition to a Scotch observe. The Council is supported by an advisory board of greater than 30 of the globally most revered whiskey specialists alive at the moment. All master-level exams are judged by board members. The total checklist of board members is printed on the web site.
Candidates within the examine program begin with Degree 1, by both turning into a Licensed Bourbon Skilled (CBP) or Certfied Scotch Skilled (CSP). Degree 2, the Licensed Whiskey Specialist (CWS) credential, covers the key kinds of whiskey globally, resulting in well-rounded worldwide data. Research and exams for these two ranges are performed 100% remotely, primarily based on an e book examine information and multiple-choice on-line exams.
The 2 Degree 3 credentials, MASTER OF BOURBON and MASTER OF SCOTCH, supply the world’s prime certifications for people who dedicate their life to the examine of whisk(e)y.
On September twelfth, 2022, the Council introduced 5 new MASTERS OF SCOTCH, after days of intense days of examinations at Rothes Glen Whisky Citadel in Speyside, Scotland. Judges have been drawn from the Council’s advisory board, that includes Masters of the Quaich Charles MacLean and Bernhard Schäfer, main spirits judges Tobias Gorn and Arthur Nägele, in addition to the legendary Whiskey Couple Hans and Becky Offringa.
The Council and its members sit up for saying the very top notch of MASTERS OF BOURBON to the world. Between 15 and 25 candidates are anticipated to take part on this examination. The subsequent MASTER OF SCOTCH examination will happen on the similar time and site.
Sources:
Web site Council of Whiskey Masters: www.whiskeymasters.org
MASTER OF BOURBON Enrollment: www.whiskeymasters.org/master-of-bourbon
Extra Data and Questions: Write to Workplace@WhiskeyMasters.org
