Certificate in Gin (Online)
£90.00
The SQA-accredited Certificate in Gin offers a practical, comprehensive introduction designed for both beginners and professionals looking to deepen their expertise. Led live and directly by our expert educator in a real-time, interactive online format, this masterclass traces the entire production journey from legal classifications and distillation methods to the vital science of botanicals.
Throughout this interactive session, you will analyze a meticulously curated flight of benchmark expressions representing the absolute finest style profiles of each category, while having the unique opportunity to get all your definitive gin culture questions answered in real time.
The SQA-accredited Certificate in Gin offers a practical, engaging, and comprehensive introduction designed for both passionate beginners and professionals looking to master the global standards of the spirit. Led directly by our expert educator, this masterclass explores gin’s rich historical heritage, legal classifications, and technical production methods, while diving deep into the vital role and science of botanicals.
Delivered fully over a dynamic one-day format (5–6 hours) with built-in tastings and group activities, the course covers all modules in an immersive structure, complemented by optional pre-reading covering foundational gin history and style definitions.You can join this masterclass on our scheduled public dates, or book it as a bespoke private program tailored exclusively for your corporate team or group. These private sessions can be seamlessly organized online, hosted at one of our premium partner venues, or delivered directly at a location of your choice.
Following the course, candidates will complete a structured online assessment. Upon successful completion, you will be awarded a personalized Completion Certificate and an exclusive EWA Pin Badge, distinguishing you as a verified industry expert.
Master the world of gin from the comfort of your own home.
The SQA-accredited "Certificate in Gin" is an interactive, fully live online masterclass designed to provide a rich, comprehensive introduction to the industry for both beginners and professionals. Led live by certified educator Baris Mercan, this rigorous session brings the distillery experience straight to your screen, tracing the entire production journey from neutral spirits and botanical selection to the precise science of distillation styles and compounding.
Whether you choose to build your own tasting flight or pour from your personal collection at home, you will actively participate in a technical sensory journey, guided step-by-step through global industry standards.
Why Join This Live Masterclass?
- Fully Live & Interactive: This is not a pre-recorded video. You can ask our expert educator any definitive gin culture and production questions in real-time, get instant feedback on your palate, and engage with fellow participants.
- SQA-Accredited Framework: Learn through a globally recognized curriculum that breaks down the precise science, history, legal definitions, and production regulations of gin categories without confusing jargon.
- Post-Purchase Guidance: Once registered, we will happily guide you on how to select and prepare your gin flight or home bottles to ensure your setup is fully optimized for the technical analysis.
- Official Digital Certificate: Upon successful completion, you will walk away with an official certificate to showcase your professional credentials.
- Join the Spey Academy Alumni: Registration automatically grants you access to our exclusive Spey Academy Alumni network, a community of passionate spirits lovers.
- Perks for Future Learning: To support your ongoing journey, all participants receive an exclusive 10% discount code valid for their next Spey Academy course.
Course Details & Format
- Platform: The session is held live and interactively via Google Meets or Zoom. Your access link and preparation details will be shared with you via email right after your purchase.
- Scheduling: Following your purchase, we will contact you directly to coordinate and finalize the best day and times for your live online session.
- Delivery Format: To best fit your schedule, this accredited course is structured in a highly dynamic and focused format:
- Intensive Live Session: Delivered fully over one day (5–6 hours), covering all curriculum modules through an immersive, interactive online format complete with built-in tastings and collaborative group activities.
- Optional Pre-Reading: To maximize our live time together, participants are provided with brief, optional pre-reading materials covering a foundational overview of gin history and core style definitions.
Module 1: The History of Gin
Explore the key moments that shaped gin, from the origins of distilling to the rise of the modern gin industry.
Module 2: Gin Now
Examine the global gin renaissance, recent market trends and the opportunities and challenges shaping the category’s future.
Module 3: Definitions & Styles of Gin
Understand how gin is defined in law and learn to identify the different recognised styles and their defining characteristics.
Module 4: Distillation
Learn how gin is made, from neutral spirit and continuous distillation to pot stills, vapour infusion, and one-shot versus two-shot methods and how production choices affect quality.
Module 5: Botanicals
Take a guided tour of ten key gin botanicals and discover how each contributes to aroma, flavour and balance.
Module 6: Gin Tasting
Develop confidence in tasting gin, exploring sensory perception, flavour development and the structure of effective tasting sessions.
Module 7: Gin Cocktails
Discover the role of gin in cocktails and gastronomy and study the history and recipes of four classic gin serves.
For our live online masterclasses, we focus on an exceptional selection of expressions tailored to elevate your technical understanding. This training is conducted fully online. For this course, you are welcome to build your own tasting flight or enjoy the bottles you already have at home; we will be delighted to guide you on how to prepare your selection once you are registered.
Our interactive, real-time online masterclasses bring you face-to-face with the liquid's theory, providing an immersive, shared sensory environment where global industry standards are taught directly to your screen.
Rather than simply memorizing tasting notes, you will analyze each glass in real time, guided step-by-step to understand the precise science, botanical selection, distillation techniques, and production decisions behind why each gin tastes the way it does.
Recommended Sensory Exercises & Flight Styles for Technical Analysis:
- Classic London Dry Gin: Dissecting the traditional benchmark style focused on juniper dominance and classic distillation standards.
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Contemporary Styles: Exploring the modern evolution of gin, where creative and non-traditional botanicals take center stage.
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Global Expressive Profiles: Analyzing a diverse selection of premium gins from different countries to understand regional terroir and international production trends.
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Alternative Classifications: Evaluating the structural and sensory differences of unique styles such as Old Tom, Plymouth, or Navy Strength distillates.
If you want to truly understand gin, how it’s made, what defines its styles and why it tastes the way it does, the Certificate in Gin gives you clarity, structure and confidence.
- Industry-recognised certification from Edinburgh Whisky Academy
- Covers gin history, production, botanicals and global styles
- Guided tastings to build sensory confidence and vocabulary
- Accessible, structured learning with academic credibility
Whether you work in hospitality, retail, brand education, or simply love gin and want to understand it properly, this certificate gives you a solid foundation and sets you apart.
Test your knowledge with a final online assessment. On successful completion, you’ll receive a digital badge and certificate, with optional printed certification and blue lapel pin.
- 50 multiple-choice questions covering all modules
- Completed in a single one-hour sitting
- Minimum 60% pass mark
- You can flag questions for review and revisit them before submission. Results are available immediately.
- In-Person Masterclasses: All digital course materials, curriculum outlines, and preparation guides will be delivered directly to your registered email address prior to the session. All physical tasting flights and technical analysis tools will be fully provided at the classroom venue.
- Online Masterclasses: All digital training assets and access credentials will be shared via email. If your registration includes a physical "Tasting Kit," our operations team will contact you directly within 24–48 hours to confirm your delivery address and organize the secure shipment of your kit.
- Tasting Sets Selection: Please note that tasting expressions, flight selections, and curated kits are dynamic. They are carefully tailored to the specific theme, production focus, and sensory goals of each masterclass and may vary accordingly.
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