Description
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FAR ABOVE THE AVERAGE WHISKY AFICIONADO
FEBRUARY 2026 CYCLE
Friday February 13, 20, 27 & March 6
Discover the Art Behind Every Drop
This advanced course is designed for whisky enthusiasts who already understand the basics and want to elevate their knowledge far beyond what most aficionados ever achieve.
You’ll gain a deeper appreciation of whisky’s incredible diversity, exploring the subtle variations in production, the delicate influence of countless factors throughout the process, and ultimately, learning to savor every dram with a new level of insight.
What to Expect
- Live Online Experience: Interact with your tutor in real time, just like in a virtual classroom.
- Rich Learning Materials: Pre-read resources, educational slides, and visuals to enhance every session.
- Structured Learning: Four sessions, each two hours long, held weekly for maximum flexibility.
A CYCLE = 4 LIVE ON-LINE SESSIONS
The course is organized in four two-hour sessions, one week apart. The three first session are focusing at a different module, and the last session is a wrap up session with the exam.
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This online course offers flexibility in the dates and times of the sessions. Changes are possible as long as they match the tutor and the students availability.
MODULE 1: From Grain to Wash – Week #1 – from 10:30am to 12:30pm EST
Barley and malting process: inside the grain and mechanism of germination
Starch structure and enzyme conversion
Fermentation theory and technology
MODULE 2: Fundamentals of distillation -Week #2 – from 10:30am to 12:30pm EST
Distillation theory and technology
Effect of the pot still designs and copper
Spirit distillation and congeners analysis
MODULE 3: Wood and maturation – Week #3 – from 10:30am to 12:30pm EST
Oak structure and composition
Casks making, preparation, effect of pre-used casks
Chemical changes during maturation
WRAP UP & EXAM – Week #4 – from 10:30am to 12:30pm EST
General review of the three modules
Exam online
Results are immediate.
Once your booking is confirmed, you’ll receive the comprehensive course handbook, which contains the entire curriculum and serves as an essential reference for your learning. We highly encourage you to explore each module beforehand to maximize the value of the online session.
TESTIMONIALS
“The course was amazing and increased my whiskey knowledge immensely. I feel I have reached a new level that allows me to grasp much more the nuances in the whiskey making and the diversity of the whiskey expressions. Franck was great to explain the more challenging aspects. I highly recommend this course to anyone who really wants to know whiskey.”
Boris M., Bartender
“I loved the course, Franck was a great teacher, specially in explaining some parts that included chemistry and science. The course itself is very complete: it totally enhanced my knowledge of whisky. ”
José E. Whisky educator
“I really enjoyed the advanced whiskey training course, and the online live format with Franck was perfect for me. I learned so much more about whiskies and this opened to me new opportunities to have more interesting discussions; from a personal and professional point of view, I feel very well equipped now, thank you!”
Charles N. Bartender
“This class was everything I expected and more. My knowledge about whisky and how it’s made, and how to really enjoy it have increased exponentially because of this class. Mr. Mounier gives an extremely thorough and enjoyable one on one teaching experience and does everything in his power to ensure that you understand the material. His personal anecdotes and experience help clarify any subjects that may be too difficult to understand at first glance. I highly recommend this course to any whisky enthusiast looking to elevate their knowledge and whisky tasking experience.”
Joe M. Whiskey enthusiast
YOUR TUTOR
Franck is a Whisky Ambassador Tutor (Scotland) and has a distiller degree from IBD (London, UK) and is involved in Bourbon & American whiskey production. He is also a WSET spirit educator all levels (1-3). He has toured the world to visit more than 200 distilleries from Japan to America and in between, travels on a regular basis to whisky experts’ gatherings, and is well connected with the most prestigious actors of the area.
Franck is a judge in national and international Spirit Competitions, including the prestigious World Whisky Awards.
He has entertained or trained nearly 10,000 participants to date, and is recognized for his very effective pedagogical approach while demonstrating his passion.
Franck is operating in the United States, in New-York and New-Jersey.
Learn more about Franck: HERE
Some of his recent discussion, with the most famous whisky master distillers:
With Tadashi Sakuma, Master blender at Nikka, Japan, John Campbell, Distillery manager at Laphroaig, Scotland, Ashok Chokalingam, master distiller at Amrut distillery, India.
With Ichiro Akuto, Master distiller Chichibu, Japan, Ian Chang, Master distiller at Kavalan distillery, Taiwan, James Mac Taggart, master Blender at Arran distillery, Scotland.
Judging at the World Whisky Awards:
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
Each module is delivered online live with your tutor, through a virtual meeting room. The duration of each session is two hours.
For each module, it is recommended that the student goes through the related part in the handbook in advance to better benefit from the training.
Before the examination, there is a one-hour session to serve as wrap-up and to revisit the most critical aspects of the modules, based on the student’s needs.
A certificate is delivered to the successful candidates
