Certificate in Tequila Level 1

Tequila is going through an explosion in growth! Come learn why and how this is happening.

Certificate in Tequila Level 1

  • Denomination of Origin – states & regulations
  • NOM Number
  • Classifications – blanco, joven, reposado, añejo, extra añejo
  • Categories – Tequila, 100% agave
  • Misc. Labeling items – Alcohol by Volume, Net Quantity​
  • The basic steps of traditional tequila production – jima, hydrolysis(cooking), extraction, fermentation, distillation
  • Production tools – brick oven, autoclave, tahona, roller mill, diffuser, pot still, column still
  • Basic agave facts – maturation time, agave tequilana
  • Tequila Service basics: expiry, effect of oxygen, vessel, serving temperature
  • The systematic approach to tequila tasting
  • Debunking tequila myths: tequila worm, cactus/agave, salt and lime, the darker the better, hangover etc.
  • Cristalino, Flavored, Mixto tequilas explained
  • Tequila as Mezcal – common roots, similarities, differences

Price: $ 110.00