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Whisky Academy

Learn whisky, track by track

Seven structured tracks from first dram to connoisseur — production, labels, tasting method, Scotland and the whisky world. The first lessons are being written now.

4 lessons

What Whisky Is

The absolute starting point — what whisky is, the world's main styles, and how to tell them apart.

  • What whisky is5 min
  • The big six styles6 min
  • Whisky or whiskey?4 min
  • Your first shelf5 min
4 lessons

How Whisky Is Made

From barley field to bottle — malting, mashing, fermentation, distillation and the long sleep in oak.

  • From barley to malt5 min
  • Mash and fermentation5 min
  • The still6 min
  • The long sleep6 min
3 lessons

Reading a Whisky Label

Age statements, cask strength, single malt vs blend — decode what the bottle is really telling you.

4 lessons

How to Taste Whisky

Glassware, water, nosing and the flavour map — a method for tasting whisky like you mean it.

4 lessons

Scotland

The home of single malt, region by region — from Speyside elegance to Islay smoke.

7 lessons

The Whisky World

Ireland's pot stills, Kentucky's bourbon, Japan's precision — the great traditions beyond Scotland.

3 lessons

Casks & Maturation

Where most of the flavour comes from — oak species, char, sherry seasoning, finishes and age.

6 lessons

The Great Whisky Brands

The names that matter and why — an expert-curated tour of the world's essential whisky brands, country by country.

Lessons open track by track — knowledge checks and end-of-track exams follow, just like the wine academy.

The words that matter5 min
Age, NAS and the number game4 min
The rules behind the words5 min
Glass, water, place4 min
Nosing4 min
Palate and finish5 min
Finding the words5 min
The shape of Scotland5 min
Speyside and the Highlands5 min
The smoky south and west5 min
The gentle edges4 min
Ireland: the comeback5 min
America: sweet, spicy and new oak5 min
Japan: the perfectionists5 min
Canada: the quiet giant5 min
Taiwan: whisky in fast-forward4 min
India: tropical intensity4 min
Australia: the ban that broke5 min
Why oak?4 min
The cask family5 min
Finishes, age and the blender's art5 min
Scotland: the malt icons6 min
Scotland: the great blends5 min
Ireland: the essential names5 min
America: bourbon royalty6 min
Japan: the two houses5 min
The new world stars5 min
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