Well … if you have arrived here, you probably would like to know more about Bourbon and the other American whiskey categories. If that is the case – you’ve come to the right place!
The “school” is a number of YouTube video lessons that will each take you 10-20 minutes to complete. No prior knowledge is required – but we do recommend that you watch them in sequence, if you are new to this topic. If you know a lot about Bourbon already and just want to know more about e.g. “Barrel Entry Proof” – you can obviously go directly to that video.
Presented by our co-founder Henrik Brandt.
Lesson 01: What is Bourbon?
Lesson 02: The different types of American whiskey
Lesson 03: Which grains can be used for making whiskey in the US?
Lesson 04: How do you make whiskey?
Lesson 05: What is “malting” and what is “malted barley”?
Lesson 06: What is peat? And why do Bourbon and Scotch taste so different?
Lesson 07: How do you age whiskey?
Lesson 08: Is lower barrel entry proof better?
Lesson 09: What is the difference between seasoning, charring and toasting?
Lesson 10: What are the age requirements for American whiskey?
Lesson 11: What is Angel’s Share and Devil’s Cut?
Lesson 12: Alcohol changes during barrel ageing
Lesson 13: Accelerated ageing – how is that done?
Lesson 14: Sour Mash & Sweet Mash – which is best and what is the difference?
Lesson 15: What does “non-chill filtered” mean?
Lesson 16: What does “Bottled-in-bond” mean?
Lesson 17: Why is Jack Daniel’s not a Bourbon?
Lesson 18: What is Light Whiskey?
Lesson 19: What does “Straight” whiskey mean?
Lesson 20: Proof vs. ABV – why are there two standards?
