Level 1: Certified Mezcal Specialist (taught by Uzkeba in English)

Price From: $650 USD

Benefits:

•  Certified by Universidad Anahuac

•  5 hours of tasting

•  Taste all the categories and clases in the D.O. Mezcal

•  Rare and exclusive Mezcals

•  Certification and pin after completing your exam

•  understand quality balance and complexity, assess quality with your own skills

 

Description:

This course is designed for professionals and amateurs interested in developing their organoleptic analysis skills and gaining a deeper theoretical knowledge of the world of mezcal. Students are invited to awaken their olfactory abilities and become experts in everything there is to know about the Denomination of Origin Mezcal and its associated states.

This course is taught in by Uzkeba in English. 

Instructors

Yiğit Akdemir

Yiğit Akdemir

UZKEBA Instructor - Approved Program Provider

TURKEY/ EUROPE

ASI - Master of Agave Spirits Diplomate 

EWA - Single Malt Whisky Diplomate 
EWA - Art of Tasting Whisky Diploma
EWA - Gin Specialist 
WSET - Advanced Spirits Awardee 

WSET – Beer Award

Syllabus

  1. Agave history, etymology, and diversity
  2. Mezcal Denomination of Origin (D.O), categories, and styles
  3. History of Tequila
  4. States with Mezcal Denominations of Origin 
  5. Organoleptic tasting of all Mezcal D.O. styles

Includes

  • 8 Hours of Live Online or In-Person Instruction
  • 14 Vials of Mezcal for Evaluation
  • Level 1 Course Booklet
  • 14 Organoleptic Tasting Guides

Certification

Mezcal Specialist Certificate

ASI’s Level 1 Pin

Kit you receive

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*Please keep in mind this course includes a Course Kit which will take 7-10 business days to deliver. VIEW FULL CALENDAR
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