Good news! We’re bringing our acclaimed WSET Spirits courses to Edinburgh with IRL classroom style teaching for the very first time!
If you want more info send us a DM and we’ll hook you up.
What a treat it was to have Ada Waters on our recent Spirits Level 3! Ada is the UK Brand Manager for No.3 Gin and Hine Cognac, and spirits learning enthusiast. We caught up with her to find out all about it 🤩
If you’re heading to Edinburgh Bar Show this week then be sure to put this in your calendar!
Hannah & Rose will be diving headlong into some elite tasting science in this eclectic blend of lecture and competition!
The winner of the tasting challenge will land a WSET Level 2 Spirits course worth around five hundred nicker. Hurray!! 🏆
If you’ve been promising yourself you’ll do your Level 3 Spirits, now’s the time!
This one’s online - we post out your study kit of 62 samples, study book, tasting glass, and a totally excellent tote bag, and you can log into class from the comfort of your own home. The perfect balance of real teaching but without the travel time.
Come join us! Link in bio ✌️
Think you can taste?
@wsetglobal brings a seminar that gets right to the core of what bartenders are expected to do every day - understand flavour.
In an industry that rarely teaches formal tasting, why are we expected to just know? And how do we tell if a spirit is the real deal or if we’re being tricked by shortcuts to quality?
This session breaks it down properly.
Explore the finer details of tasting, from texture and esters to development and length, before putting it all into practice with a friendly blind tasting competition.
Train your palate.
Test yourself.
See how good you really are.
📍 @thevoodoorooms
⏰ 15:45 - 16:30
📆 Day 1 - Monday 13th April
Hosted by Hannah Lanfear @lanferocious , Founding Director & Spirit Educator, @themixingclass .
All of our world class seminars are completely FREE with your EBS trade pass - register now via link in bio.
#EBS26 #edinburghbarshow
#wset #themixingclass
There’s more than one way into this industry.
@wsetglobal hosts a panel focused on something that doesn’t get talked about enough - access.
Not every bartender follows a traditional education route, and when it comes to developing your career, the options can feel unclear or out of reach.
Hear directly from DEVELOP by @drinks_trust , @equalmeasuresuk , and those who’ve been through it, sharing real pathways into education, funding and progression.
This panel breaks down the UK’s leading bursary programmes for bartenders, featuring DEVELOP by The Drinks Trust, Equal Measures UK, and a beneficiary who’s walked the path.
Learn what’s available, how to access it, and how these initiatives are empowering hospitality professionals nationwide.
📍 @thevoodoorooms
⏰ 13:15 - 14:00
📆 Day 2 -Tuesday 14th April
Hosted by Liam Scandrett, Rose Brookman, Alexandra Miller and Sam Chatterji.
Register now for your FREE Trade Pass - link in bio.
#EBS26 #edinburghbarshow
#barcommunity #hospitalitycareers #wset
Meet the alumni!
We caught up with the lovely Darren Flanagan to find out what he’s drinking lately, what we should be listening to, and how he came to be London Sales Manager for The Whisky Exchange Trade 🫶
Meet Sapphire Carey!
Sapphire recently joined us on our Level 3 Spirits course, and being from the coffee industry it was super cool to share learning experiences across the spirits//coffee divide! 😎 #spiritseducation #studentspotlight #cocktailcommunity #coffeeculture
What a great class this was! Massive congrats to all the students on our most recent WSET Level 3 Spirits - it’s been a joy to share our love of spirits learning with you these past few weeks.
Wishing you all the very best of luck with your exams today. YOU GOT THIS!! 🙌
A very special thank you to our pals at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society for putting us up - a truly iconic venue, we felt right at home 🫶
Icons of Whisky's Irish Whiskey Ambassador of the Year everybody!
One of our favourite students of all time (if we were to have favourites, which of course we would never), the lovely Janice Snowden!
Janice has always impressed us with her dedication to spirits learning. And as they say, an investment in education always pays the best dividends. 👏
Cover starrrrs ✨
Thank you Class Mag & Drinks International for making sure our new year's news hit the headlines!
Shoutout to our shutterbug @millie_milliken 💕
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