What you'll learn

✓ The story of gin, from genever to the gin boom ✓ What makes gin, gin: the legal categories ✓ Juniper and the botanicals ✓ How gin is made ✓ The styles of gin and how to taste gin like a professional ✓ The great gin serves

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Who it's for

Gin lovers, bartenders and hospitality teams who want a complete, practical gin foundation. Certified Gin Genie™ is a nice warm-up but not required. You must be of legal drinking age (18+ or the legal age where you live) to take part in the tastings.

Curriculum

9 Chapters · 18 Lessons

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      Welcome and how this course works

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      About your educator

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      Lesson notes: The Story of Gin

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      Check: The Story of Gin

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      Lesson notes: What Makes Gin, Gin

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      Check: What Makes Gin, Gin

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      Lesson notes: Juniper and the Botanicals

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      Check: Juniper and the Botanicals

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      Lesson notes: How Gin Is Made

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      Check: How Gin Is Made

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      Lesson notes: Styles of Gin

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      Check: Styles of Gin

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      Lesson notes: Tasting Gin Like a Professional

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      Check: Tasting Gin Like a Professional

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      Lesson notes: The Great Gin Serves

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      Check: The Great Gin Serves

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      Final review: ten facts

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      Final exam

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Your certificate: Certified Gin Explorer™

Pass the final exam and you receive your Certified Gin Explorer™ certificate, signed by Christian Esser, Director of Education, Academy of Wine & Spirits. Add it to your CV and LinkedIn profile and show guests and employers what you know.

Christian Esser, Director of Education, Academy of Wine & Spirits

Meet your educator: Christian Esser

Christian Esser is the founder and Director of Education of the Academy of Wine & Spirits, winner of two LUXlife Hospitality Awards 2026 (Caribbean & USA): Best Luxury Beverage Education Provider and Hospitality Training Excellence Award. A Wine, Spirits & Sake Educator with formal training in viticulture and winemaking, he brings 20+ years of experience across 43 countries. He founded The Rum Ambassador, the first international rum certification, with WIRSPA, and led wine programmes at Grand Old House, Ortanique and Cayman Spirits Co. Christian Esser is an official Whisky & Gin Educator (Whisky Ambassador UK). Liquid Lively Fun

Award-winning education

LUXlife Hospitality Awards 2026 · Caribbean & USA ★ Best Luxury Beverage Education Provider 2026 ★ Hospitality Training Excellence Award 2026

Frequently asked questions

How long do I have access? Six months (183 days) from the day you enroll, so you can study at your own pace and come back to revise. Can I start anytime? Yes. The course is 100% online and self-paced: start the moment you enroll and study on any device, whenever it suits you. It takes about 3–4 hours in total, in short modules you can finish one at a time. What language is it in? The course is taught online in English. What do I need? Any device with internet. To taste along: up to six gins of different styles (the list is in the welcome lesson), tonic, ice and a copa or wine glass. How does the exam work? A short, ungraded check after each module, then a 30-question final exam. Score 70% or more to pass; you have two attempts. Questions? Email [email protected] or call +1 (345) 938 0458. We are happy to help, including group bookings for teams.

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Seven modules, six gins, one certificate. Study at your own pace for six months. Questions? [email protected] · +1 (345) 938 0458

$95.00

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