Is this for you?

Brewers thinking about adding spirits
Founders planning a craft distillery or a gin brand
Bartenders and spirits lovers who want to know how it is really made

By the end

What you walk away with.

Explain every step from wash to bottle
Read a still and explain how a distiller makes the cuts
Design a gin botanical recipe on paper
Understand the licences and costs behind a craft distillery in India

Syllabus

Week by week.

4 weeks. Two live sessions every weekend and one assignment a week.

Week 01. Wash, spirits and the law

How a wash differs from beer: no hops, and the fermentation is pushed for alcohol
Grain, molasses, fruit and sugar as starting points
Distilling in India needs its own excise licence, separate from brewing, and rules vary by state. Distilling at home is not legal
The main spirit families: whisky, gin, rum, vodka and fruit spirits

Assignment: Map the licences and approvals a craft distillery needs in your state.

Week 02. Stills and the run

Pot stills, column stills and reflux
Heads, hearts and tails, and why the cuts matter for flavour and safety
Proof, ABV and measuring a spirit
Ethanol vapour, fire risk and safe still operation

Assignment: Read a sample run log and mark where you would make each cut, and why.

Week 03. Gin and botanicals

Juniper first: what makes a gin a gin
Maceration versus vapour infusion
Building a botanical bill, including Indian botanicals
Dilution, proofing and bottling strength

Assignment: Design a gin botanical recipe and explain the role of each botanical.

Week 04. Ageing, costs and getting to market

Oak, char and what a cask adds
Why maturation runs faster in Indian heat, and the higher losses to evaporation
Costing a bottle: raw materials, energy, duty and packaging
Brand, route to market and the first year of a small distillery

Assignment: Write a one-page business case for your first spirit.

How it runs

Format and terms.

Schedule: Live on Saturdays and Sundays, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM IST. Timings may shift by mutual agreement with the cohort.
Batch size: Maximum 20 students, so every question gets answered.
Included: Session recordings, presentation decks, weekly assignments and the learning kit.
Certificate: Certificate of Completion once every assignment is in and you have attended at least 80% of live sessions.
Beyond the screen: Recommended microbrewery visits, so you see the kit you are studying.
Fees: Paid in full at sign-up. No discounts apply, and a package of courses cannot be changed once confirmed.

Want the full flight? All eighteen courses together run to 53 weeks, and you choose your package when you enrol. Compare all eighteen courses, and read the refund policy before you pay.