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New Distilling Workshops!
Introduction
For three years now, iStill has been hosting distilling workshops. Our goal was to educate distillers on our theories and still designs, and to train them in how to make top shelf whiskey, rum, vodka, and gin.
From the start onwards, the iStill courses were a great success. Participants rate our courses at a steady 9.7 out of 10. We are very proud to be the world’s best educational facility for (future) craft distillers!
Over the last years more and more students found their way to the iStill University. So much so, that we now educate around 200 distillers per year. For 2019 that number is expected to grow. So … here are new iStill Certified Distilling Workshops, now open for registration!
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
When: January 21st – 24th
Where: iStill University, Woerden, the Netherlands
Amsterdam class …
Wisconsin, USA
When: February 14th – 17th, right after the ACSA Trade Show
Where: Two Tall Distilling
The Two Tall Distilling Team …
Tasmania, Australia
When: February 25th – 28th
Where Summerleas Distillery
The Summerleas Distillery Team …
Colorado, USA
When: March 25th – 28th, right after the ADI Trade Show
Where: 52eighty Distilling
Colorado, here we come …
Content
You will be tutored and trained in:
- Mashing
- Fermenting
- Distilling
- Aging
- Extracting
You will be making the following spirits:
- Whiskey
- Rum
- Vodka
- Gin
- Brandy
- Liqueurs
Registration
For more information, please reach out to Veronika@iStillmail.com. If you want to register, please do so via https://istill.eu/university
Setting up for the Australian Workshop!
We are currently giving a 4-day workshop on distilling in Tasmania, Australia. No less than 18 distillers joined! We had to turn down 4 applications, because the group – at 18 – is already very big. We’ll make up for that next year, when we plan to do another workshop here! For now … some pictures of us setting up, prior to the start of the actual workshop.
The future class room …
The iStill Mini’s awaiting the students …
Sarah and William tuning the TV …
The distilling hall of Summerleas Distillery …
The iStill 2000 is almost done fermenting some 1600 liters of whisky beer …
Just in Time!
Do you remember the new assembly hall we took into production yesterday? Here are a few new pictures … you can see we put it to good use immediately!
New iStill Assembly Hall!
Due to the growing worldwide demand for iStills, we are expanding. As of today, we added another assembly hall to our facilities. It offers 300 m2 of floor space and is 9 meters high. That’s over 3,200 feet square and 27 feet high. The hall will be refurbished a bit in the coming week and a half (water, heating, electricity), and will then serve to help build more iStills. Here are a few pictures:
iStill Congratulates Eaglesburn Distillery!
Congrats to Bart Joosten for winning the prestigious Master of Vodka title at the Spirits Business Vodka Masters! We are proud that Eaglesburn Distillery uses iStills for their spirits manufacturing process. And we are proud to have Bart Joosten joining our team as the Amsterdam iStill Center Master Distiller, helping customers out from all over the world with iStill Contract Distilling!
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/10/the-vodka-masters-2018-results/
Today’s iStill Factory Output!
An iStill 500, an iStill 2000, and a 500 liter Extractor. Fresh from the factory and ready for assembly …
The hall formerly known as the iStill University!
Busy? Did I already tell you we are very busy? Well, yes, we are. An order a day does that. Pics? Here are some pics of the hall formerly known as the iStill University. With the next course in a few weeks only, we are currently using the University Hall for assembly.
Ground view …
Bird view …
iStill Whiskey Workshop in Utah!
Our team is currently training another group of 12 new (well, mostly) distillers in the noble art of making top shelf whiskey! Here are some pictures.
Whiskey tasting: looking for heads, hearts, and tails …
The class helps start up a new batch of Bourbon whiskey …
Whiskey blending: what flavor profiles to emphasize …
