Knowledge and the dissemination of beer/brewing and distilling/spirits facts is near and dear to our hearts. We love to get down to the nitty-gritty of how to best understand different beers, malt beverages, spirits and more; how they’re made and where the flavors come from.
Our seminar offerings serve one main purpose. We instruct industry experts about things like quality control and sensory aspects of brewing and distilling. We host experts in various spirits topics for example and go on the road to cover relevant topics for brewers and distillers – mainly on the origin and sensory evaluation of flavors. Visit this page often to see what’s new.
[Seminars and events are listed below and application details are provided after the last Seminar/class listing.]
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OUR FOURTH RUN GIN EXPERIENCE - A PROGRAM THAT HAS BECOME WELL KNOWN WORLDWIDE AND TAUGHT BY FIVE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTS PLUS TWO BDAS TEAM PLAYERS LAST RAN IN OCTOBER 2023. IN 2024 MARCEL THOMPSON and GARY SPEDDING JOINED JAMIE BAXTER in becoming members of the UK Gin Guild. June 13th will see Gary Present at the GINPOSIUM 2025 in London, UK. Jamie, our Tony Aiken and I will be there with greats from the Gin Industry. It is our hope to run the next course in New Zealand, but time keeps on slipping into the future (as that song ginuinely rails out). 2026 was a plan but NOW looks unlikely. So, keep in touch on a possible 2027 date for this with Marcel and at his new school and distiller program in New Zealand. Gary continues to put together new charts, flavor maps on Gin and other spirits so contact us any time for any of those. One appears as a link below. Last update - Gary 06.04.26
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After Covid, folks were not really (yet) ready to commit to courses and while our program is not made for profit it cannot run at a loss. The course here was actually well covered, unlike others that year. First offered in March 2022, the course was run by Dr. Ana with Eng. Marco Cedano in attendance. The three Irish Whiskey Course Instructors were also present, and Marco contributed much to the course, which prompted the request for more actual production details. Dr. Ana and Marco remain in touch and are happy to discuss all manner of issues with respect to this field. Sandro Canovas can inform all about the Sotol topic (made not with Agave but with the Dasylirion plant). While this course may not run again, under its current state or format, keep in touch on this program and other courses. Let us know if you would be interested in a repeat of this rather exclusive course. The training at BDAS/BDES is always hands on and there are samplings of various classes and brands of worldwide classic spirit, allowing us to follow the journey of the beverage from agave to glass. Eng. Marco Cedano instructs on how to produce high quality Tequila, with instruction of a nature not found in many other courses held outside of Mexico. It is an honor for us to have had him accept our invitation to join us as it was for us for Dr. Ana to join us in 2022 and agree to return in 2023. Hopefully, again in the future we will be able to run some educational programs with Ana, Marco and Sandro. Update - Gary. 06.04.25
Read through the seminars and events details that we offer here.
Fill in a form form and submit to us. gary@bdastesting.com or tony@bdastesting.com
Seminar/event attendee placement is on a first come, first served basis, and usually limited to 16-18 persons maximum.
If accepted to the course, ONE invoice will be issued, based on details supplied, to cover the seminar/event deposit (non-refundable unless the event program is postponed or cancelled). A secure and specific link appears on the invoice to cover the course payments. Our invoices can be paid in installments. When paying the deposit you elect to pay a specific amount (the deposit fee). DO NOT CLICK THE PAY IN FULL AMOUNT unless YOU WISH TO DO SO IMMEDIATELY!
A deposit, once received, will reserve your placement. Based on course, and detailed in the specific brochure, the final amount is due by a set date. You can make a note to pay on or by this day the final amount, or pay in installments as your budget allows. As long as the full amount is paid by the specified deadline you are set for that seminar, program event or book signing etc.
No refunds are offered at that time – however, if you cannot attend an event/seminar/program for any reason, you may send someone else along in your place or you may apply 75% of the attendance fee to a future offering. At this time we usually allow carry over of the full amount to future courses.
For more on seminars and events contact Gary at gary@bdastesting.com or Tony: tony@bdastesting.com
We run seminars/programs in Lexington and Tony Aiken and Gary are often invited, and on the road, to instruct live and on your stage at breweries and distilleries. Contact us for more information.