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Jinan University

Introduction to World's Famous Spirits

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This course is an introductory course for alcoholic beverage manufacturing and evaluation. This course coverage the fundamental history, background, brewing technology and sensory evaluation information of 8 most popular liquors(spirits) around the world, including whisky, vodka, gin, rum, soju, sake, brandy and tequila. 

This course provides a necessary background knowledge for students who intent to dig further into fermentation technology, food sensory and brewing technology.  The course is open to undergraduate students with any grade and major, no preliminary course needed.

Syllabus

  • Chapter 1 Whisky
    • 1.1 The historical background of whisky
    • 1.2 The brewing technology of whisky
    • 1.3 The appreciation and taste of whisky
  • Chapter 2 Vodka
    • 2.1 The historical background of vodka
    • 2.2 The brewing technology of vodka
    • 2.3 The appreciation and taste of vodka
  • Chapter 3 Brandy
    • 3.1 The historical background of brandy
    • 3.2 The brewing technology of brandy
    • 3.3 The appreciation and taste of brandy
  • Chapter 4 Rum
    • 4.1 The historical background of rum
    • 4.2 The brewing technology of rum
    • 4.3 The appreciation and taste of rum
  • Chapter 5 Gin
    • 5.1 The historical background of gin
    • 5.2 The brewing technology of gin
    • 5.3 The appreciation and taste of gin
  • Chapter 6 Tequila
    • 6.1 The historical background of tequila
    • 6.2 The brewing technology of tequila
    • 6.3 The appreciation and taste of tequila
  • Chapter 7 Sake
    • 7.1 The historical background of sake
    • 7.2 The brewing technology of sake
    • 7.3 The appreciation and taste of sake
  • Chapter 8 Soju
    • 8.1 The historical background of soju
    • 8.2 The brewing technology of soju
    • 8.3 The appreciation and taste of soju
  • Final Exam

    Taught by

    Long Dexter Chen

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