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This is where you, as a bourbon enthusiast, can expand your horizons through study and testing and then go forth to help educate the world about the wonders of bourbon. On your journey, you can show-off your tasting skills, wield your challenge coins, and use your sensory kit to hone your ability to identify subtle aromas.
Watch the VideoGet started with our basic self-guided certification or jump in an Executive program.
Join the society with this entry-level, self-study program. Just buy the book, study, and take your test online.
Learn MoreImmerse yourself in our in-person or online offerings, providing a strengthened understanding of all things bourbon.
Learn MoreGet your entire establishment certified and get multiple employees certified and get discounts on future Executive Steward classes.
Learn MoreStave & Thief Society was founded in 2014, and is the first bourbon certification program recognized by the bourbon industry and the only to be recognized by the Kentucky Distillers Association as its "Official Bourbon Education Course." The programs were developed by professional distilling and spirits educators and advised by a panel of experts in the bourbon and hospitality industries to provide a premium, standardized bourbon education that is accessible and holds real value.
