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Feedback from Professional Trainers
'Well done on your great job. You are a fantastic ambassador for spirits. I hope the big brand owners realize it.'.
Gerard Basset MW and Co-founder of Hotel du Vin
"Taste and Flavour's presentation of the WSET Professional Certificate in Spirits is truly inspirational. They convert the dry facts into a passionate, fun and knowledgeable subject".
Nick Rodgers, Spirits Manager, Bibendum
"WOW ! You provided well respected industry heavy weights, each contributing unique perspectives on their subjects. Your devotion to spirits education really had me believe you whole heartedly wanted each and every student to pass the exam with distinction. I loved it!"
Patsy Christie
Mixxit - Manager
Maxxium UK Ltd.
Feedback from a WSET Professional Certificate in Spirits student
'Thanks again for everything. Probably the best investment I have ever made'.
Zoltan Nagy, Absolut Bar, Budapest
Feedback from those sitting the Professional Certificate in Spirits
I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the professional spirits course. All of the speakers were top class and I had a fantastic time and came away really having benefited from my participation.
Rob Poulter, Bar Manager, Raoul’s Bar, Oxford
Please extent my thanks to yourself and the great team of speakers who delivered the tutorials.
Nick Wykes, International Playboy Bartenders
The certificate was a great experience and I spread this feeling with anybody here, so soon I'm sure you will have more people from Russia coming for it.
Roman Milostivy, Moscow, Russia
Thank you for the brilliant course we all attended a few weeks ago. It's so important to have a breadth of knowledge in this industry and importantly, to know how your own products differ from competitors.
Jun Hirst William Grant & Sons
Ever since I did the course I've been raging about it to every body, because I really thought it was amazingly informative and formative...
Tobias Blazquez-Garcia, PINTXOpeople, Brighton
We are seeing a really positive effect on our trade relationships post WSET course, and so I'd like to send more people on the course.
Emily Wheldon Regional Development Manager Aspire
“Well done on your great job. You are a fantastic ambassador for spirits. I hope the big brand owners realize it.“
Gerard Basset MW & Co-founder of Hotel du Vin
Workshop was excellent. Lectures & tasting notes were exceptional, vital to all wishing to become a professional.
Lorcan Feely, Malmaison, Belfast
The genuine passion, enthusiasm & knowledge of the speakers was truly infectious.
Jake Allen, Corney & Barrow
Big thanks for the training course. I can safely say, I learnt more in those 3 days than in all the 5 years I've been bartending.
Danny Murphy, Living Ventures Ltd
I just wanted to say thank you. My guys have just hit the office and are all buzzing about the course. Very positive feedback.
James Shelbourne, Managing Director InSpirit Brands
It was probably the best thing we ever did – we gained more knowledge about spirits and tasting on that course than in the rest of our careers put together.
Response from typical students
I am really glad that I have done your course and I will definitely recommend it to many people. You are doing a brilliant job.
Gerard Basset MW Co-Founder of Hotel du Vin and now proprietor of Hotel TerraVina
Very well organized training with really good teachers.
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Feedback from bartenders
I have only attended 2 sessions. Both have been amazing. T&F with Mark and Ian - an informative 10 page of note taking, entertaining Genius!
Classy, evocative, open friendly, styled, entertaining, informative and fulfilling. Only T&F can get me to turn up on my day off
Thank you Sam Jeovens Match Bar Group
Taste and Flavour have set a benchmark, I know that anyone who's received their training will have a real insight into how the spirit actually tastes in comparison with others.
Michael Butt, SoulShakers
Taste and Flavour delivers their programmes with an infectious passion, spreading a fever of knowledge throughout the class with only one certain conclusion, enhanced understanding and performance - essential.
Chris Langan, Director Barnomadics Ltd
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Feedback from Bar owners
We have been producing great bartenders for years and that is thanks to working with guys like Dick Bradsell, Dale DeGroff and Taste and Flavour
Jonathan Downey, Owner of Match Bar Group
Mark Ridgwell finds expert speakers who are the world's authority on any category Speakers are founts of information, and often amusing too - many of them get ovations from our collection of hardened bar staff, which is a tribute indeed.
I cannot recommend Taste and Flavour more highly for anyone wishing to receive the best training sessions possible on spirits.
Darius Sanai, Director of the Match Bar Group
Many thanks to Taste and Flavour for another exceptionally productive
Appleton Academy. Over the past 12 months we have made significant in-roads
into new territories such as Belfast, and now Dublin, with the Appleton
Academy as the primary communication.
James Robinson, Appletons Rum
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Feedback from Bar Shows
For many bartenders, this was the first time they had encountered such a thorough training session, with many aspiring to continue to grow their understanding.'
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Feedback From the off trade
'Thank you for a great tasting on a thorough range of gins yesterday. I could listen to you for hours talking on my favourite subject with such authority and interest. I thoroughly enjoyed your session.'
Melissa Draycott, Spirits and Fortified Wines Buyer, Sainsbury's |
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Feedback from students attending Roadshows
I think the passion given to the subject by the speaker needs to be noted - Awesome
Rachel’s come back hugely enthusiastic, and I think the skills she has learnt – and, hopefully, her new qualification - will be a real asset to the business. Bryony Wright, Proven PR Ltd
Eye opening and extremely useful, first course I have attended of its kind, I will definitely try to get onto as many more as possible
Fantastic - gave excellent information and background to spirits
Very passionate and enthusiastic about what they teach
Very good and very professional
Fantastic, informative and very valuable. Gold dust for chat behind the bar
Very eye opening, an extremely knowledgeable tutor
Just wanted to pass on my thanks for the great rum training today. There
were some great stories and details which the team were not aware of.
Estelle Martin
The Aspire team |
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Feedback from Brand Owners
This workshop is from now, on my wishlist to have every year, Good facts to
know and discuss with customers as well as talking about rotation & margins.
BACARDI NEDERLAND N.V..
Knowledge makes us the professionals barowners & bartenders want to talk to
BACARDI NEDERLAND N.V.
Bacardi Nederland is really a marketing driven organization. I was very
useful to learn more about brands in another way.
BACARDI NEDERLAND N.V.
Many thanks to Taste and Flavour for another exceptionally productive
Appleton Academy. Over the past 12 months we have made significant in-roads
into new territories such as Belfast, and now Dublin, with the Appleton
Academy as the primary communication.
James Robinson, Appletons Rum
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Feedback from the Media
Members of the Taste & Flavour team have become invaluable allies .Together we bid to raise the level of knowledge of spirits among those working in the drinks industry. Taste & Flavour is actively filling this knowledge vacuum, with a squad of speakers who handle their work with wit, enthusiasm and expertise.
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