A New Era: From the IBD to the CIBD
This year’s Presidential Dinner marked a significant milestone, as we transition to become the Chartered Institute of Brewers and Distillers beginning in January 2025.
Discover How Spirits are Distilled, Matured and Blended
For any company producing spirits to succeed in today’s highly competitive marketplace, it is vital that all the professionals involved understand the essentials of distilling and spirit production processes.
That's why the IBD is launching the Essentials in Distilling course.
The spirits industry employs a wide range of people in a diverse set of roles. Many of these are not directly involved in the distilling process. These include procurement, finance, human resources, logistics, marketing and sales. Although people working in these areas are not directly involved in the production of spirits, they are critical to the success of the businesses.
For any company producing spirits to succeed in today’s highly competitive marketplace, it is vital that the professionals involved understand the essentials of distilling and spirit production processes. In a supporting role, this helps you understand how these processes affect your role and how your role influences the process. If you work in hospitality, understanding the essentials of distilling and spirit production processes helps you recommend products to customers and tell the story behind the world’s iconic spirit brands. In both cases, having a strong understanding of these processes can enhance your career prospects and help you stand out in the industry.
Example of the Essentials in Distilling course the learning material
The IBD is launching a new entry-level course for the spirits industry. The Essentials in Distilling course is ideal for professionals working in a distillery in a supporting role, those supplying goods or services to distilling companies, hospitality professionals and those with a genuine love for spirits in general. This course is perfect for people who would like to improve their knowledge of spirits production.
The course includes insights into the raw materials used to make spirits and how they are processed, fermented and distilled. The course starts with an introduction to the different spirits produced around the world and the processes used to make them. There are units covering the main raw materials used to make spirits including cereals, molasses, grapes and agave. The malting process is also discussed and its importance in the production of some spirits. The fermentation and distilling processes are also covered along with the process of maturation which is essential for many spirits.’
The IBD is most recognised as a provider of high quality courses in the brewing and distilling industries. Studying the Essentials in Distilling course is an excellent opportunity to gain insight into the fascinating world of distillation, maturation and blending.
Andrew Gibb
Technical Development Specialist
IBD and CIBD AGM Results
We thank all our members who took part in this significant moment for our community by voting. The AGMs was an opportunity for our members to understand the key changes at the IBD as we finalise our transition to the CIBD.
Master Operations Management with the IBD's First Short Course Series
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