Our Courses

More than 700 students have started one of our courses.

If you have thought about getting into distilling you are in good company.

Since we started in 2020, we have helped more than 60 distilleries to plan, execute their vision and open their doors across Australia and New Zealand.

You'll see some of them here in the Distillers Gallery.

Our courses are designed for you to complete online, in your own time.

We also have an awesome mobile app, so you can work through the courses on the move. 

Our courses are available for anyone considering starting a distilling business in Australia or New Zealand.

If you're in New Zealand visit this page for more info.

Course 1: Planning Your Successful Australian Distilling Business 

This course has seven in-depth modules to help you work toward your licence and determine if launching a distilling business is right for you. 

After guiding you through a lot of research, the course helps you work out all the steps needed to plan and start our distilling business and create:

• A Business Plan
• A Marketing Plan, and
• An Advanced Business Financial Model.

If at the end of the course you decide this is something for you, the course helps you complete your Australian Taxation Office (ATO) paperwork to apply for a licence to manufacture spirit in Australia. If you are in New Zealand there is an equivalent course that prepared you for the Customs NZ requirements. You need this licence even before you order your still(s).

You need this licence even before you order your still(s) and equipment. 

Read more about the Planning Your Successful Distilling Business course or to watch a preview of the course. 

Course 2: Launching Your Successful Australian Distilling Business 

 What we want for you is to confidently launch and grow a distillery that not only produces exceptional spirits but operates efficiently, profitably, and sustainably. This follow-up to Planning Your Successful Australian Distilling Business is designed for those ready to turn plans into action, whether you’re preparing to open your doors, refining your operations, or looking to scale.

It’s ideal for:

• Graduates of our Planning course ready to move from concept to execution

• Distillers preparing to launch or expand their production

• Business owners wanting to refine systems, marketing, or operations

Across 11 comprehensive modules, this course includes more than 40 templates, tools, and systems to streamline your launch and support long-term success.

Some of the key tools and resources include:

• Optimising Production and getting the most from your distillery.

  Including Operations Templates – Systems for tracking inventory, costs, and production data to improve efficiency and compliance.

• GANTT Chart & Launch Roadmap – Be successful at Launch. Over 100 tasks in five phases to guide you through every step of opening your distillery efficiently and with less risk.

• Complex Business Financial Model – Detailed cost, production, and profitability insights, including month-by-month budgets and automatic scaling adjustments.

• Planning for great employees– Ready-to-use templates for defining roles, recruiting staff, and managing your team effectively.

• Marketing and distribution tools– Proven strategies and templates to build your brand, grow sales, and establish distribution channels.

This course gives you the deep thinking, structure, and systemisation needed to move from planning to launching — helping you avoid costly mistakes, make informed decisions, and build a distillery that thrives for years to come.

Read more about the Launching Your Successful Australian Distilling Business course.