We know quite a bit about wine over here at Tennent’s Training Academy. We also know that people like wine, and generally would like to know a bit more about it. What’s say we take you on a grapey journey from vine to bottle? You could learn how a grape is grown, how vineyards are … Continue reading
‘Goats do Roam’
Creating a Brand – Did you know? The Fairview wine estate in South Africa has a long standing reputation for producing Goats’ cheese, and the tower which some of the goats call home, is a well-established tourist attraction. In 1999 owner Charles Back took inspiration from these goats to produce a new range of wines. … Continue reading
Cocktail Project – The Guide
Finally! Ladies and gents – we present to you the Cocktail Project booklet full of everything a beginner needs to know about Mixology (the art of cocktail making). Peruse this at your leisure and let the cocktails commence! Cocktail_Project *Please drink responsibly (we have to say that)
Peelham Farm (POAT) – Our Adopted Piggies
Here is the first blog in a series of blogs written by our Chef Assessor and sustainability enthusiast, Charles Scullion. We have adopted two little Tamworth piggies from Peelham Farm, below is the beginning of the story… Around Christmas last year I was visiting Foulden in the borders and was discussing the fantastic quality of … Continue reading
June – Cocktail Month
June is Cocktail Month here at Tennent’s Training Academy and we would like to bring you the guide on cocktail making. The summer month of June would never be complete without some colourful alcoholic beverages to sip on so we have crammed it full of free cocktail masterclasses, online resources, booklets, projects, photos, videos and more! You … Continue reading
The Happiest Tuesday Ever
On Tuesday 5th March we will be running a premium Whisky Masterclass in our Hospitality Training Academy to give those working in the trade the chance to sample some of the finest Whiskies in the world and take away some invaluable product knowledge to tell their customers. Who would like to see some resources on … Continue reading
Shrove Tuesday
We know, everyone’s talking about Pancakes, but what better excuse than Pancake Day? Find the ultimate recipe here.
10 Weird Facts about Beer
10 Weird Facts About Beer 1. The Earliest Beer recipe – Beer brewing dates to almost 6000 BC. However, it was the Sumerians around 2000 BC who really loved the stuff. Their plaques and carvings often centre on people or gods drinking from large jars of beer. 2. Beer is Dangerous – For your liver, obviously. … Continue reading
10 Steps to the perfect CV
10 Steps of CV Writing Keep it real! Usually a CV should be no more than two pages – and that’s two pages of A4 paper! Employers spend, an average of just 8 seconds looking at any one CV, and a sure way of landing yourself on the no pile is to send them your … Continue reading
Fun Facts about Coffee
FUN facts about Coffee Ø Brazil sells the most bags of coffee in the world Ø Coffee was first found in Ethiopia Ø The average coffee consumption in the United States is over 3 cups of coffee per day Ø Coffee is the second biggest commodity after oil Ø In the ancient Arab culture there … Continue reading
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