All Things Nice launches the Edinburgh Whisky Academy in India

All Things Nice is extremely excited to launch the Edinburgh Whisky Academy in India. Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal – CEO All Things Nice will be conducting courses as part of the Indian arm of the Edinburgh Whisky Academy (EWA).

The EWA program is a globally recognized certification program. One day courses will be conducted across major metros in the country and aims to train industry specialists, corporates, whisky enthusiasts & more. The course is designed to impart valuable knowledge and is designed for those seeking an in depth understanding of whisky, including its history, production process, maturation and sensory aspects.

Occupying a unique position, the Academy is Scotland's only centre of whisky education approved by the Scottish Qualifications Authority, as part of its commitment to raising the standard of whisky education globally. Each course is developed in partnership with notable whisky experts and specialists as well as academics, offering a curriculum and content which is highly rigorous and strictly brand neutral.  In order to launch the academy in India, Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal has acquired the esteemed EWA Diploma in Single Malt Scotch Whisky in Scotland itself in order to be certified to run the courses here in India.

In India, All Things Nice will launch ‘The Fundamentals of Scotch Whisky’ by the EWA. Students will receive a certificate on successful completion of the course. This course, 'The Fundamentals of Scotch Whisky' has been written created by the award-winning team of experts at the EWA. With contributors providing course material according to their individual specialisms, candidates are guaranteed rigorous and relevant content of the highest possible standard. The course will cover the following modules: Historical Development and The Business of Scotch Whisky | Raw Materials | Production Process | Batch Distillation | Maturation | Bottling | Grain Distillation | Blending.

The one full day course will come at Rs 30,000 all-inclusive and will include refreshments throughout, lunch, as well as whiskies for the Art of tasting module.

About Edinburgh Whisky Academy:  

Established in 2015, Edinburgh Whisky Academy is the only dedicated provider of independent, fully certified whisky education programmes. Occupying a unique position, the Academy is Scotland's only centre of whisky education approved by the Scottish Qualifications Authority, as part of its commitment to raising the standard of whisky education globally. 

Each course is developed in partnership with notable whisky experts and specialists as well as academics, offering a curriculum and content which is highly rigorous and strictly brand neutral.  The Academy offers a variety of courses, some of which are aimed at serious whisky enthusiasts looking to expand their knowledge as well as offering a potentially career-enhancing qualification for whisky industry workers, hospitality staff and spirit retailers.  Whilst other courses are aimed at those new to whisky or those who would like to take their knowledge to the next level. The EWA has won the Scottish Enterprise Pioneers in Whisky Education award.

About All Things Nice:

All Things Nice (ATN) is India’s leading wine, spirits and luxury marketing, consulting and events agency. ATN works with corporates in the financial and luxury sector in their client engagement and client acquisition activities through innovative events and services. The company also offers consultancy to restaurants, hotels, retail chains and airlines and Indian and international brands in the luxury food and drink sector. Additionally, ATN is engaged with producers of wine, importers of wine & spirit and international wine & spirit brands available in India as well as Michelin and top Chefs from across the globe.

All Things Nice has been conceptualized by Nikhil Agarwal, who received his wine and spirits degree in London. He has been accredited with the Wine Australia scholarship and appointed as Wine Australia’s A+ Educator in India. He also holds a Diploma in Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the Edinburgh Whisky Academy. Nikhil is a certified and renowned celebrity sommelier, writer, international wine and spirits judge and TV personality.  He was one amongst five contenders worldwide (90 countries) nominated by the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London, for The Julian Brand Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Wine Industry. The ultra-luxury BlackBook magazine has listed Nikhil Agarwal as one of their TOP 100 - Indian Luxury’s Most Influential.  

Nikhil has been featured on TV channels such as NDTV Profit, Times Now, Bloomberg TV and ET Now. CNBC did a feature on Nikhil as part of the show ‘Young Turks’ in 2013 and Discovery Channel featured him in the show The Flying Wine Maker. The show is currently being telecasted in 116 countries and was viewed by over 66 million people.

Nikhil was voted as India’s TOP 10 Movers & Shakers in Verve magazine in June 2014 and has been invited by trade organizations from around the world like HKTDC, SIAL to speak about the Indian wine and spirits industry in international markets.  He is also Advisor to ProWein in India.