Everything Included
Ten modules of professional content, study tools built for retention, and a certification examination that means something.
The Curriculum
Each module is written at a professional level — not a hobbyist overview. Covering history, agriculture, chemistry, anatomy, geography, construction, storage, ritual, retail, and pairing.
What You Get
Each module reads as a standalone mastery document. Written without padding, without beginner's disclaimers. This is the material you would get from twenty years of working in the industry, compressed into structured, readable form.
Study Tools
After each module, a structured study guide focuses your review on the material that matters most for the exam.
Study Guides
Each study guide combines short-answer questions with multiple-choice review. Submit your answers for automatic scoring and model answer feedback. Your progress is saved — come back to review any time.
Study Tools
At the end of each module, a structured study guide focuses your review on the material that appears on the certification exam.
Per-Module Study Guides
Each study guide is scoped to the module you just completed. Answer the questions, submit, and see your score immediately. Written questions include model answers so you can assess your own depth of understanding before moving on.
Professional Resources
Reference materials you keep and use after the course is complete — not just exam prep, but tools for the job.
Toolkit
The Cigar Sommelier Toolkit is a collection of practical reference documents built for use at work, not just for studying. Regional flavor maps, the tasting wheel, the pairing matrix, the Qualification Triangle framework — tools that go with you into the humidor.
The Certification Exam
The certification exam is the threshold between studying and earning. It was designed to be hard enough to mean something.
Certification Exam
The exam is delivered online inside your student dashboard. Once started, the 90-minute timer runs. You may pause if necessary — your progress is saved. You have three attempts. If you do not pass after three, contact us and we will unlock an additional attempt after reviewing your preparation.
The Credential
Certificate
On passing the exam, you receive a professionally designed certificate bearing your name, the date of completion, and the Cigar Sommelier Academy seal. Download it as a PDF. Print it. Frame it. It carries the weight of the standard you cleared to earn it.
Cigar Sommelier Academy
This certifies that
Your Name
Certificate of Achievement
Has successfully completed the Cigar Sommelier Academy curriculum and passed the certification examination.