The 2025 version of the Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Study Guide is now available on Amazon!
- Click here to view the 2025 CSS Study Guide on Amazon.
- Click here to view the 2025 CSS Workbook on Amazon.
CSS Exams:
- 2025 Study Guide: CSS Exams based on the 2025 edition of the Study Guide will be available at Pearson Vue Testing Centers through December 30, 2027.
- 2024 Study Guide: CSS Exams based on the 2024 edition of the Study Guide will be available at Pearson Vue Testing Centers through December 30, 2026.
- 2023 Study Guide: CSS Exams based on the 2023 edition of the Study Guide will be available at Pearson Vue Testing Centers through December 30, 2025.
Online Prep Course: Several times a year, SWE offers an online CSS Prep Course, led by our Director of Education. This course aims to get attendees “as prepared as humanly possible” for a successful sitting of the CSS Exam. Online prep courses are available, free-of-charge, to Professional members of SWE who have a valid CSS Exam attendance credit.
Addenda:
- 2025 CSS Study Guide: Click here for the Addendum for the 2025 CSS Study Guide This document details the updates and differences between the 2025 and the 2024 CSS Study Guide.
- 2024 CSS Study Guide: Click here for the Addendum for the CSS 2024 Study Guide. This document details the updates and differences between the 2024 and the 2023 CSS Study Guide.
- 2023 CSS Study Guide: Click here for the Addendum for the 2023 CSS Study Guide. This document details the updates and differences between the 2023 and the 2022 CSS Study Guide.
For more information on the CSS, please contact Jane Nickles at jnickles@societyofwineeducators.org .