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Happening this Sunday is the Oklahoma (#2) and Iowa (#3) dual in Iowa. Fred previews it on Big 12 Radio on TuneIn and talks about college wrestling in general. SHOW SPONSORS BAXUS (use code FRED25 for $25 off first purchase): https://baxus.co/?utm_source=FredMinnick.com&utm_medium=FredMinnick.com&utm_campaign=FredMinnick.com CR Citrus: https://crcitrus.com Official Glassware of The Fred Minnick Show, Viski: https://viski.com/discount/FRED20 Luxco: https://www.luxco.com Michter's: https://michters.com Woodinville: https://woodinvillewhiskeyco.com The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com Use Promo code FRED20 for 20% off the Viski glassware featured in this episode (& everything else!) RAYE Whiskey Tasting Glasses https://viski.com/products/4290?_pos=1&_psq=raye+whiskey&_ss=e&_v=1.0 GATSBY Tumblers https://viski.com/products/7948?_pos=2&_sid=6300df258&_ss=r RESERVE BRUNO Crystal Cocktail Glasses https://viski.com/products/11208?_pos=1&_psq=reserve+bruno&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Join Fred's Whiskey Club: https://www.patreon.com/FredMinnick Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Join Fred's Whiskey Club: https://www.patreon.com/FredMinnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sirius XM's Jose Mangin joins The Fred Minnick Show for a tequila and mezcal tasting. A huge heavy metal fan, Fred chats with Jose carrying the metal community on his shoulders and about his tequila passion. Jose flexes his tequila knowledge and the duo begin a blind tasting that mixes both tequila and mezcal. The lineup: Glass A) Los Siete Misterios Mezcal; B) Dos Primos Tquila Reposado; C) El Tesoro Reposado Single Barrel Tequila; and D) Ilegal Mezcal Anejo. Here's the lineup: Who wins? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the years, Fred Minnick has tasted with hundreds of celebrities and notable humans. And while he's discovered many fine tasters, in this week's interview on The Fred Minnick Show, Ian Somerhalder jumps to the top spot on the list of Fred's "Best Celebrity Tasters." Ian breaks down whiskey like a pro, because, well, he is one. The Vampire Diaries and LOST star talks about his latest project--Brother's Bond--and blind tastes a pair of stunning vintage bourbons. 1943 Glencoe Kentucky Straight Bourbon and 1942 Old Timbrook.  In the blind tasting, Glass A) Old Forester 1897. Glass B) Glencoe distilled in 1938, bottled in 1943. Glass C) Old Timbrook Distilled in 1937 and Bottled in 1942. Other topics: Growing up in Louisiana, sustainability, Paul Wesley's projects, new films and more. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriberMerch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-showBecome a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/joinGlencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.comOFFICIAL THEME SONGThe Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles.FOLLOW FREDhtps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/Buy Fred's Bookshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724Subscribe to Fred's Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a lively discussion, Ilegal Mezcal's Gilbert Marquez discusses the differences between mezcal and tequila, while eloquently discussing his passion for punk rock and the rise of vegan menus in Mexico. Gilbert tastes Fred through a flight of Ilegal mezcal. And like all episodes, Gilbert jumps into a blind bourbon tasting, all of which were vintage: Eagle Rare, Jim Beam and Old Schenley. Which one wins? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Singer of Ponderosa Grove and producer of the upcoming Pure Imagination Festival in her hometown of Prescott, Arizona, Candace Devine loves whiskey and today, she brings her palate to the dance of tasting on the podcast. She broke down the lineup, bringing forth notes reanging from "fig and raison" to "oak and sour." She talks about her current tour with Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Fred somehow tells a story about the time he passed out next to homeless people in New Orleans.  Get to know Candace Devine A songwriter on the Grammy-nominated Wild Heart by Mindi Abair, lead vocalist Devine has opened for and worked with artists from Ringo Starr and Christina Aguilera to Adam Lambert, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Michelle Branch, Styx, and more, as well as singing for television and feature films. She spends time creating songwriter labs to encourage musicians to co-create and support other musicians, hosts a successful podcast, The Creative Convergence and also hosts Live from Raven Sound Studio, a live music documentary series on YouTube.  Get to Know Fred Minnick Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Online and app store Drizly revealed its 10 fastest growing bourbons. These numbers are based on Q1 sales results. See the Top 20 Bestsellers: https://www.fredminnick.com/makers-mark-tops-drizlys-list-of-top-selling-bourbons-for-q1-2022/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Martin of Candlebox sips on some 291, Michter's Cask Strength, Smoke Wagon Rare & Limited, Wild Turkey One and Eagle Rare 17 Year Old. Over drinks, Kevin talks about his favorite bands to hang out with at festivals and gets into the stories of 1990s rock. But it's when Kevin shares a personal Julian Van Winkle story, that you can see Kevin's really a whiskey nerd, even if he admits country music lends itself more for a band to start a whiskey than a rock band. He notes that fans want to see people's music not the band's face on a whiskey bottle, adding "Rock and Roll is cocaine and hookers." Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When sipping cocktails, sometmes you'll notice a little more booze, pending how much the bartender put in there. But when it comes to flavor and balance, how much does proof matter? Author of the upcoming book, "Bourbon is My Comfort Food ," Heather Wibbels joins the show and makes one of my favorite cocktails--The Black Manhattan. And you can try this, too, just use the bourbons below and the recipe to find out! Black Manhattan  2 oz bourbon or rye 1 oz Foro Amaro 3 dashes bitters (Woodford Reserve Sorghum and Sassafras) Whiskeys we used: Old Bardstown Bottled in Bond, Rittenhouse Rye and Russells Reserve as our blinds  Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-showBecome a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/joinGlencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.comOFFICIAL THEME SONGThe Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lost in an archive abyss, this episode was intended to be the first episode of The Fred Minnick Show. But it was lost. Well, Fred found the riveting conversation with country music star Lucas Hoge and it covers some intense territory, such as religion and bourbon, and Lucas' career. The conversation is so good that Fred will have to have him back; hopefully, the episode isn't lost next time. Upcoming Blind Bourbon Shows April 19, Green Bay, Wisconsin  May 10, West Hollywood  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Upcoming Shows Hollywood: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/fred-minnicks-blind-bourbon-live-rainbow-bar-grill-tickets/11913765 Wisconsin: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/8835521/fred-minnicks-blind-bourbon-date-green-bay-epic-event-center I will never forget my introduction to Matisyahu. The year was 2007, I was soon to be married and I was trying to figure out my life post Iraq. I remember a lot of random things from this year, including this moment. Jimmy Kimmel looked into the camera and said: “Our next guest is the most popular Jewish rapper since MC Hammer…. from Brooklyn, New York. welcome Hasidic hip hop reggae of Matisyahu.” What my ears heard and my eyes saw forever burned a memory into my brain. Matisyahu broke new ground for the genre now known as Jewish hip hop. Today, on the Fred Minnick Show, we celebrate Matisyahu’s latest album, named ‘Matisyahu,’ which, in my opinion, breaks away from his traditional style. And we don’t sip whiskey on this episode. We drink coffee. In fact, you may recall this coffee from a previous episode, I have become such a fan of the Wynn Coffee that I’ve brought them into the tasting room. If you’d like to join a long with us, you can get a 10% discount on on wynn coffees. Enter FREDMINNICK10 has been set up. Here's a shareable link: https://nguyencoffeesupply.com/discount/FREDMINNICK10 But for the most part, this episode is a back and forth of a couple coffee lovers and learning about a musician who changed the game. Enjoy this week’s interview More on Matisyahu Like only the most gifted storytellers, Matisyahu spins the rare kind of stories that simultaneously enlighten and enthrall and expand the audience’s sense of possibility. On his eponymous new album, the Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter/rapper shares his most autobiographical work to date, merging that personal revelation with a shapeshifting collision of reggae and hip-hop and boldly inventive pop. Produced by Salt Cathedral (a Brooklyn-based duo comprised of Colombian musicians Juliana Ronderos and Nicolas Losada), the result is an undeniably transformative album, one that invites both intense introspection and unbridled celebration.  “Throughout my life so much of my music has come from struggling with a sort of existential loneliness, even though a lot of the music is very joyful,” says Matisyahu. “I ended up in a place where I’ve found the person who’s my soulmate and made a beautiful life with her, and that’s the place where this record was born.”  The seventh studio album from the New York artist, Matisyahu arrives as the latest achievement in an extraordinary career that’s included landing a #1 hit on alternative rock radio (with his Billboard Hot 100-charting breakthrough single “King Without a Crown”), collaborating with the likes of reggae legends Sly and Robbie, and amassing a global following largely on the strength of his transcendent live show. In bringing the album to life, Ronderos and Losada joined Matisyahu at his former home on the Hudson River in Nyack, where the three musicians soon immersed themselves in an unfettered and improvisation-fueled creative process. “Working with Juli was the first time I’ve ever had a female producer, and it influenced the record in an amazing way,” says Matisyahu, who first collaborated with Salt Cathedral on his 2016 EP Release the Bound. “I felt free to bring more sensitivity or sensuality to my vocals, and really explore the subtleties of my voice.”  Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On St. Patrick's Day, Irish singer-songwriter & whiskey aficionado Gareth Dunlop joins the show to taste Redbreast 12 year, Green Spot, Method and Madness and Jameson Black Barrel.  Gareth just released a new single with touching video starring his son & daughter, "Look Back Smiling" (press release / private album stream). With it, he announced the album Animal & tour with Foy Vance (Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records) - following his previous tours with Van Morrison, Jeff Beck, Snow Patrol and James Morrison. Tipped as "one to watch" by BBC, you may have heard Gareth's music in hit shows Nashville, Lucifer, This Is Us, Bones and beyond. His songwriting credits also include Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, T.I. and John Oates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Fred Minnick Show presented by BAXUS, Fred's guest is pitmaster icon Pat Martin. Martin founded Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint in Nolensville, Tennessee, in 2006, focusing on West Tennessee-style whole hog barbecue. During the episode, Fred and Pat pair whiskey with all sorts of barbecue, from wings to brisket, while talking about how Martin got into barbecuing, hogs, the art of making brisket, Marines, candy and more. Along the way, they pair the protein up with Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye, Jack Daniel's Twice Barreled Rye, Michter's 10 Year Rye, Russell's Reserve 9 Year Barrel Pick, Buffalo Trace Prohibition Collection Spiritus Frumenti and a 28-Year-Old, 162-proof Obtanium Canadian Whiskey. Many paper towels fell victim during the feast. SHOW SPONSORS BAXUS: https://baxus.co/?utm_source=FredMinnick.com&utm_medium=FredMinnick.com&utm_campaign=FredMinnick.com CR Citrus: https://crcitrus.com Official Glassware of The Fred Minnick Show, Viski: https://viski.com/discount/FRED20 Luxco: https://www.luxco.com Michter's: https://michters.com Woodinville: https://woodinvillewhiskeyco.com The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com Use Promo code FRED20 for 20% off the Viski glassware featured in this episode (& everything else!) RAYE Whiskey Tasting Glasses https://viski.com/products/4290?_pos=1&_psq=raye+whiskey&_ss=e&_v=1.0 GATSBY Tumblers https://viski.com/products/7948?_pos=2&_sid=6300df258&_ss=r RESERVE BRUNO Crystal Cocktail Glasses https://viski.com/products/11208?_pos=1&_psq=reserve+bruno&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Join Fred's Whiskey Club: https://www.patreon.com/FredMinnick Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's guest Matt Koziol, a rising country star, blind taste tests Old Forester Bottled in Bond Expressions: 8 year, 11 year and 14 year. Which will win? You'll need to fast forward toward the end to find out, but listen to Matt's and Fred's thoughts as they taste through the lineup. Glasses: A) Old Fitzgerald BIB 14 Year. B) Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 8 Year. C) Old Fitzgerald 11 Year. About Matt Koziol Matt Koziol has collaborated with John Paul White, Joy Oladokun, Jimmie Allen, Charlie Worsham, Steve Moakler, Abby Anderson, Bre Kennedy, and more as a writer for Prescription Songs. And has spent the last few years playing guitar and singing BGVs for Bre Kennedy. Koziol is a vibrant songwriter, and personality, who's developed a style of writing, and playing, that appeals to the traveling heart. He focuses on creating a homelike environment for each session; setting his collaborators at ease and making each person feel special. Matt has a knack for pulling remarkable stories from his peers to use as inspiration in the songwriting process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the best bourbon around $40? My team and I sought this answer not through public voting. For the past three months, we’ve asked in surveys and open questions: What is an everyday bourbon? And what price feels right? The answers varied, but the debate came down to $60 vs. $40, with the latter winning the majority. I was surprised on how difficult choosing an “everyday” price was. Many felt that if the bourbon is in stores and available across the U.S., it should be considered. Perhaps this is the story of our time: Some can buy $200 bourbons every day. And most cannot. In addition, pricing varies per market, because of state taxes and how distributors set case sales. Rare Breed is a great example. Many believed it should be in the vote. However, it’s more than $45 in most of the country, while controlled states keep Rare Breed around $40. So, this examination of price point led to an interesting snapshot of time of bourbon pricing. With inflation and wheat prices on the rise, who knows if these prices hold? For determining the bourbons for this list, we applied the $40 price point on Total Wine & More’s website, easily coming up with hundreds of products. Then, we culled whiskeys, narrowing it down by availability, price and allocation. We considered products that would sit in the “bourbon” aisle; thus, we allowed straight bourbons, bottled-in-bond, blends of straight bourbon and barrel finishes in this data grab. From there, we triple checked allocation and availability status. Lastly, we put it to a vote. After more than 5,000 votes, here are the winners, as ranked by the public. On March 18, I will blind taste the Top 10 to determine my favorite of the list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grammy nominated Songwriter Autumn Rowe sips bourbon for the first time in a few years. She doesn’t add water and quickly shows she’s got skills. Along the conversation, she reveals some real zingers about her time on ‘The Voice,’ while Fred works on his songwriting. More about autumn Autumn Rowe is a 4x Grammy Nominated Singer/Songwriter/Producer/DJ from New York. Growing up in the South Bronx, she applied her musical talents in a range of roles, from band leader to session singer. Later, she became a sought after songwriter, working with some of the world’s biggest artists and record labels. She wrote the dance anthem behind the 2011 FIFA World Cup “Happiness” featuring Alexis Jordan, and has worked with Diana Ross, Dua Lipa, Tori Kelly, Ava Max, Jon Batiste, , Naia Izumi, Jax Jones, Big Freedia, MK, Avicci, Zedd, Alesso, AfroJack, Deadmau5, Alex Newell, Leona Lewis, Digital Farm Animals, Boy George, Jon Bellion, The Knocks, Nick Jonas, Kali Uchis, Kacy Hill, Fifth Harmony, One Direction, Sinead Harnett, Fka Twigs, Lindsey, Stirling, Becky G, and Macy Gray, among many other artists. She is currently signed to Stellar/Sony ATV. Autumn is also a celebrated vocal coach. She appeared on season 2 of The X Factor, and as the only vocal coach on America’s Got Talent for five years, between the show’s eight and twelfth seasons. She has coached artists including America’s Got Talent winner Grace VanderWaal, Fifth Harmony, Bea Miller, Carly Rose Sonenclar and Diamond White. Currently living in Los Angeles, Autumn continues to write and mentor both established and emerging artists. She most recently collaborated with Jon Batiste, and Diana Ross while continuing to work on her own projects as an artist and producer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Fred Minnick Show, veteran spirits professional Jackie Summers, owner of Sorel liqueur, brings his talents to the show. He and I go back a decade or so, and I've watched him grow into an industry leader. But I do not think he's ever gotten enough credit for his palate. Today, he shows off his affection for rye and lasers in on a mutual favorite--hint. It's New Riff Bottled in Bond. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's it like covering the NFL? This week, we talked to one of the most connected NFL reporters--Mike Garafolo, a big bourbon fan. Garafolo once choked down George T. Stagg. Now, he nurses rare bourbons. Today, we taste Glass A: Remus Repeal Reserve. Glass B: Rabbit Hole Raceking Limited Edition; and Glass C) Elijah Craig Single Barrel Barrel Proof, a private selection of Hook & Hoof. About Mike Garafolo Mike Garafolo joined NFL Media in 2016 as a reporter. He contributes to all NFL Media platforms, including NFL Network, NFL.com and NFL Now. Garafolo joins NFL Media from Fox Sports 1, where he covered the NFL nationally. Prior to that, Garafolo was a national NFL reporter for USA Today and a beat writer covering the New York Giants for The Star Ledger in New Jersey for eight seasons, including the Giants' victories in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. For his work covering the Giants, Garafolo received an APSE award. Garafolo began his career as producer for WIP Radio in Philadelphia and a general sports writer for The Associated Press. A Philadelphia native and La Salle University graduate, Garafolo currently lives in New Jersey with his wife Jessica. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Singer songwriter Amos Lee has been on a whiskey break for health reasons. While he's continued to imbibe with wine and other spirits, whiskey, he was told, to stay away from. Today, the soulful artist blind tastes three whiskeys-- A) Angel's Envy Rye; B) Liberty Pole Corn Whiskey; and C) Larceny Barrel Proof C921. In addition, Amos and Fred talk about their mutual experiences with depression and seeking mental health help. The show is a long one, which often happens when two friends catch up. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best known for winning the 2013 NCAA Basketball tournament with University of Louisville and holding multiple college and pro records, Russ Smith joins the show and blind tastes an assortment of very good bourbon. Fred and Russ blindly taste: Maker's Mark 46, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Barrel Finished with 10 French Oak Staves Rabbit Hole Starlino, Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in Vermouth Casks Four Gate Private Select, Limited Release, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in a Toasted Cask Smoke Wagon Rare and Limited Straight Bourbon Whiskey, NV Four Roses Private Select, SIngle Barrel, Barrel Strength - by Lincoln Road The new owner of Mr. and Mrs. Bourbon, Smith is well suited for this blind tasting. What bourbon wins it all? Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's podcast, 291 owner Michael Myers and bar owner Lucas Frye join the show. The trio blind taste three 291 products. What will be their favorite? Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glen Grant master distiller Dennis Malcom joins the show to share a dram of his 60-year Single Malt. This is among the best things Fred's tasted on air. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My wife, Dr. Jaclyn Engelsher, joins the show to talk about her favorite episodes of 2021 and her longtime crush, whom she apparently wants me to book for an upcoming show. We play clips of our favorite episodes: BReal, Peyton Manning and more. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Disclosure Statement: https://www.fredminnick.com/disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Fred Minnick Show Presented by BAXUS, Fred is joined by singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley. Bentley has charted nearly 30 songs over the course of his career, and his 2005 album Modern Day Drifter was certified Platinum. During the show, Fred and Dierks talk about Bridgestone Arena, a little distilling history, getting pseudo-banned from the Grand Ole Opry, whiskey marketing, Nashville and more. During the conversation, they taste Bentley's whiskey brand Row 94, Michter's Rye, Yellowstone Single Malt, Woodinville Founders Find, vintage Four Roses, a Willett Barrel Pick and Eagle Rare 25 Year. SHOW SPONSORS BAXUS: https://baxus.co/?utm_source=FredMinnick.com&utm_medium=FredMinnick.com&utm_campaign=FredMinnick.com CR Citrus: https://crcitrus.com Official Glassware of The Fred Minnick Show, Viski: https://viski.com/discount/FRED20 Luxco: https://www.luxco.com Michter's: https://michters.com Woodinville: https://woodinvillewhiskeyco.com The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com Use Promo code FRED20 for 20% off the Viski glassware featured in this episode (& everything else!) RAYE Whiskey Tasting Glasses https://viski.com/products/4290?_pos=1&_psq=raye+whiskey&_ss=e&_v=1.0 GATSBY Tumblers https://viski.com/products/7948?_pos=2&_sid=6300df258&_ss=r RESERVE BRUNO Crystal Cocktail Glasses https://viski.com/products/11208?_pos=1&_psq=reserve+bruno&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Join Fred's Whiskey Club: https://www.patreon.com/FredMinnick Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year, everybody. If you drank too much last night, these cure alls might do the trick! Fred Minnick's Scientific American Hangover Story: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-search-of-a-cure-for-the-dreaded-hangover/ Fred Minnick's Top 100 Whiskeys of the Year: https://www.fredminnick.com/2021/12/30/best-american-whiskeys-of-2021/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tommy Tardie and Fred are longtime friends. In an interview in Fine & Rare in New York, which Tommy owns, Tardie talks about his new product--The Morning Dram. They eat dinner over, sip whiskey, talk about the New York whiskey scene and enjoy a French press of the barrel aged coffee. PRESS RELAESE The Morning Dram, a new line of barrel-aged coffee brought to you by the owner and operator of The Flatiron Room and Fine & Rare, announces its official launch in time for the holiday season. Founded by Tommy Tardie, The Morning Dram is a collection of coffees created for the spirits drinker. Launch products include Bourbon Barrel Aged Coffee, Rye Barrel Aged Coffee, Apera Sherry Barrel Aged Coffee, and House Blend No. 1 along with options such as a subscription box, starter kit, and The Morning Dram merchandise available for purchase exclusively at www.TheMorningDram.com. The Morning Dram is also served at Tardie’s New York landmark establishment Fine & Rare. For more than a decade Tommy has owned and operated spirits-focused restaurants in New York City with some of the country’s largest selections of whiskey and spirits. The Flatiron Room, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2022, was awarded “Best Whisky Bar” in 2021 by Whisky Magazine. Inspired by the commonality between fine spirits and quality coffee, where aficionados enjoy savoring the experience and each note and layer of their drink, Tardie created a coffee with the spirits drinker in mind. “Good coffee and fine spirits have so much in common, you want to appreciate each sip,” shared Tommy Tardie, Owner & Operator of Goodnight Group. “The Morning Dram offers a balance of complex notes and simple joy, robust flavors of coffee beans cradled in these spirits barrels.” Appropriately named after the term for a small pour of alcohol, usually referring to whiskey, The Morning Dram utilizes high-quality beans aged in barrels from top distilleries. Rather than setting a standard time to age each coffee, Tommy uses his senses to determine the appropriate time to remove the beans to achieve a rich, smooth finish. This can vary for each batch, since all barrels are different, and achieves distinct tasting notes for each coffee blend. Bourbon Barrel Aged: Honduras • Caramel corn, vanilla fudge, toasted marshmallow, sweet bourbon Rye Barrel Aged: Colombia & Mexico • Milk chocolate, orange zest, ginger candy, cinnamon toast, sweet oak Apera Sherry Barrel Aged: Guatemala • Cherries dipped in milk, chocolate, Brazil nuts, figs, strawberry preserves There is no alcohol in The Morning Dram, and no flavorings or additives. The only ingredient: coffee beans. The distinctive flavor of each coffee is a result of the beans’ time in the barrel, a process that mirrors the whiskey-making process, where barrels are carefully chosen to provide flavor and finish to the liquid aged within. “The Morning Dram is truly designed for spirits enthusiasts, those who have a passion for exploring the subtle notes and complex flavors resulting from the mastery of a distiller and the barrels they choose for the aging process,” added Tardie. “And with The Morning Dram, that experience can be enjoyed anytime of the day. It’s always eight o’clock somewhere.” For the holidays and beyond, The Morning Dram has curated a collection of gift items at www.themorningdram.com/collections/gifts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is no bourbon in this episode. But coffee founder Sahra Nguyen, 35, teaches Fred how to taste coffee like a pro and discusses the state of the coffee business and how she is bringing back Vietnamese coffee beans. Nguyen is successfully transforming coffee culture with a focus on diversity, inclusion and sustainability. She launched Nguyen Coffee Supply in 2018 in Brooklyn, NY. It's the first specialty coffee company in the U.S to celebrate, champion and import beans directly from family-owned coffee farmers in Vietnam—the second largest coffee producer in the world—roasting 'single-origin' clean and organic beans prized by coffee connoisseurs. The daughter of Vietnamese refugees, this 35 year old coffee pioneer is helping to bridge communities by promoting cultural awareness and sharing stories of the underrepresented. Nguyen's accomplishments have been widely recognized by her industry and the media; this summer she graced the cover of Food & Wine magazine as one of "25 Game Changers." Food & Wine writes that "Vietnamese coffee culture is having its own moment here in America, in large part due to Nguyen." Learn More About Nguyen Coffee https://nguyencoffeesupply.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nguyencoffeesupply Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Some products tasted on this show may have been provided to Fred Minnick at no cost to him. But that does not impact the honesty of the review. Fred's lowest scores came from whiskey samples. Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth Chan is the Queen of Christmas Music. She writes, sings and thinks about it year round. She's had seven songs hit the Billboard Top 30, all Christmas music. She's also not had a drink in five years. Elizabeth explains why in the show and Fred sent her some yummy bourbons. We talk religion, Christmas music, bourbon and much more. Kentucky Bourbon Benefit: kybourbonbenefit.com Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Some products tasted on this show may have been provided to Fred Minnick at no cost to him. But that does not impact the honesty of the review. Fred's lowest scores came from whiskey samples. Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Fred's longtime friend and fellow whiskey author Clay Risen joins the show to talk about life at the New York Times, where he works as an obituary editor, and his new book--Bourbon: The Story of Kentucky Whiskey. They taste a different flight, but have one in common--Angel's Envy Cask Strength. Clay's new book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1984858270/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=8ba56ed11d7eeaa2ccb740ab48f34a4f&creativeASIN=1984858270 Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Some products tasted on this show may have been provided to Fred Minnick at no cost to him. But that does not impact the honesty of the review. Fred's lowest scores came from whiskey samples. Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Country music star Clay Walker kicks back in his wine cellar and pours himself Michter's 10 Year, 291 Colorado Rye Whiskey and Seelbach's Bourbon. Fred and Clay talk about the impact of music on Fred's life, including a Clay Walker show he saw in his teenage years. They talked about the FFA, Rodeos, fallen friends, multiple sclerosis (Clay was diagnosed at 26) and upcoming shows, including a CMT appearance. Clay Walker by the Numbers - 11 No. 1 singles - 39 songs on the Billboard charts - four RIAA PLATINUM albums - two Certified GOLD albums *’Texas To Tennessee’ album out now (7.30) via Show Dog Nashville: https://orcd.co/texastotennessee *”Behind The Album” video series launched in August, here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSbbtd8Cx5-OXkWWzmQ2IQ *Clay will perform as part of CMT's "A Tennessee Kind of Christmas” airing Wednesday, Dec 8 at 9/8c on CMT *New single “Catching Up with An Ol’ Memory” to be released early 2022 Clay Walker Bio Discovered in a Beaumont area bar by noted producer and head of Giant Records James Stroud (Toby Keith, Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw, Kenny Rogers), Clay Walker was in his early twenties when he started rattling off a string of smash hits: “Live Until I Die,” "Dreaming With My Eyes Open," “This Woman And This Man,” "Hypnotize The Moon," "Rumor Has It," “Then What,” "I Can't Sleep" and "She Won't Be Lonely Long." Four platinum albums, more than 30 charted singles and 11 No. 1’s later, Texas-native Clay Walker has built a storied career blending country’s timeless themes with music-of-the-moment timeliness. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Walker’s debut Show Dog Nashville album ‘Texas To Tennessee’ (7.30). Certainly, the realities of place are as central as this comeback album's name implies: Nashville - busily working toward the next fresh hit; Texas - moving at its inimitable and familiar pace. Embracing the role of social media in today’s music industry, Walker has built a following of more than 1 million fans on TikTok. Produced by Michael Knox (Jason Aldean) and chart-topping songwriter Jaron Boyer, ‘Texas To Tennessee' delivers smooth bore country that would feel right at home on any of Walker's four platinum CDs. It’s a modern album that nods at an earlier era in its time economy. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Some products tasted on this show may have been provided to Fred Minnick at no cost to him. But that does not impact the honesty of the review. Fred's lowest scores came from whiskey samples. Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred takes a look at all the possible gifts to get a bourbon drinker, but also exposes things that bourbon drinkers definitely do not want. His list includes non-bourbon spirits and 5 bourbons that likely are not on your radar. New York City December 8 Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/fred-minnick-live-he-is-cutting-room-tickets/11558035?pl=cegpresents To learn more about bourbon's price fixing schemes, check out Fred's book, BOURBON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=544f58261fb461d5cd23cc9abb089837&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Some products tasted on this show may have been provided to Fred Minnick at no cost to him. But that does not impact the honesty of the review. Fred's lowest scores came from whiskey samples. Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Fred Minnick Show Presented by BAXUS, Fred is joined by former NFL star Jared Allen. Allen spent 12 seasons as a defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers, racking up 136 sacks and earning four All-Pro honors. During this episode, Jared and Fred discuss topics such as recent changes in the NFL, fake food, jiu jitsu (and getting choked unconscious), marzipan, tasting notes and plenty more. During the conversation, they sip Michter's American Whiskey, Woodinville Sauternes Finish, Hard Truth Sweet Mash Wheated Bottled in Bond, a BAXUS barrel pick and the first-ever bottling of Stagg Jr. SHOW SPONSORS BAXUS: https://baxus.co/?utm_source=FredMinnick.com&utm_medium=FredMinnick.com&utm_campaign=FredMinnick.com CR Citrus: https://crcitrus.com Official Glassware of The Fred Minnick Show, Viski: https://viski.com/discount/FRED20 Luxco: https://www.luxco.com Michter's: https://michters.com Woodinville: https://woodinvillewhiskeyco.com The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com Use Promo code FRED20 for 20% off the Viski glassware featured in this episode (& everything else!) RAYE Whiskey Tasting Glasses https://viski.com/products/4290?_pos=1&_psq=raye+whiskey&_ss=e&_v=1.0 GATSBY Tumblers https://viski.com/products/7948?_pos=2&_sid=6300df258&_ss=r RESERVE BRUNO Crystal Cocktail Glasses https://viski.com/products/11208?_pos=1&_psq=reserve+bruno&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Join Fred's Whiskey Club: https://www.patreon.com/FredMinnick Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hiphop icon BReal of Cypress Hill does something nobody has before on The Fred Minnick Show: He lights up and pairs rare bourbon to cannabis. Over an hour, they tasted 291 Colorado whiskey, Michter's 10 Year, 1970s Jim Beam Beam White Label, Barrell Seagrass and Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion Series. They talked about BReal's career, his new video game and celebrities who smoke as well as break down the rich pairing notes of weed and whiskey. Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Some products tasted on this show may have been provided to Fred Minnick at no cost to him. But that does not impact the honesty of the review. Fred's lowest scores came from whiskey samples. Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Subscribe to Fred's Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fred-minnick-show-podcast/id1490483021 https://bourbonpursuit.com/all-podcasts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With their new album, "Good For You," hitting streaming services now and jumping in the tour van, Houndmouth's Matt Myers joins the show to talk about the band's last couple years. They talk Arby's vodka, how Matt nearly gave up his singing career and more over Spirits of French Lick's latest, St Lucian Distillers Chairmans Reserve, Dettling 6 year, and Beam's 15 year Legacy.  This episode was recorded in front of a live studio audience.  Houndmouth Tour: https://www.houndmouth.com/tour Merch, including official The Fred Minnick Show Glencairn: https://shop.podcastone.com/collections/the-fred-minnick-show Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Some products tasted on this show may have been provided to Fred Minnick at no cost to him. But that does not impact the honesty of the review. Fred's lowest scores came from whiskey samples. Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s guest on The Fred Minnick Show is country singer Kelleigh Bannen. Kelleigh not only is a successful singer, with hits like “Sorry on the Rocks” and “Famous,” she also is host of Apple Music's Beats "Today's Country" radio show and host of the "This Nashville Life" podcast. On this episode, they talk about the things that got them to where they are today, ascots and marathons while sipping some tasty bourbons like Knob Creek 9 Year Old, 291 Colorado Whiskey and Michter’s 10 Year Old. Fred’s Intro 0:00 Sponsors 6:29 Fred’s Favorite Kelleigh Bannen Song 12:50 Ascot Origin Story 14:53 How Kelleigh Got Into Music 18:18 DJ-ing and Podcasting 20:10 Bourbon Intros 22:46 Kelleigh’s Bourbon Collection 24:24 E.H. Taylor The Tornado 24:51 Healing and Being in the Moment 27:11 Vodka Sucks 30:50 Savor and Taste 32:21 Uber vs. Drunk Driving 33:29 Knob Creek 9 Year Tasting 35:25 Economics of Whiskey 39:58 Maker’s Mark on the Road 42:41 Michter’s 10 Year Tasting 44:23 Bananas and Marathons 47:59 Pairing Bourbon with Music 49:40 Bad Decisions 51:44 291 Colorado Whiskey Tasting 52:46 Jefferson’s Ocean Side Story 53:16 Back to 291 Colorado Whiskey 56:31 Pairing Music With 291 1:01:29 Christmas Music 1:02:19 Final Thanks and Session Favorite 1:05:17 Outro 1:06:36 https://www.today.com/video/how-therapy-helped-a-war-veteran-launch-a-bourbon-empire-125271621815 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Fred Minnick pulls one out from the vault. Interviewed in 2019 at Hometown Rising Country Music Festival, Dillon Carmichael's the nephew of John Michael Montgomery and has carved out his own country music fame.  A native of Kentucky and with his traditional country flare, Dillon is the next wave of Bluegrass roots tearing up Nashville. His latest album, Son of A, is out now. Sponsors Heaven Hill Brands Michter's 291 Colorado Whiskey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Controversial celebrity gossip personality Perez Hilton joins The Fred Minnick Show and tastes some ultra rare bourbons for the first time: Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old, Michter's 10 Year, 1940s Old Schenley, Wild Turkey Bottled in Bond and 291 Colorado Whiskey. He nearly gagged on them all. But the conversation was far more stimulating than just what was in the glass.  Perez talked about the state of cancel culture, saying it's "unfortunate" some people cannot get second chances, while also discussing how many people view him for his actions more than a decade ago. In addition, he gives the blue print for Influencers on how to earn a living. This conversation gives the inside and intelligent look to one of the more dynamic media personalities of the 21st Century.  Sponsors 291 Colorado Whiskey Heaven Hill Brands Michter's Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award winning country band Whiskey Myers joins The Fred Minnick Show and gets an education on bourbon. But they flip the script and have some big news to share: They're starting a bourbon. 00:00 01:00 Why the whole band isn't on the zoom 02:15 Treaty Oak interview about Whiskey Myers Collaboration 09:05 Bottle photo of Red Handed Whiskey from Whiskey Myers 09:42 Rundown of what's being tasted 11:00 Michter's Toasted Tasting 12:53 Lead singer Cody Cannon debates sipping bourbon with a dip in 18:58 Fred reveals his rivalry against Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns 21:42 Fred discusses his love for Whiskey Myers music 22:00 Would Whiskey Myers Play Free Bird? 24:00 291 Colorado Whiskey Tasting 28:00 Cody Cannon asks Fred: What Are Staves? 32:34 Whiskey Myers Talks About Their Success 29:12 Barrell Batch 21 Tasting 42:00 Using personal experience in Song Writing 43:43 Four Gate Batch 14 Tasting 48:00 How Whiskey Myers coped in Pandemic 52:38 That Time Somebody Gifted Whiskey Myers Fred's American Whiskey of the Year 57:58:21 How Fred trained his palate Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Become a YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg/join Some products tasted on this show may have been provided to Fred Minnick at no cost to him. But that does not impact the honesty of the review. Fred's lowest scores came from whiskey samples. Glencairn provides glassware The Fred Minnick Show: https://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/ OFFICIAL THEME SONG The Fred Minnick Show intro features Moon Tooth’s “Awe At All Angles”, available now on Pure Noise Record. Listen to the full song at https://fanlink.to/aweatallangles. FOLLOW FRED htps://www.instagram.com/fredminnick/ https://twitter.com/FredMinnick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg https://www.facebook.com/fred.minnick/ Buy Fred's Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760351724/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=httpwwwfredmi-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=7cf6556bbccd99181248b3ae598a9c5b&creativeASIN=0760351724 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2019, Fred met the newly crowned Miss America at a USA banquet. Nia Imani Franklin, who just released an EP Extended, showed a great interest in bourbon and the two have stayed in touch since. Nia is now a rising star in the composer circuit, having worked with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Festival Napa Valley, among others. In the episode, Nia and Fred sip Laubade Armagnac 1978, damoiseau rhum xo and Basil Hayden 10 year old. They talked the pageant industry, music, whiskey and more. Follow Nia's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC98mhx1UgZG4p4Lz9QUZUg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With hits 'One Big Country Song' and 'I Love This Life,' LOCASH's become woven into the fabric of modern country music. Members Chris Lucas and Preston Brust, natives of Baltimore, Maryland and Kokomo, Indiana, respectively, are also big bourbon fans. In 2019, they joined Fred at the H. Clark Distillery in Thompson's Station, Tennessee. Things got crazy when Preston breaks a glass. Lots of laughs in this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faith No More’s Billy Gould joins the show and shares his passion for Serbian Brandy. Billy starts his own brand, Yebiga, a Serbian brandy called Rakija made in Croatia. In turn, Fred offers up some rare rye whiskeys, including WhistlePig Boss Hog and Michter’s 10 year. All the while, the two become instant friends over good drink and solve the problems. Bill sheds light on something Fred knows little about—Serbian Drinking Customs. Little did he know, grandmas in Croatia drink two shots a day to help them live long and healthy lives. Could that be applied in the United States? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Known for his Tony, Golden Globe, and Emmy winning role as Belize in the Broadway production Angels in America and its acclaimed HBO miniseries adaptation, actor Jeffrey Wright joins the show and sips Uncle Nearest with Fred. They discuss the state of the world and how Wright is on a mission to tell true stories that can cut through fake news and misinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Fred Minnick Show presented by Baxus, Fred's guest is country music artist and TikTok creator Hannah Dasher. The singer/songwriter has opened for Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Cadillac Three as she continues to tour the country performing. Hannah sits down with Fred on this episode and talks wigs, Waylon Jennings, Bass Pro Shop, her new song and more. During the conversation, Hannah and Fred sip Michter's US-1, vintage Jack Daniel's from the 1970s, Bhakta Indian whisky, a 25-year single malt that wasn't good and a 28-year-old Obtanium Canadian whisky. SHOW SPONSORS BAXUS: https://baxus.co/?utm_source=FredMinnick.com&utm_medium=FredMinnick.com&utm_campaign=FredMinnick.com CR Citrus: https://crcitrus.com Official Glassware of The Fred Minnick Show, Viski: https://viski.com/discount/FRED20 Luxco: https://www.luxco.com Michter's: https://michters.com Woodinville: https://woodinvillewhiskeyco.com The American Spirits Council of Tasters: https://ascotawards.com Use Promo code FRED20 for 20% off the Viski glassware featured in this episode (& everything else!) RAYE Whiskey Tasting Glasses https://viski.com/products/4290?_pos=1&_psq=raye+whiskey&_ss=e&_v=1.0 GATSBY Tumblers https://viski.com/products/7948?_pos=2&_sid=6300df258&_ss=r RESERVE BRUNO Crystal Cocktail Glasses https://viski.com/products/11208?_pos=1&_psq=reserve+bruno&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Join Fred's Whiskey Club: https://www.patreon.com/FredMinnick Subscribe to Fred Minnick's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyE_GJtYr3yowks2iv1o4jg?view_as=subscriber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred's friends Mark Ford and John Rudolph join the show to discuss the insider financial world of music. They also raid Fred's traveling bar, nearly drinking all his bourbon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oxford Road Ad agency owner Dan Granger joins the show to sip some ultra rare bourbon, including a 1978 Eagle Rare. Fred talks to the young businessman about the state of podcasting and the analytics business, while Dan drops his love and knowledge for former President Teddy Roosevelt, who, of course, played a major role in American whiskey. Some history tidbits dropped: What happened to studying the aging of barrels? Why did distillers add rattlesnakes to whiskey in 1800s? And who used to distiller Eagle Rare before Buffalo Trace? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Lady Peace's frontman Raine Maida is a veteran hitmaker. From Clumsy to Superman's Dead, the iconic Canadian rock band has held strong since 1992. On The Fred Minnick Show, Raine sips with Fred: Michter's 10 year, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B521, Wyoming Whiskey National Parks Edition and Kentucky Senator. The two talk about the classic Our Lady Peace songs, even the ones Raine doesn't like to play, and the rare bond they share from Iraq--sipping tea with the locals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices