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The Fred Minnick Show features spirits author, historian and curator Fred Minnick, who interviews celebrities over good drinks. Through the journey, the artists open up to Minnick about life tribulations, what it's like on the road and their favorite foods. Really, it's just two people tasting and talking.

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Terry Bradshaw and Fred Minnick LIVE From Pittsburgh

2026/04/23

Just a couple days before the NFL Draft, NFL Legend Terry Bradshaw returns to the town for whom he won 4 Super Bowl titles with his dear friend, Fred Minnick. At the Jergel's music hall, Fred and Terry jump into bourbon, NFL draft talk, past Pittsburgh Steelers stories and much much more. This is live soldout live event was an absolute hoot! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Bourbon of The Year, So Far? Rare Perfection 10 Year Reviewed

2026/04/17

Fred's new book, Bottom Shelf: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bottom-shelf-fred-minnick/1147295501 Book Tour: https://www.fredminnick.com/2026/01/23/bottom-shelf-tour-first-leg/ Blind Barrels Collab: https://blindbarrels.com/products/fred-minnick-blind-whiskey-tasting-kit-2nd-edition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Things Change: Tin Cup 10 Year Review

2026/04/13

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Bottom Shelf Talk at the New Canaan Library in Connectcut

2026/04/10

Fred shares his speech at the New Canaan Library. Check out Bottom Shelf https://a.co/d/0bqy6e8o Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Best Bourbons Under $60

2026/04/06

Fred gets a list out that people have want for a long time--his Top 10 Best Everyday Bourbons!!! Check out Fred's new book, Bottom Shelf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bourbon Review: Heaven Hill 22 Year Old

2026/03/28

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From War Trauma to Bourbon: Fred Minnick's Bottom Shelf Story

2026/03/26

Fred talks at the New Canaan Library in Connecticut about his new book, Bottom Shelf. Video courtesy of @NewCanaanLibrary New book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bottom-shelf-fred-minnick/1147295501 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buffalo Trace's Bourbon Empire Just Got Bigger

2026/03/12

Is This Good For Bourbon? Fred's new book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bottom-shelf-fred-minnick/1147295501 Join Fred's Whiskey Club: https://www.patreon.com/FredMinnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Traveller Full Proof Whiskey Review

2026/02/28

Review starts at 10:04 Fred's new book, Bottom Shelf: https://a.co/d/05fyCE0w 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

Bourbon Review: Perhaps The Greatest Barrel Pick of My Career

2026/02/21

Fred explains why this Buzzard's Roost pick will go down as likely the most sentimental of his career. My new book: https://beacons.ai/fredminnick?__v=13... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The State of Bourbon With Former Brown-Forman EVP

2026/02/05

Former Brown-Forman Executive Vice President of Marketing, Andrew Varga, joins Fred to discuss the state of bourbon and a new charity he's promoting. Learn more about Kentucky Bourbon Country Experience https://www.kybca.com Fred's new book: https://beacons.ai/fredminnick?__v=13.429.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bourbon Review: 2025 George T. Stagg

2025/12/31

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Bourbon Review: Barrell 20 Year

2025/12/11

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Jim Gaffigan And Bourbon

2025/11/25

Fred joins Jim Gaffigan in New York for a benefit for veterans. Check out Fred's new book: https://beacons.ai/fredminnick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Most Disappointing American Whiskeys of 2025

2025/11/18

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4.8 out of 5

157 reviews

★★★★★

Illinois Stro 2022/06/02

New Riff Rye BiB

Always an honest review

★★★★★

whiskeytangoJB 2022/01/07

Great content and quality.

Fred always has great content and his delivery is refreshingly honest! There isn’t a more informed expert in Whiskey anywhere!

★★★★★

Kstahl33 2021/08/31

Fred Minnick is the man!

Great show that always has awesome guest interviews while tasting (sometimes extremely old or rare) Bourbon/Whisk(e)y. Keep it up Fred!

★★★★★

rickhiggins 2021/08/27

fred knows his sh***t

guy is a great listen and great interviewer

★★★★★

Tori in Atlanta 2021/08/24

Cheers to Minnick!

Always insightful, credible, and fun! I love how this host hand-selects bourbons for his guests to taste. And he likes Knob Creek (which my hubs and I...

★★★★★

Cperk21 2021/08/21

When you wanna know, you listen to Fred

Fred is the authority on whiskey. That part you may already know from his books and articles, but he’s also an incredible interviewer with a sharp wit...

★★★★★

$$$man 2021/08/21

Great podcast for music and whiskey lovers

Fred is a wonderful personality that connects well with his audience. He’s an honest and impartial critic, that shoots his audience straight.

★★★★★

ValShead 2021/07/19

Whiskey, Music and Sports, oh my!!

Fred delivers the holy trinity on the regular and makes the art+science of bourbon and whiskey appreciation accessible to anyone who’s interesting in ...

★★★★★

Basevol 1 2021/06/15

Great show

Great show, reviews of whiskey from a pro, a lot of up and coming music stars, so sit back and enjoy!

★★★★★

asburyjer 2021/06/15

Eclectically Brilliant

Fred sports his ascot and his flair and it just makes his brilliance all the more unique. The command of his palate is a rare thing and truly aspirati...

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